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The Chess Olympiad
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super League · Round 6
Mate with a pawn, a rook down: Martirosyan finishes Adhiban with 46...g5#
Adhiban 0–1 Martirosyan
ACS Superchess, five wins from five, beat third-placed ACS Arnia Chessit 4½–1½ in round 6 of the Romanian Super League, and on board one Martirosyan mated Adhiban with a pawn: 46...g5#.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super League · Round 6
Neither clock had four minutes: Sadhwani beats Anton in 40
Sadhwani 1–0 Anton
GM Raunak Sadhwani (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2645) beat IM Teodor Anton (Sah Club Oltenia Craiova, 2425) in 40 moves in round 6 of the Romanian Super League, with less than four minutes on either clock from move 32.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 5
Black pawns on b3 and e3: Tin wins a second game in two days
Schekachikhin 0–1 Tin
GM Jingyao Tin (Rudar Kostolac, 2602) beat IM Maksim Schekachikhin (Hercegovac Gajdobra, 2358) in 60 moves in round 5 of the Serbian Super League, a day after beating Karthikeyan.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Women’s Super League · Round 4
A day after the loss to Lu, Batsiashvili wins in 54
Batsiashvili 1–0 Aamuktha Guntaka
GM Nino Batsiashvili (CSM Iasi 2020, 2459) beat WIM Aamuktha Guntaka (Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, 2338) in 54 moves in round 4 of the Romanian women's Super League, a day after losing to IM Miaoyi Lu.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 4
271 points lower: Simonovic beats Indjic, and Partizan hold Radnik 3–3
Indjic 0–1 Simonovic
IM Aleksandar Simonovic (Partizan Beograd, 2335) beat GM Aleksandar Indjic (Radnik Surdulica, 2606) in 52 moves in round 4 of the Serbian Super League.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 4
186 points lower, 4:34 against 76 minutes: Shogdzhiev beats Cheparinov
Shogdzhiev 1–0 Cheparinov
IM Roman Shogdzhiev (Partizan Beograd, 2445) beat GM Ivan Cheparinov (Radnik Surdulica, 2631) in 52 moves on board one in round 4 of the Serbian Super League.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 4
The league's highest-rated player loses: Tin beats Karthikeyan in 31
Tin 1–0 Karthikeyan
GM Jingyao Tin (Rudar Kostolac, 2602) beat GM Murali Karthikeyan (Jelica PEP Goračići, 2647), the highest-rated player in the Serbian Super League, in 31 moves in round 4.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 5
h4, h5, hxg6+: Pranesh M wins in 33 with 41 minutes left
Pranesh M 1–0 Raahul V S
GM Pranesh M (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2674), the league's highest-rated player, beat GM Raahul V S (CSU Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, 2393) in 33 moves in round 5 of the Romanian Super League, and Vados IFB Finwest Arad won the match 5–1.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 5
41 seconds against 69 minutes: Sadhwani wins in 31
Filip 0–1 Sadhwani
GM Raunak Sadhwani (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2645) beat IM Lucian-Ioan Filip (CSU Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, 2293) in 31 moves in round 5 of the Romanian Super League.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Women’s Super league · Round 3
Two new queens, one for each side: Lu beats Batsiashvili, and the champions lose their only match
Lu 1–0 Batsiashvili
IM Miaoyi Lu (Medicina Timisoara, 2400) beat GM Nino Batsiashvili (CSM Iasi 2020, 2459) in 55 moves in round 3 of the Romanian women's Super League, and Medicina Timisoara won the match 2½–1½.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 4
Superchess win 5½–½, and Martirosyan takes board one in 44
Raahul V S 0–1 Martirosyan
ACS Superchess beat CSU Universitatea de Vest Timisoara 5½–½ in round 4 of the Romanian Super League, and on board one Martirosyan beat GM Raahul V S (2393) in 44 moves.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 4
33 seconds on the clock, 361 points between them: Deac wins in 34
Deac 1–0 Filip
GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ACS Superchess, 2654) beat IM Lucian-Ioan Filip (CSU Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, 2293) in 34 moves on board two in round 4 of the Romanian Super League.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 3
A pawn on h7 with check: Karthikeyan beats a second 2600 in two days
Karthikeyan 1–0 Predke
GM Murali Karthikeyan (Jelica PEP Goračići, 2647) beat GM Alexandr Predke (Radnički Zmaj Beograd, 2612) in 30 moves in round 3 of the Serbian Super League, a day after beating GM Ivan Cheparinov.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 4
Three wins in three days: Dardha beats Nastore in 28
Nastore 0–1 Dardha
GM Daniel Dardha (ACS Superchess, 2612) beat FM Pavel-Alexandru Nastore (CSU Universitatea de Vest Timisoara, 2353) in 28 moves in round 4 of the Romanian Super League, a third win in three days after Stanciu and Magold.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Women’s Super league · Round 2
From +1.35 to +6.11 with one pawn move: Batsiashvili wins the Iasi derby
Batsiashvili 1–0 Javakhishvili
GM Nino Batsiashvili (CSM Iasi 2020, 2459) beat IM Lela Javakhishvili (Gambitul Damei Iasi, 2415) in 48 moves in round 2 of the Romanian women's Super League, and CSM Iasi 2020 won the match between the two Iasi teams 4–0.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 2
103 points lower, one move before the time control: Perunovic beats Bharath Subramaniyam H
Perunovic 1–0 Bharath Subramaniyam H
GM Milos Perunovic (PTT Beograd, 2500) beat GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (Radnički Zmaj Beograd, 2603) in 39 moves in round 2 of the Serbian Super League, one move before the time control at move 40.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 2
One knight takes on f2, then on e4: Karthikeyan beats Cheparinov in 34
Cheparinov 0–1 Karthikeyan
GM Murali Karthikeyan (Jelica PEP Goračići, 2647), the highest-rated player in the Serbian Super League, beat GM Ivan Cheparinov (Radnik Surdulica, 2631) in 34 moves in round 2.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 3
Two bishops against one, 79 moves, and Superchess beat Vados 4–2
Dardha 1–0 Magold
GM Daniel Dardha (ACS Superchess, 2612) beat IM Filip Magold (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2494) in 79 moves in round 3 of the Romanian Super League, in an ending of two bishops against one.
Serbian Super League · Open · Round 2
Rated the same, level in material at the end: Predke beats Berkes in 31
Predke 1–0 Berkes
GM Alexandr Predke (Radnički Zmaj Beograd, 2612) beat GM Ferenc Berkes (PTT Beograd, 2612) in 31 moves in round 2 of the Serbian Super League, with the material level when the game ended.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 10
11 seconds, a knight check on f7, and Bok's second rapid win over McShane
Bok 1–0 McShane
GM Benjamin Bok (2563) beat GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 35 moves in the last round of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, playing the finish with 15 seconds or less on the clock.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 7
19 seconds on McShane's clock, an e-pawn to e7, and Lagarde's first rapid win
Lagarde 1–0 McShane
GM Maxime Lagarde (2585) beat GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 45 moves in round 7 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, Lagarde's first win after half a point from the first six rounds.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 8
The rook went to a5, and three moves later the queen took it there
Lagarde 1–0 Tiviakov
GM Maxime Lagarde (2597) beat GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653) in 28 moves in round 8 of the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, and the last move took a rook.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 9
5 seconds on Bok's clock, 1:56 on Tiviakov's, and the a-pawns win it
Tiviakov 0–1 Bok
GM Benjamin Bok (2599) beat GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653) in 34 moves in round 9 of the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, with 5 seconds on the clock at the turning point.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 6
Two black pawns on g3 and h3: Tiviakov beats McShane in 40
McShane 0–1 Tiviakov
GM Sergei Tiviakov (2602) beat GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 40 moves in round 6 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, with two black pawns on g3 and h3 when the game ended.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 2
A rook on h6, then mate on g6: Pranesh M wins in 39
Pranesh M 1–0 Laurent-Paoli
GM Pranesh M (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2674) mated GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli (Baia Mare, 2550) in 39 moves in round 2 of the Romanian Super League: 38.Rxh6+ Kxh6 39.Qg6#.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 7
6 seconds left, the queen went to d8, and two moves later it was gone
Tiviakov 1–0 Maroroa Jones
GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653) beat GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2616) in 33 moves in round 7 of the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, from a position where Maroroa Jones had 6 seconds left.
Hungarian Superleague /27 · Round 2
Rooks on the h-file: Gledura wins, and Tuxera ANSK take a second match, 5½–4½
Gledura 1–0 Nagy
GM Benjamin Gledura (Tuxera ANSK, 2613) beat GM Gabor Nagy (Aquarena Kobanya, 2430) in 42 moves in round 2 of the Hungarian Superleague, and Tuxera ANSK won the match 5½–4½.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 2
More than 41 minutes on one move: Dardha beats Stanciu in 28
Dardha 1–0 Stanciu
GM Daniel Dardha (ACS Superchess, 2612) beat FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (Pionii Regelui Romanesti, 2284) in 28 moves in round 2 of the Romanian Super League, and finished with 53 minutes on the clock against seven.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 5
31 moves on 18 seconds or less, and Bok beats McShane
McShane 0–1 Bok
GM Benjamin Bok (2563) beat GM Luke J McShane (2647) in round 5 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, after playing the last 31 moves with 18 seconds or less on the clock.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 4
A knight check that also hit the queen: Bok beats Tiviakov in 27
Bok 1–0 Tiviakov
GM Benjamin Bok (2599) beat GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653), the top seed in the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, in 27 moves in round 4.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 2
From +0.50 to +6.12 with one knight move, and mate four moves later
Maroroa Jones 1–0 Tiviakov
GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2616) mated GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653) in 37 moves in round 2 of the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, with 5 seconds on the clock.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 3
10 seconds left at move 33, then two rooks on the h-file: Maroroa Jones beats McShane
Maroroa Jones 1–0 McShane
GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2609) beat GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 49 moves in round 3 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, in a finish where neither clock showed more than 30 seconds.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz · Round 4
The only game Moussard lost in the blitz: McShane wins in 34
McShane 1–0 Moussard
GM Jules Moussard won the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London with 7/10 and lost one game, this one: GM Luke J McShane (2594) beat Moussard (2637) in 34 moves in round 4.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 1
38 seconds against 34 minutes: Pranesh M wins with the queen against rook and bishop
Gavrilescu 0–1 Pranesh M
GM Pranesh M (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2674), the highest-rated player in the Romanian Super League, beat GM David Gavrilescu (CSU ASE Bucuresti, 2520) in 77 moves in round 1.
Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters · 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid · Round 4
Mate with 4 seconds on the clock: Moussard's bishop lands on f6
Moussard 1–0 McShane
GM Jules Moussard (2620) mated GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 46 moves in round 4 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, with 4 seconds on the clock when 46.Bf6# went on the board.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 1
With 40 seconds left, Deac gives a rook for a bishop on f7 and wins in 31
Deac 1–0 Istratescu
GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ACS Superchess, 2654) beat GM Andrei Istratescu (Baia Mare, 2356) in 31 moves in round 1 of the Romanian Super League, with 1:30 or less on the clock for the last nine moves.
Romanian Team Chess Championships · Men’s Super league · Round 1
The king to b7, the pawn to c7: Sadhwani wins the bishop-against-knight ending
Sadhwani 1–0 Parligras
GM Raunak Sadhwani (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2645) beat GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras (CSU ASE Bucuresti, 2517) in 61 moves in round 1 of the Romanian Super League, in an ending of bishop against knight.
Hungarian Superleague /27 · Round 1
A pawn on d2, a rook check on e2: Hakobyan wins and Tuxera ANSK open 9–1
Horvath 0–1 Hakobyan
GM Aram Hakobyan (Tuxera ANSK, 2638) beat GM Csaba Horvath (2465) in 34 moves in round 1 of the Hungarian Superleague, and Tuxera ANSK won the match 9–1.
Hungarian Superleague /27 · Round 1
From b2 to e6: Volokitin's king walks across the board, and Tuxera ANSK win 9–1
Volokitin 1–0 Schwabeneder
GM Andrei Volokitin (Tuxera ANSK, 2618) beat IM Florian Schwabeneder (2418) in 51 moves in round 1 of the Hungarian Superleague, with a king that walked from b2 to e6.
Olympiad · Open · Round 11
Giri and Keymer draw, and Germany win the match to finish on 18
Giri ½–½ Keymer
GM Anish Giri (Netherlands, 2757) and GM Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2764) drew in 46 moves in the final round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, from an Italian Game.
Olympiad · Open · Round 11
Praggnanandhaa and Rapport draw as India and Hungary split the last match 2–2
Praggnanandhaa ½–½ Rapport
GM R Praggnanandhaa (India, 2761) and GM Richard Rapport (Hungary, 2726) drew in 52 moves in the final round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, from a Nimzo-Indian Defense.
Olympiad · Open · Round 11
143 rating points below, Dudin beats Gukesh in the Olympiad's final round
Dudin 1–0 Gukesh
GM Gleb Dudin (Hungary, 2560) beat GM Gukesh D (India, 2703) in 59 moves in the last round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Olympiad · Open · Round 11
A minute on the clock, one move: Erigaisi beats Leko and India level the match
Leko 0–1 Erigaisi
GM Arjun Erigaisi (India, 2759) beat GM Peter Leko (Hungary, 2676) with Black in 64 moves in the last round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Olympiad · Open · Round 11
Checkmate on f3: Wei Yi ends the Olympiad with a mate in 38 moves
Abdisalimov 0–1 Wei Yi
GM Wei Yi (China, 2752) checkmated GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (Uzbekistan 2, 2548) in 38 moves in the final round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Olympiad · Women · Round 11
Zhu Jiner wins, China beat Vietnam 3–1 and finish first in the women's Olympiad
Zhu Jiner 1–0 Pham
GM Zhu Jiner (China, 2550) beat IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham (Vietnam, 2348) in 55 moves in the final round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, and China won the match 3–1.
Olympiad · Women · Round 11
Maltsevskaya beats Nurman, 92 points higher, as Poland hold Kazakhstan 2–2
Nurman 0–1 Maltsevskaya
IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland, 2363) beat IM Alua Nurman (Kazakhstan, 2455) with Black in 42 moves in the last round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Olympiad · Open · Round 10
A draw with a win in it: Stockfish finds +7.05 in the final position
Keymer ½–½ Vachier-Lagrave
GM Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2764) and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2718) drew in 82 moves, two rooks against a queen.
Olympiad · Open · Round 10
Kovalenko beats Ding, 91 points higher, and Ukraine take China 3–1
Kovalenko 1–0 Ding
GM Igor Kovalenko (Ukraine, 2642) beat GM Ding Liren (China, 2733) in 48 moves.
Olympiad · Open · Round 10
One queen move, and the a-pawn walked to a7: Sindarov beats Hovhannisyan in 35
Sindarov 1–0 Hovhannisyan
GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2778) beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 2642) in 35 moves, and Uzbekistan beat Armenia 3½–½ to lead by a point with a round left.
Olympiad · Open · Round 10
64 moves with Black: Abdusattorov beats Martirosyan, and Uzbekistan go into the last round on top
Martirosyan 0–1 Abdusattorov
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan, 2762) won with Black in 64 moves, rook and bishop against rook at the end.
Olympiad · Open · Round 10
1:13 on the clock, one rook capture, and the black pawns ran
Vakhidov 0–1 Praggnanandhaa
GM Jakhongir Vakhidov (Uzbekistan 2, 2527) had 1 minute 13 seconds left at move 56 and took on c5.
Olympiad · Women · Round 10
Tarasenka does it again: 211 points lower, a win against Bulgaria's Salimova
Tarasenka 1–0 Salimova
WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka (Belarus, 2228) beat IM Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria, 2439) in 47 moves, two rounds after beating IM Teodora Injac, 178 points higher.
Olympiad · Women · Round 10
Two rooks on the d-file: Assaubayeva beats Daulyte-Cornette, and Kazakhstan climb to second
Assaubayeva 1–0 Daulyte-Cornette
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2536) beat IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (France, 2391) in 34 moves, and Kazakhstan beat France 2½–1½.
Olympiad · Open · Round 9
With 40 seconds left, Caruana took a pawn, and Stockfish's count went from +1.08 to +4.40
Abdusattorov 1–0 Caruana
GM Fabiano Caruana (United States, 2789) had 40 seconds on the clock at move 40 and took the pawn on b3.
Olympiad · Open · Round 9
So beats Sindarov, and Uzbekistan win the match anyway
So 1–0 Sindarov
GM Wesley So (United States, 2774) beat GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2778) in 48 moves, and Uzbekistan still won the match 2½–1½: on another board GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat GM Fabiano Caruana.
Olympiad · Open · Round 9
230 points lower, from Uzbekistan's second team: Vakhidov beats Giri
Vakhidov 1–0 Giri
GM Jakhongir Vakhidov (Uzbekistan 2, 2527) beat GM Anish Giri (Netherlands, 2757) in 53 moves, and Uzbekistan's second team beat the Netherlands 3½–½.
Olympiad · Open · Round 9
Praggnanandhaa and Keymer draw in 57 moves, and India beat Germany 2½–1½
Praggnanandhaa ½–½ Keymer
GM R Praggnanandhaa (India, 2761) and GM Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2764) drew in 57 moves from a Ruy Lopez.
Olympiad · Open · Round 9
Vachier-Lagrave and Ding draw, and France and China split the match 2–2
Vachier-Lagrave ½–½ Ding
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2718) and GM Ding Liren (China, 2733) drew in 43 moves, from the same Ruy Lopez, the Closed Martinez Variation, that Praggnanandhaa and Keymer played in the same round.
Olympiad · Women · Round 9
FM Avramidou beats GM Batsiashvili, 136 points higher, and Greece hold Georgia 2–2
Avramidou 1–0 Batsiashvili
FM Anastasia Avramidou (Greece, 2330) beat GM Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia, 2466) in 41 moves, and the match ended 2–2.
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