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Play Like Teimour Radjabov

NM Jeremy Kane

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Can you play like Teimour Radjabov?

Teimour Radjabov won the Chess World Cup tournament in 2019, sat out the 2020 Candidates, and will be competing in the 2022 Candidates to challenge Magnus Carlsen. Check out his best games!

Find an amazing sacrificial attack against GM Olexandr Bortnyk!
Trap a rook against Alexei Shirov.
Challenge yourself to find the moves from Radjabov's greatest games!

Against Anton Guijarro: Play Like Teimour Radjabov

It's not often that Black wins with a crushing attack early in an English Opening, but Radjabov has always fought hard with the black pieces.

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Against Shirov: Play Like Teimour Radjabov

Alexei Shirov is one of the great attackers of the modern age, so it's unusual for someone to beat him quickly in a smooth positional game.

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Against Naiditsch: Play Like Teimour Radjabov

In a quiet opening, Radjabov starts a smashing attack against a strong GM. See if you can find how he did it.

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Against Bortnyk: Play Like Radjabov

In a real gem of a game, Radjabov sacrifices repeatedly and blows his GM opponent off the board. Can you figure out how he did it?

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Against Bacrot:Play Like Teimour Radjabov

When GM Bacrot played a little too creatively in the opening, Radjabov delivered a swift punishment.

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