In hands of Ivanchuk even super solid French defense can become a mighty attacking weapon! An instructive game by Ukranian chess Grandmaster the one and only Vassily Ivanchuk!
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Bartlomiej Macieja (2582) vs Vassily Ivanchuk (2731)
FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001/02) (rapid), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Nov-30
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. f4 Nc6
7. c3 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. h4 f6 11. Neg1 cxd4 12. cxd4
Qb6 13. Bd3 fxe5 14. fxe5 Ndxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bc2 Bd7
17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxe5 Bd6 20. Be3 Qb3 21. Nd2
Rf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qd3+ 23. Kf2 Bxe5 24. Ngf3 Bxb2 25. Rab1 Rc2
26. Rhd1 e5 27. g3 Bg4
0-1
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chuck_Norris,_The_Delta_Force_1986.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VIvanchuk.jpg
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