IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (Poland) beat GM Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) in round 7 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Women), in 49 moves.
The game turned on 26...Kb6. Before it, Stockfish had the position as a clear advantage for White (+1.70); one move later, winning for White (+2.98). It was played with 3:18 left on the clock.
Stockfish wanted 26...Kb8 instead. Can you see why? And 27.c4, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
It began as the French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- IM Oliwia Kiolbasa, 2386 · Poland
- Black
- GM Nana Dzagnidze, 2478 · Georgia
- Result
- 1–0 in 49 moves
- Opening
- French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation, Moscow Variation · C17
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 7 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 26...Kb6
- Engine’s choice
- 26...Kb8