GM Arjun Erigaisi (PBG Alaskan Knights) beat GM Wei Yi (Triveni Continental Kings) in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 (Preliminary Stage), in 60 moves.
The game turned on 48...Ra1. Before it, Stockfish had the position as winning for White (+5.25); one move later, winning for White (+5.61). It was played with 0:03 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 48...Ke6 instead. Can you see why?
It began as the Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Arjun Erigaisi, 2745 · PBG Alaskan Knights
- Black
- GM Wei Yi, 2726 · Triveni Continental Kings
- Result
- 1–0 in 60 moves
- Opening
- Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack · C42
- Event
- Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026, Preliminary Stage · Bengaluru, India
- Key move: {0}
- 48...Ra1
- Engine’s choice
- 48...Ke6