GM Ding Liren (China) beat FM Patrick Kawuma (Uganda) in round 1 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 33 moves.
The game turned on 27...Qc8. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for White (+2.14); one move later, winning for White (+2.95).
Stockfish wanted 27...Qxd4 instead. Can you see why? And 28.Qa7, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Ding Liren, 2733 · China
- Black
- FM Patrick Kawuma, 2237 · Uganda
- Result
- 1–0 in 33 moves
- Opening
- Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation · E11
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 1 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 27...Qc8
- Engine’s choice
- 27...Qxd4