Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic with 3.5/4 - 3-4
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Nodirbek Abdusattorov has started quickly to lead the London Chess
Classic alone after four rounds. All the games were drawn
in the first round, since then he has beaten Abhimanyu Mishra,
Nikita Vitiugov and Michael Adams.
Abdusattorov's win against Vitiugov is particularly interesting, as black Abdusattorov gradually took over the position but still had to be precise until the very end. Notes below.
Close on Abdusattorov's heals is Alireza Firouzja who has wins against Luke McShane and Pavel Eljanov. Nikolas Theodorou is the only other player on a plus score with three draws and a win against Gawain Maroroa Jones.