GM Zhu Jiner (China) beat IM Zsoka Gaal (Hungary) in round 4 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 50 moves.
The game turned on 44...h4. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for White (+1.46); one move later, winning for White (+3.54).
Stockfish wanted 44...Rf6 instead. Can you see why? And 45.Rxf7, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Zhu Jiner, 2550 · China
- Black
- IM Zsoka Gaal, 2357 · Hungary
- Result
- 1–0 in 50 moves
- Opening
- Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation · E46
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 4 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 44...h4
- Engine’s choice
- 44...Rf6