This is an instructive chess game between Shamsiddin Vokhidov and Ian Nepomniachtchi from the 9th and final round of the Uzchess Cup 2025. Out of a Sicilian Four Knights, we reach a critical middlegame after just 11 moves. Should Nepomniachtchi exchange his knight for the bishop? One misjudgment and it quickly goes downhill. By move 15, he’s already facing a lost position. The dark-square pressure on the kingside quickly becomes overwhelming. This game is a sharp reminder that even elite players can completely collapse after an early mistake.
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Image of Ian Nepomniachtchi by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Rb8 10. Bd3 c5 11. c4 Nb4 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Bb7 14. Rf2 Qc6 15. Re2 d5 16. exd6 Rd8 17. Bd2 Bxd6 18. Qg3 O-O 19. Bc3 e5 20. fxe5 Be7 21. Nd6 g6 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. e6 f6 25. Rf1 Bc8 26. Qh4 Bxe6 27. Bxf6 Qf7 28. Ref2 Rd7 29. b3 Qe8 30. Qg5 Rdf7 31. Qxc5 Qd7 32. Qg5 Qd3 33. h3 Bc8 34. h4 Bb7 35. h5 a5 36. Rf5 Rg7 37. Qh6 Rff7 38. R5f2