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Abdusattorov Is The Youngest World Rapid Champion Ever

December 29, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Uzbekistani chess grandmaster and chess prodigy Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins the 2021 World Rapid Chess Championship, becoming the youngest world rapid champion ever. In this video I am covering his game which he played in round 1 vs Israeli GM Victor Mikhalevski.
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Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Victor Mikhalevski
FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2021, round 01
C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nf1 Re8 10. Ng3 Bb6 11. a4 Be6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Ra3 Rad8 17. h3 c5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qd2 Nh7 20. Nf5 Re6 21. d5 Rf6 22. Nxh6+ Kf8 23. Ng4 Rg6 24. Nh4 Rg5 25. Nf6 Nxf6 26. Qxg5 Qe7 27. Rf3 Nbxd5 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Qc7 30. Qh6+
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