GM Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2536) beat IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (France, 2391) in 34 moves, and Kazakhstan beat France 2½–1½.
24.Rad1 put the second rook on the d-file, and the next move, 25.Rxd7, took the knight on d7. Stockfish had White winning before (+3.02) and after (+2.59), and it never swung back.
The win took Kazakhstan to 17 match points, second behind China with a round left. Kazakhstan finished second, on 18.
Stop at move 24, see what Stockfish saw in the two rooks, then play it on against the engine.
- White
- GM Bibisara Assaubayeva, 2536 · Kazakhstan
- Black
- IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette, 2391 · France
- Result
- 1–0 in 34 moves
- Opening
- English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Bogoljubow Defense · A13
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 10 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 24.Rad1