Eltaj Safarli vs Bela Khotenashvili
Eltaj Safarli found a way to wrap up the game against Bela Khotenashvili with just two moves to spare. The position holds a quiet but decisive finish for White.
Roll over to see the solution: 1. g4+ hxg3+ 2. Nxg3#
FEN: 5r2/7p/3R4/p3pk2/1p2N2p/1P2BP2/6PK/4r3 w - - 1 0
About the players
Bela Khotenashvili is a Georgian grandmaster born in 1988. She attended Tbilisi State University and earned the IM title. Her highest classical rating is 2415.
She played in the Women's World Chess Championship three times, appearing in the 2012, 2015 and 2017 tournaments.
Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani Grandmaster born in 1992. He started playing in tournaments at age 6, though he saw modest success at first. He won the under 10 World Youth Chess Championship in Heraklion in 2002.
Safarli won the Azerbaijan Championships in 2010 and 2016. In October 2016, he reached a peak rating of 2694. This put him at number 46 in the world and number 3 in his own country.