Chess. Nodirbek Abdusattorov records undefeated streak at prestigious tournament

The traditional Tata Steel Chess 2025 chess tournament continues in the Netherlands. Two chess players from Uzbekistan are fighting for the victory in the tournament.

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Yesterday, January 29, in the 10th round, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who is among the leaders of the Masters group, defeated Serbian Aleksej Sarana, playing with white pieces. The chess player had not lost in the tournament so far. After this victory, Abdusattorov increased his points to 7 and is in second place in the tournament standings.

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Indian Gukesh Dommaraju is at the top of the tournament table. Despite playing with the black pieces, the reigning world champion defeated Dutchman Max Warmerdam. Gukesh is the sole leader with 7.5 points. Another Indian grandmaster, Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, also won an important victory for himself in this round. He defeated Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseev and finished in the top three with 6.5 points.

Three undefeated chess players remain in the Masters group - Gukesh Dommaraju, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Wei Li. The Chinese grandmaster has 1 win and 9 draws. Gukesh has 5 wins and 5 draws. Abdusattorov has 4 wins and 6 draws.

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Nodirbek Yakubboev (2659), who is playing in the Challenger group, reached a compromise with the white pieces of the Dutchman Benjamin Bock in the 10th round. Yakubboev is ranked 9th in the tournament standings with 5 points from 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

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Czech Van Nguyen leads the Challenger group with 7.5 points. Erwin Lamy from the Netherlands took second place with 7 points, while Aydin Suleimanli from Azerbaijan completed the top three with 6.5 points. Benjamin Bock also has 6.5 points.

For your information, according to the tournament rules, chess players will move pieces in 13 rounds. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”