At the age of 24 in 2009, Mamedyarov won the Oryx tournament with 10 points from 11 rounds. This video goes through the key games from that event.
Highlights of the tournament
The video looks at games from the tournament in which Mamedyarov left strong players of the time such as Nakamura, Grischuk, Bacrot, Akopian and Vugar Gashimov behind him.
Featured games
Mamedyarov - Meyer (01:47): in a game that starts with e4, controlling the f5 square with Bh4 is a lesson in strategic superiority. Rupp - Mamedyarov (04:22): with Black, he tore down the walls around the enemy king with a rook sacrifice. Watch the video for the game against Nakamura and the others.
This article is adapted from a video on the Satranç Okulu YouTube channel.
