Game of the Week #619: N. Abdusattorov - A. Giri

by Merijn van Delft
5/15/2024 – In his new Game of the Week show, Merijn van Delft presents a theoretically interesting game, in which Nodirbek Abdusattorov showed his attacking and his tactical skills. | Merijn’s show is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can register a Premium account here.
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Game of the Week #619

After winning the Sigeman & Co tournament in Sweden, Abdusattorov's performance at the Superbet Rapid in Poland was not too impressive, but he played a fantastic game against Giri in the first round.

One of the modern strategies for White in 1.e4 e5 openings is to go for a King's Indian structure and to start a pawn storm on the kingside. In his game against Giri, Abdusattorov showed why this is an attractive strategy.

Warm-up question: What would you play here with White?

N. Abdusattorov - A. Giri, Superbet Rapid, Warsaw 2024
Position after 8...0-0

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In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game.

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Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.
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