GM Wesley So (United States, 2774) beat GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2778) in 48 moves, and Uzbekistan still won the match 2½–1½: on another board GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat GM Fabiano Caruana.
The game turned on 41...Re2. Stockfish wanted 41...Rc4. After 41...Re2 its count went from a clear advantage for White (+1.56) to a win (+3.83), and 42.b5 came straight back.
The match took Uzbekistan to 16 match points, one clear at the top with two rounds left.
Go back to 41...Re2 and look for the rook move Stockfish wanted, then play the position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Wesley So, 2774 · United States of America
- Black
- GM Javokhir Sindarov, 2778 · Uzbekistan
- Result
- 1–0 in 48 moves
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: French Variation · B40
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 9 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 41...Re2
- Engine’s choice
- 41...Rc4