Featured is an instructive chess game between Richard Rapport (Hungary) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) from Round 5 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Arising from the Sicilian Defense, Chekhover variation, we reach a new position with 13...0-0 and observe an opposite sides castling game. A key middlegame moment occurs after 16...Qc7. How would you respond?
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Image of Nodirbek Abdusattorov by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Qd3 e6 8. Nc3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. f4 O-O 14. a3 Rc8 15. Nde2 Bc6 16. Rhg1 Qc7 17. g4 Bxe4 18. Qh3 d5 19. f5 Nh7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qe3 Qg5 22. Nf4 Nf6 23. h4 Qxh4 24. fxe6 Nxg4 25. Qd2 Bf5 26. Qxd5 Qg5 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rdf1 Rf8 29. Qb3 Kh7 30. Ne2 Be4 31. Qg3 Qc5