GM R Praggnanandhaa (India) beat GM Anish Giri (Netherlands) in round 5 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 58 moves.
The game turned on 44...Kb6. Before it, Stockfish had the position as winning for White (+3.45); one move later, winning for White (+3.46). It was played with 7:42 left on the clock.
And 45.Rxc2, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM R Praggnanandhaa, 2761 · India
- Black
- GM Anish Giri, 2757 · Netherlands
- Result
- 1–0 in 58 moves
- Opening
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation · C77
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 5 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 44...Kb6