Chess. Nodirbek Abdusattorov is recording an unbeaten streak in a prestigious tournament

The traditional Tata Steel Chess 2025 tournament is ongoing in the Netherlands. Two chess players from Uzbekistan are competing for victory.

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Yesterday, on January 29, in the 10th round, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who is among the leaders of the Masters group, defeated Serbian Aleksey Saranani playing with white pieces. The chess player had not lost in the tournament until now. After this victory, Abdusattorov increased his points to 7 and is currently in second place in the tournament standings.

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Indian Gukesh Dommaradju is at the top of the tournament standings. Despite being the reigning world champion and playing with black pieces, he outperformed Dutch Maks Varmerdam. Gukesh is leading with 7.5 points. Another Indian grandmaster, Rameshbabu Pragnanandha, also secured an important victory for himself in this round, defeating Slovenian Vladimir Fedoseyev and finishing with 6.5 points in the strong trio.

In the Masters group, three chess players remain unbeaten — Gukesh Dommaradju, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Wei Li. The Chinese grandmaster has recorded 1 victory and 9 draws. Gukesh has 5 victories and draws. Abdusattorov has 4 victories and 6 draws.

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Nodirbek Yakubboyev (2659), participating in the Challenger group, drew with Dutch Benjamin Bok in the 10th round while playing with white pieces. Yakubboyev has accumulated 5 points with 3 victories, 4 draws, and 3 losses, placing him in 9th position in the tournament standings.

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Czech Van Nguyen is leading the Challenger group with 7.5 points. Dutch Ervin L'ami has gathered 7 points, securing 2nd place, while Azerbaijani Aydin Suleymanli finished with 6.5 points based on additional criteria to complete the strong trio. Benjamin Bok also has 6.5 points.

For your information, according to the tournament regulations, the chess players will compete in 13 rounds.