SPOT ON CHESS PUZZLES Qatar Masters Open Garv Gaur vs Bakhrillaev KID Fianchetto 1-0

We take a look at the game we discussed in our last puzzle set - the fighting chess game of Garv Gaur versus Bakhrillaev from the Qatar Open. It was a fighting chess game right out of the opening but in the middle-game Garv took over and showed some impressive ideas to seal the deal and take home the full point.

THE GAME SCORE:

[Event "Qatar Masters Open 2023"]
[White "Garv Gaur"][Black "Bakhrillaev,Bakhrom"]
[Site "Doha"][Round "6.19"]
[Result "1-0"][Date "2023.10.17"]
[WhiteElo "2401"][BlackElo "2302"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qxd6 b4 15. Na4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Rxe4 18. Nxc5 Re8 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. Nf4 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Rd7 23. Nd5 Kg7 24. Bd4+ f6 25. Bxf6+ Kf7 26. Be5 Ra8 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Nb6 Ra7 29. c5 Re7 30. f4 Bxh3 31. c6 Bc8 32. c7 Rg8 33. Nc4 Re6 34. Rd1 Ke7 35. Bd6+ Kf6 36. Bxb4 Ree8 37. Bc3+ Ke6 38. Kf2 Ref8 39. Bb4 Re8 40. Nd6 Ref8 41. Ne4 Re8 42. Rd6+ Kf7 43. Ng5+ Kg7 44. Bc3+ Kf8 45. Nxh7+ Ke7 46. Bb4 Kf7 47. Ng5+ Kg7 48. Bc3+ Kf8 49. Bf6 a5 50. a3 Bg4 51. Rd8 Bc8 52. b4 a4 53. b5 Bb7 54. Rd7 Rc8 55. Rf7+ Ke8 56. Re7+ 1-0

Enjoy this donnybrook of a chess game, stay well and be well ~ Sean.