GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan) beat GM Felix Blohberger (Austria) in round 3 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 44 moves.
35.a3 was the move. Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for White (+2.29) before it and a clear advantage for White (+2.45) after it, and it never swung back.
Can you see what Stockfish saw in it?
It ended in checkmate on move 44. It began as the Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Javokhir Sindarov, 2778 · Uzbekistan
- Black
- GM Felix Blohberger, 2552 · Austria
- Result
- 1–0 in 44 moves
- Opening
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · C54
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 3 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 35.a3