GM Fabiano Caruana (United States of America) beat GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) in round 4 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 69 moves.
The game turned on 56...Kg7. Before it, Stockfish had the position as winning for White (+2.58); one move later, a clear advantage for White (+2.33). It was played with 1:04 left on the clock.
And 57.a6, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
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 Fabiano Caruana, 2789 · United States of America
- Black
- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, 2630 · Ukraine
- Result
- 1–0 in 69 moves
- Opening
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · C54
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 4 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 56...Kg7