GM Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia) beat IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (Uzbekistan) in round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 88 moves.
The game turned on 51.Rd4. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for Black (-2.26); one move later, a clear advantage for Black (-2.47).
Stockfish wanted 51.Rg2 instead. Can you see why? And 51...Rfb3, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, 2357 · Uzbekistan
- Black
- GM Nino Batsiashvili, 2466 · Georgia
- Result
- 0–1 in 88 moves
- Opening
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation · A01
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 6 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 51.Rd4
- Engine’s choice
- 51.Rg2