Featured is an aggressive chess game with sharp tactical ideas between World Chess Champion Gukesh D and Anish Giri from the 2025 Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. After Gukesh’s 13th move Bg5, it’s clear he has aggressive intentions. Gukesh’s plan is to sacrifice a knight for 2 kingside pawns and expose Giri’s king. As play unfolds, we observe a double-edged position where each player must navigate precisely, relying on the 30-second increment for several moves as they approach move 40 time control.
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Image of Gukesh D by Lennart Ootes
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxc4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Bc5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 e5 17. Qd2 Be7 18. Bh6 Kh7 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. f4 Be6 21. Nd5 Nb4 22. fxe5 Ng4 23. Rad1 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rc2 25. Qf4 Nxd5 26. Qf3 Qb6 27. exd5 Rf2 28. Qc3 Bb4 29. Qc1 Bf5 30. Qg5 Bf8 31. Qh4+ Bh6 32. Rde1 Qxb2 33. h3 Be4 34. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 35. Kg1 Qb6 36. Qf6+ Qxf6 37. exf6 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Nd3 39. Re8+ Kh7 40. d6 Nc5 41. Re5 Nd7 42. Re7