Featured is a nice positional chess game between Javokhir Sindarov and Frederik Svane from Round 5 of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Out of the Italian Game, tension builds in the center after 11. d4. Attack and defense revolve around Sindarov’s d4 and e4 pawns, with this central duo remaining a key feature until 28. dxe5. The endgame is especially instructive as Sindarov’s bishop pair takes full control, preventing it from ever playing an active role.
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Image of Javokhir Sindarov by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 Bg4 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. Re1 Rae8 14. Ba3 Nf4 15. Bf1 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qg4 17. Kh1 Nh3 18. Re3 Ng5 19. h3 Qh5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Rd1 Qg6 22. Bd3 Nh5 23. g3 Re7 24. Bb2 Rfe8 25. Rde1 Qf6 26. Kg2 Qe6 27. Rf3 Nf6 28. dxe5 Nd7 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Rf4 Ne5 31. Rd1 Rd7 32. Be2 Qe7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Bc1 Qe6 35. h4 Ng6 36. Rf5 Qxe4+ 37. Qxe4 Rxe4 38. Bf3 Re5 39. Rg5 h6 40. Rxe5 Nxe5 41. Be4 h5 42. f3 g6 43. Kf1 Nd7 44. g4 Nf6 45. Bxb7 hxg4 46. Bg5 Nd7 47. fxg4 Nc5 48. Bc6 Nxa4 49. Bf6 Bc5 50. Ke2 Nb6 51. Kd3 a4 52. c4 a3 53. Kc3 Bf8 54. Kb3 Bg7 55. Bd8 Be5 56. c5 Na4 57. Be7 Kg7 58. Kxa3 Nb2 59. Kb3 f5 60. gxf5 gxf5 61. b6 cxb6 62. cxb6 Nd3 63. Kc4 Nf4 64. Bd7 Ng2 65. Kd5 Bg3 66. Bxf5 Nxh4 67. Be4 Ng6 68. Bxg6