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Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Mads Andersen, Abu Dhabi Open, 2017
Abu Dhabi Open, 2017
The 13-year-old Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan recently became the second youngest GM in history (after the 2016 World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin). The following game from the Abu Dhabi Open against an experienced Danish GM inspired widespread praise and comparisons with Anatoly Karpov, one of the most positionally inclined world champions.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 0–0 8.Rc1 c5
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