GM Nodirbek Yakubboev beat GM M. Amin Tabatabaei in round 3 of the Chess Experience Exchange Matches Uzbekistan 2026 (Standard), in 41 moves.
The game turned on 40.Qe3. Before it, Stockfish had the position as level (+0.01); one move later, winning for Black (-4.82). It was played with 0:33 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 40.Rxd4 instead. Can you see why? And 40...Rxh4, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM M. Amin Tabatabaei, 2737
- Black
- GM Nodirbek Yakubboev, 2685
- Result
- 0–1 in 41 moves
- Opening
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation · E24
- Event
- Chess Experience Exchange Matches Uzbekistan 2026, Standard, Round 3 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 40.Qe3
- Engine’s choice
- 40.Rxd4