GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan) beat IM Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia) in round 4 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 35 moves.
The game turned on 34.Rd2. Before it, Stockfish had the position as winning for White (+2.74); one move later, winning for Black (-11.58). It was played with 1:06 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 34.Rg1 instead. Can you see why? And 34...Nf1+, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- IM Lilit Mkrtchian, 2353 · Armenia
- Black
- GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, 2536 · Kazakhstan
- Result
- 0–1 in 35 moves
- Opening
- King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense · A05
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 4 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 34.Rd2
- Engine’s choice
- 34.Rg1