This is an excellent chess game between Nodirbek Abdusattorov and R Praggnanandhaa from the 9th and final round of the Uzchess Cup 2025. Coming into the round, Praggnanandhaa trailed the tournament leader Abdusattorov by a full point and needed nothing less than a win with the black pieces to have any chance at clinching the title. He met the challenge out of the Sicilian Taimanov with dynamic play, securing the full point, which forced a three-way tiebreak that he ultimately won. A high-stakes game with major tournament implications.
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Image of R Praggnanandhaa by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Ba4 e5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qd3 a5 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Rhf1 O-O 15. g3 Rab8 16. f4 Rb4 17. Qa6 exf4 18. gxf4 Rfb8 19. e5 Qf5 20. exd6 Bf6 21. Bb3 Qc5 22. Rfe1 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Qd3 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qf6 26. c3 Bf5 27. Qxf5 Rd4+ 28. cxd4 Qxf5 29. Kc3 Qd7 30. Re5 Qxd6 31. Rde1 Kf8 32. Kd3 Rd8 33. R1e4 Qb4 34. f5 a4 35. Bc4 Qb1+ 36. Kc3 Qc1+ 37. Kd3 Qb1+ 38. Kc3 Rb8 39. Re3 Qc1+ 40. Kd3 Qd1+ 41. Kc3 Qa1+ 42. Kd3 Qb1+ 43. Kc3 g6 44. fxg6 Qc1+ 45. Kd3 Rb4 46. Re8+ Kg7 47. Rg8+ Kxg8 48. gxf7+ Kh7 49. f8=Q Qxc4+