GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov in round 2 of the International Chess Tournament by Green Hills Resort Masters 2026 (Rapid), in 52 moves.
The game turned on 47...Kg7. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a small edge for White (+0.91); one move later, winning for White (+4.07). It was played with 0:08 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 47...Nxe6 instead. Can you see why? And 48.f6+, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 2706
- Black
- GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, 2646
- Result
- 1–0 in 52 moves
- Opening
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation · C54
- Event
- International Chess Tournament by Green Hills Resort Masters 2026, Rapid, Round 2 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 47...Kg7
- Engine’s choice
- 47...Nxe6