GM Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) beat WCM Nadine Rjeb (Tunisia) in round 1 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 29 moves.
The game turned on 26.Ng3. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a small edge for Black (-0.85); one move later, winning for Black (-4.42).
Stockfish wanted 26.Nc3 instead. Can you see why? And 26...Nxg3, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- WCM Nadine Rjeb, 1853 · Tunisia
- Black
- GM Nana Dzagnidze, 2478 · Georgia
- Result
- 0–1 in 29 moves
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Old Line · B78
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 1 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 26.Ng3
- Engine’s choice
- 26.Nc3