The game played on December 7, 2020 by Abdusattorov (white) and Safarli (black) and corresponds to the international tournament elllobregat Open Chess. After a few moves, both players captured the checkers and reached an equal position. During the middlegame, Abdusattorov weakened his castling but had no problems due to the control of his pawns. In the endgame, Abdusattorov won a pawn and the game.
The game starts with one of the most used moves among the chess community: 1. e4 and Black responded with 1. … c5 which corresponds to the Sicilian defense, considered the best defense that can be played against 1. e4. After a few moves, White opted for the Rossolimo variation with 3. Ab5.
The game continued normally and the queens were captured in only 11 moves, reaching a position with material equality and a bishop pair of both colors. There has come a time when position imbalance can change the evaluation.
During the middlegame, Abdusattorov played with great security, weakening the castling but knowing that, despite this, he would have no major problems because the queenside pawns are controlled by the bishop on b6.
In the endgame, Abdusattorov won a pawn and the game.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Nc3 Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qb6 Qxb6 12. Bxb6 Bb4 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rac8 19. Rd7 Nf4 20. Rxb7 Ne2+ 21. Kd2 Nxc3 22. Re1 Nxa2 23. Bc7 Nb4 24. c4 Nc6 25. Kc3 a5 26. Rd1 Rfe8 27. Rd6 Ne5 28. Rd5 Ng4 29. Bg3 h5 30. Rxh5 Re1 31. Rc7 Rc1+ 32. Kd4 Rd1+ 33. Kc5 Rxc7+ Kc5 Rxc7+ 34. Bxc7 Nf6 35. Rh3 Rd2 36. Rf3 a4 37. Kb4 Rc2 38. Rf4 Nd7 39. Rd4 Rb2+ 40. Kxa4 Nc5+ 41. Ka3 Rc2 42. Bb6 Ne6 43. Re4 Kf8 44. Be3 Ke8 45. Kb3 Re2 46. Re5 Kd7 47. Ra5 Kd6 48. h4 Re1 49. h5 f6 50. Kc3 Rh1 51. Kd3 Rh4 52. g3 Rg4 53. Ra6+ Ke7 54. Rxe6+ Kxe6 55. Bf4 1-0
