Olympiad · Open · Round 10

Kovalenko beats Ding, 91 points higher, and Ukraine take China 3–1

September 26, 2026 · Kovalenko 1–0 Ding

After 44...Re6 · Stockfish +1.15 → +2.97

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GM Igor Kovalenko (Ukraine, 2642) beat GM Ding Liren (China, 2733) in 48 moves.

It turned on 44...Re6. Stockfish wanted 44...Qd7. After the rook went to e6 its count went from a small edge for White (+1.15) to a win (+2.97). 45.Ne3 came straight back, and on move 47 the knight took the rook on e6 with check.

Ukraine won the match 3–1 and moved to 16 match points, two behind Uzbekistan with a round left.

Go back to 44...Re6, find the queen move Stockfish wanted, then play it on against the engine.

White: GM Igor Kovalenko, 2642 · Ukraine
Black: GM Ding Liren, 2733 · China
Result: 1–0 in 48 moves
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange · C85
Event: 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 10 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Key move: {0}: 44...Re6
Engine’s choice: 44...Qd7

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