GM Bobby Cheng (Australia) beat GM Richard Rapport (Hungary) in round 7 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 (Open), in 78 moves.
The game turned on 64.Nd4. Before it, Stockfish had the position as winning for Black (-7.72); one move later, winning for Black (-9.11).
Stockfish wanted 64.Kh2 instead. Can you see why? And 64...Ke5, the engine's best reply, came straight back.
The ratings said otherwise: Cheng was 156 points lower. It began as the English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted.
Replay it move by move, then take the key position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Richard Rapport, 2726 · Hungary
- Black
- GM Bobby Cheng, 2570 · Australia
- Result
- 0–1 in 78 moves
- Opening
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Catalan Defense Accepted · A13
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 7 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 64.Nd4
- Engine’s choice
- 64.Kh2