Featured is an instructive chess game between Michael Adams and Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Round 4 of the Elite section of the 2025 London Chess Classic. Out of a Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Attack, Abdusattorov chooses a setup with …e6, …d5, and a king-knight maneuver to g6. The first key moment comes after 11.Bxc6, when Abdusattorov captures the dark-squared bishop, offering Adams an opportunity to grab material in exchange for Black’s great piece activity, which he ultimately declines. After 22…fxe6, Abdusattorov obtains an initiative. With Adams’s knight somewhat out of play on h4, Black’s queen provokes queenside weaknesses that ultimately enhance the activity of the kingside knight. Its eventual outpost on e4 proves to be too much for Adams to handle in the sharp position that follows, resigning after only 31 moves.
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Image of Nodirbek Abdusattorov by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. d3 Bd7 6. Bf4 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. exd5 exd5 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Bd6 O-O 11. Bxc6 Bxd6 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Na3 Rae8 14. Nc2 Qb5 15. b3 Nf4 16. Re3 Qc6 17. g3 Nh5 18. Nh4 Nf6 19. Nf5 Re6 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. Rae1 Bf8 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Nh4 Qa6 24. a4 Qa5 25. d4 Ne4 26. c4 cxd4 27. cxd5 Ng5 28. Qh5 d3 29. Qxg5 dxc2 30. Rc1 Ba3 31. Qh5 Rf8