Gukesh D's Italian Game smashes Suleymanli 

Featured is an excellent chess game between Gukesh D and Aydin Suleymanli from the 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024. In an Italian Game, Suleymanli breaks the pin on his king knight with pawns and soon thereafter tries to maneuver it to f4. This idea leaves him tactically vulnerable to a beautiful combination by Gukesh who correctly assesses that his rook and two pawns will outweigh Suleymanli's two bishops. Watch how Gukesh D restricts his opponent's pieces move by move and to the point where Suleymanli resorts to aimless shuffling.
Image of Gukesh D by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 d6 8. c3 a5 9. Nbd2 Ba7 10. a3 Nh5 11. Nxe5 Nxg3 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Ng6+ Kg7 14. fxg3 Kxf7 15. Nxh8+ Qxh8 16. d4 Kg7 17. O-O Bd7 18. Kh1 Rf8 19. Qe2 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qe8 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Nc4 Be6 23. Ne3 Nd8 24. Nf5+ Bxf5 25. exf5 Qf6 26. Re1 Bb6 27. g4 c5 28. d5 c4 29. Re4 Bc5 30. a4 Ba7 31. Qe2 h5 32. Re7+ Kf8 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. gxh5 g4 35. h6 Qxf5 36. h7 Qb1+ 37. Qe1 Qxe1+ 38. Rxe1