GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus beat GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in round 3 of the International Chess Tournament by Green Hills Resort Masters 2026 (Blitz), in 88 moves.
The game turned on 53.e6. Before it, Stockfish had the position as level (0.00); one move later, winning for Black (-3.90). It was played with 0:43 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 53.Qc5+ instead. Can you see why? And 53...Qe3+, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
The ratings said otherwise: Erdogmus was 244 points lower. It began as the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 2818
- Black
- GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, 2574
- Result
- 0–1 in 88 moves
- Opening
- Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation · B12
- Event
- International Chess Tournament by Green Hills Resort Masters 2026, Blitz, Round 3 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 53.e6
- Engine’s choice
- 53.Qc5+