Master game · Four Knights Game
Sanal,V vs Durarbayli,V, 2022
Chess.com RCC Wk18 Swiss. A Four Knights Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Sanal,V (2576)
Black
Durarbayli,V (2638)
Event
Chess.com RCC Wk18 Swiss
Date
2022
Opening
C47 Four Knights Game
Result
1-0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. dxc6 Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Bf4
Qxc6 15. Qe2 Bg6 16. Bb5 Qc5 17. Qe5 Nd5 18. c4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 c6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6
21. cxd5 Qc2 22. Rd2 Qa4 23. Rd4 Qa3 24. Qe2 Rfe8 25. Qd2 Rd7 26. d6 f6 27. h4
Bf7 28. Rd3 Qa4 29. a3 h6 30. Rd4 Qb5 31. a4 Qf5 32. Rc1 g5 33. Bg3 Rb8 34. Rc7
Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Be6 36. Re4 Kf7 37. Rxd7+ Bxd7 38. Qa2+ 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
18. c4!
20. Bxc6!
21. cxd5!
26. d6!
27. h4!
37. Rxd7+!
38. Qa2+!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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