The Netherlands hosted the Tata Steel Chess 2024 tournament.

The Masters group included 14 of the strongest chess players in the world, among whom was Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattarov.

The tournament consisted of 13 rounds. Our chess player, who recorded 6 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses, remained one of the leading contenders for victory until the last matches. In the tournament, he lost only to Ian Nepomniachtchi, who played under the FIDE flag, and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India. N. Abdusattarov beat Anish Giri, Parham Maghsoodloo, Jorden Van Foreest, Max Warmerdam, Ju Wenjun, and, in the 13th round, Alexander Donchenko. He scored 8.5 points.

In the fifth round, Nodirbek Abdusattarov played a draw with a chess player from China. In the first game of the tiebreaker, the parties came to a compromise. On aggregate, a 1.5:0.5 advantage secured Yi Wei’s place in the Tata Steel Chess 2024 finals. The following places were taken by Dommaraju Gukesh, Anish Giri, and Nodirbek Abdusattarov.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh places were taken by Alireza Firouzja from France, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa from India, respectively. The eighth place went to Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia, and the ninth place went to the current world champion in classical chess, Ding Liren from China. From the 10th to the 15th, places were taken by Ju Wenjun from China, Alexander Donchenko from Germany, Jorden Van Foreest from the Netherlands, Parham Maghsoodloo from Iran, and Max Warmerdam from the Netherlands, respectively.

Nodirbek Abdusattarov scored 17.3 rating points in classical chess and is now among the TOP 15 strongest chess players in the world.

Tulqin Ruziev, UzA