GM Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2764) and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, 2718) drew in 82 moves, two rooks against a queen. In the position the game ended in, Stockfish finds a win for White.
After 82...Ke5, played with 10:56 on Black's clock, it counts +7.05. Its line starts with a rook check, 83.Re3+ Qe4+ 84.Rxe4+ Kxe4 85.Rxe6+. It wanted 82...Qe4+ instead. The game went no further: the result was a draw.
Germany won the match 3–1 and went into the last round on 16 match points.
Set up the final position, find 83.Re3+ for yourself, and play out against the engine the win the game never had.
- White
- GM Vincent Keymer, 2764 · Germany
- Black
- GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2718 · France
- Result
- ½–½ in 82 moves
- Opening
- Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations · B50
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 10 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 82...Ke5
- Engine’s choice
- 82...Qe4+