The Uzbekistan chess star has struck again with another win by claiming the Prague Chess Masters title to the list of titles already in his possession. Abdusattorov had an impressive stats of not losing a single game to any player and I am talking about a field that had the following lineup:
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov
- Vincent Keymer
- Gukesh Dommaraju
- Parham Maghsoodloo
- Jorden van Foreest
- Aravindh Chithambaram
- Nodirbek Yakubboev
- David Anton Guijarro
- Thai Dai Van Nguyen
- David Navara
Abdusattorov finished with a total of 6 points out of 9 rounds. This includes 3 wins and 6 draws. This proves how tough the event was for all players. A tournament packed with A-level chess players.
The event took place on the 25th of February 2026 down to the 6th of March 2026. It was in the city of Prague as the title of the tournament suggests but what made it interesting was the average rating for the masters category. The average rating is the base rating of the players combined to display the strength of the event. It was an average rating of 2700, which is pretty strong and shows it's a super grandmaster event.
From the start of the tournament, Abdusattorov exhibited extreme confidence with his game against Aravindh Chithambaram, it was a product of middlegame play and who had the upper hand to press on their advantage. In the game, Abdusattorov who had a better game given his precision when it comes to calculation, which he used to get the win from the endgame. This was his first win and it gave him the momentum to keep pushing. It is always a good omen for chess players in a chess tournament when they win their first game. It's like a sign that tells you to keep going while giving you the morale to push for more wins.
The next game for Abdusattorov that brought more limelight to his strong performance at the tournament was the game against the reigning world chess champion, Gukesh Dommaraju. It was a difficult game to play, filled with its many complications and tension for two chess prodigies. It was brilliant of Abdusattorov to capitalize on minor inaccuracies from the world champion, which is what he used to gain the win. The game made headlines on chess.com news, because of the outstanding accomplishments these young players have gained. From my point of view, it is sad that Abdusattorov did it qualify for the candidate because I still stand on the fact that he would be a worthy opponent for Gukesh. Nonetheless I hope he qualifies next time.
Abdusattorov's next limestone to overcome was grandmaster David Navara, who is a chess player with years of experience and novelties to his name. Nothing prepared me for the fact that Abdusattorov won the game because I see Navara as a very strong player that is hard to beat, and top players find it hard to defeat him. Navara as well had a fairly decent performance given that he has not been consistent in top level tournaments. After gaining the win against Navara, Abdusattorov gained the lead and that was all it took for him to win the tournament. It was only one more round to spare. He drew the last game against Hans Nieman to claim a clear first place finish with 1 point ahead of others.
At just 20, Abdusattorov has won events that chess players dream about. This is true talent.
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