Olympiad · Open · Round 6

Giri beats Rodshtein: the one move that decided it

September 21, 2026 · Giri 1–0 Rodshtein

After 1.e4 · Stockfish +0.34 → +0.37

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GM Anish Giri (Netherlands) beat GM Maxim Rodshtein (Israel) in round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 1 move.

1.e4 was the move. Stockfish had the position as level (+0.34) before it and level (+0.37) after it, and it never swung back.

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It began as the King's Pawn Game.

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White: GM Anish Giri, 2757 · Netherlands
Black: GM Maxim Rodshtein, 2576 · Israel
Result: 1–0 in 1 move
Opening: King's Pawn Game · B00
Event: 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 6 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Key move: {0}: 1.e4

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Moves from the official broadcast — the game on Lichess. Evaluations by Stockfish 18. Brass Pawn is not affiliated with the event or the players.