GM Wei Yi (Triveni Continental Kings) beat GM Arjun Erigaisi (PBG Alaskan Knights) in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 (Preliminary Stage), in 44 moves.
The game turned on 27...Qxb2. Before it, Stockfish had the position as level (0.00); one move later, winning for White (+3.61). It was played with 7:16 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 27...Nc5 instead. Can you see why? And 28.Rxd7, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Wei Yi, 2726 · Triveni Continental Kings
- Black
- GM Arjun Erigaisi, 2745 · PBG Alaskan Knights
- Result
- 1–0 in 44 moves
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3 · B90
- Event
- Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026, Preliminary Stage · Bengaluru, India
- Key move: {0}
- 27...Qxb2
- Engine’s choice
- 27...Nc5