[Event "Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026"] [White "Nihal Sarin"] [Black "Abdusattorov,Nodirbek"] [Site "Chennai"] [Round "5.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.07.20"] [WhiteElo "2717"] [BlackElo "2766"] [PlyCount "76"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 11,75,0,2,10,16,14,6,0,18,-10,9,-24,-24,-19,-16,-30,6,-44,-42,-46,-50,-64,-109,-132,-137,-131,-129,-143,-121,-154,-156,-171,-152,-200,-220,-207,-184,-197,-168,-246,-147,-164,-157,-267,-275,-313,-191,-344,-343,-371,-353,-402,-395,-381,-347,-529,-539,-753,-754,-733,-728,-763,-658,-592,-479,-808]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:9]} g6 {[%emt 0:1:31]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:8] B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:28]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:1:20] outshines the older 8.Bb3.} b6 {[%emt 0:3:17]} 9. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:6:43] The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Nf1 b5 12. Ng3 e6 13. d4 c4 14. Bc2 b4 15. Qe2 {½-½ Santos Latasa,J (2615)-Nasuta,G (2498) Grand Prix PlusCity Rapid 2026 (5)} )Bb7 {[%emt 0:5:49]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 11. Bb3 {[%emt 0:3:27]} h6 {[%emt 0:7:5]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:6:29]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:5:11]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 14. Nf1 {[%emt 0:2:33]} (14. Bf4 $11 )e5 $15 {[%emt 0:3:10]} 15. Qc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 16. N1h2 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 17. Bc2 {[%emt 0:6:47]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 18. dxc4 {[%emt 0:7:46]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:8:49]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:3:8][%cal Od6d5] Black is much more active.} 20. Qd1 {[%emt 0:4:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:5:40]} 21. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 22. Qc1 {[%emt 0:6:20]} (22. Qe2 $17 )f5 $19 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 23. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:1:29]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:5:11]} 24. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:4:25]} 25. Qc2 {[%emt 0:3:10]} (25. Nf1 {was necessary.} )e4 {[%emt 0:2:15]} (25... Ndxe3 $19 26. fxe3 e4 )26. Nd4 $17 {[%emt 0:1:37]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:6:12]} 27. Nf1 {[%emt 0:1:15]} (27. Bxd5 $17 Rxd5 (27... Bxd5 $2 28. Bf4 $19 )28. Nb5 )Nd3 $19 {[%emt 0:3:51]} 28. Red1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} a6 {[%emt 0:2:31]} 29. Bd2 $2 {[%emt 0:5:18] [#]} (29. Rxd3 exd3 30. Qxd3 )Nxf2 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 30. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:41]} e3+ {[%emt 0:0:34]} 31. Kg1 {[%emt 0:1:44]} exd2 {[%emt 0:3:47]} 32. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 33. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (33. a5 $142 )Nxg2 {[%emt 0:1:55] Black is clearly winning.} 34. Ne6 {[%emt 0:2:10] Inhibits Nf4.} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 35. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 36. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:2:3]} 37. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:6] Prevents Qh1+} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:20]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:9]} (38. Bd5 $142 Qd7 39. Rd1 Rxe2 (39... Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Qxd5 41. Qxe8 $17 )40. Bg8+ Kxg8 41. Rxd7 Re1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ (42... Nf3+ $2 43. Kg2 $19 )43. Nxf1 )f4 {[%emt 0:1:17] Weighted Error Value: White=0.58/Black=0.45 Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=6 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=4 Black=7 Best: --- Black=1} 0-1