SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES: An interesting tactical game from QATAR MASTERS

QATAR MASTERS GAME VENKATESH vs AUDI, Round Nine.

A game with some monster tactics for your enjoyment today! Venkatesh prevailed over his opponent Ameya Audi in round 9 of the Qatar Masters. However it was young Nodirbek Yakubboev who won the event with a hard fought last round win and then overcoming his fellow countrymen Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a two game blitz tie breaker. Both grandmasters are from Uzbekistan, which has quite a crop of up and coming talents that you will be hearing from in the very near future as they create even more chess art.

Today’s Game given in full down below.

[Event "Qatar Masters 2023"]
[White "Venkatesh,M"][Black "Audi Ameya"]
[Site "Doha"][Round "9.23"]
[Result "1-0"][Date "2023.10.20"]
[WhiteElo "2428"][BlackElo "2372"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. c4 dxc4 9. bxc4 Qb6 10. Qb3 Nfd7 11. Nb5 Nc5 12. Qa3 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 O-O 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Qe6 16. Qa3 Qxc4 17. N5c3 Rd8 18. O-O Nc6 19. Nd5 Rxd5 20. Rc1 Qxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Nb3 22. Qe1 Rc5 23. Nd2 Nxa1 24. Qxa1 Be6 25. h4 Rd8 26. Ne4 Rxa5 27. Qc3 Rb5 28. Ng5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bd7 30. Be4 Ne5 31. Qc7 h6 32. Nf3 Bc6 33. Nxe5 Bxe4 34. f3 Rb2 35. fxe4 Rxe2+ 36. Kh3 Rh1+ 37. Kg4 Rxe4+ 38. Kf3 Rhe1 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Nd7 R4e3+ 41. Kf2 R3e2+ 42. Kf3 Re3+ 43. Kf2 g5 44. Qf8+ Kg6 45. Qg8+ Kf5 46. Qxf7+ Kg4 47. Ne5+ Rxe5 48. Qf3+ Kh3 49. g4+ Kh2 50. Qg2# 1-0

Enjoy and stay safe and be well! ~ S.