Carlsen vs Abdusattorov | World Team Blitz Quarterfinals 2026

Featured is a nice positional chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov from the Quarterfinals of the 2026 FIDE World Team Blitz Chess Championship, held in Hong Kong. Arising out of the Semi-Slav Defense, Carlsen opts to quickly resolve the central tension with 5.cxd5 before developing his dark-squared bishop. After 15 moves, we reach a queenless endgame with a minor piece imbalance and multiple sets of doubled pawns for Carlsen. What follows is an instructive demonstration of positional endgame play. #MagnusCarlsen #NodirbekAbdusattorov Image of Magnus Carlsen by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. e3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Qb3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qc7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Na4 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nbd7 16. b4 a6 17. Kd2 g6 18. h4 Kd8 19. Nc5 Kc7 20. Ra1 Rad8 21. Rhc1 Ne8 22. h5 Nd6 23. Rh1 Nf6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Kc3 Rh5 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Rh1 Rg8 28. Kd2 Kd8 29. e4 dxe4 30. fxe4 b6 31. e5 bxc5 32. bxc5 Nde4+ 33. Ke2 Re8 34. Kf3 Ng5+ 35. Ke2 Nd5 36. Bxa6 Ne6 37. Rh4 Ke7 38. Bc4 Rb8 39. b3 Rd8 40. Kf3 Nb4 41. Rxh5 Nxd4+ 42. Ke4 Ne6 43. f4 Nxc5+ 44. Kf5 Nd5 45. Rh7 Rg8 46. Rh3 Ne6 47. Bxd5 cxd5 48. Rd3 d4 49. b4 Rb8 50. Rb3 Nc5 51. Rb1 d3 52. Rb2 Rb5