Carlsen's Queen Shines vs Abdusattorov | Freestyle Chess (#381)

Featured is an instructive Freestyle Chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. This is classical game 1 of 2 from the Quarterfinals of the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour Knockout, held in Weissenhaus, Germany. Time controls are 90+30. From start position #381, we observe exploitable a-pawns. Both a-pawns are quickly swiped, and the rooks shortly thereafter. Carlsen's queen activity is the story in this chess miniature which lasted only 23 moves. Her early development made it difficult in part for Abdusattorov's queen to play a meaningful role. #FreestyleChess #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/chessnetwork?ref_id=1552369 (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH http://twitch.tv/ChessNetwork ★ TWITTER http://twitter.com/ChessNetwork ★ FACEBOOK http://facebook.com/ChessNetwork ★ PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ChessNetwork ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QLV226E6FUUWG PGN [FEN "nrkbrnbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKBRNBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. f4 f5 2. Bxa7 Bxa2 3. e4 Bxb1 4. Kxb1 fxe4 5. g3 c6 6. Qxe4 g6 7. Ne3 Bb6 8. Bxb8 Kxb8 9. Nb3 Nc7 10. Qb4 Bxe3 11. dxe3 Nd5 12. Qa5 e5 13. Bf3 e4 14. Bg2 Qg7 15. c4 Nf6 16. Kc2 Qf7 17. Bf1 d6 18. Ra1 N8d7 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. b4 Na6 21. b5 cxb5 22. Qb6 Nb4+ 23. Kd2