GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan, 2778) beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia, 2642) in 35 moves, and Uzbekistan beat Armenia 3½–½ to lead by a point with a round left.
It turned on 28...Qd5. Stockfish wanted 28...Rb5. After the queen went to d5 its count went from a small edge for White (+0.69) to a win (+2.68), and 29.Qf4 came straight back. From there the white a-pawn went a5, a6, a7.
Go back to 28...Qd5, find the rook move Stockfish wanted, then play the position on against the engine.
- White
- GM Javokhir Sindarov, 2778 · Uzbekistan
- Black
- GM Robert Hovhannisyan, 2642 · Armenia
- Result
- 1–0 in 35 moves
- Opening
- Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation · A06
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 10 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 28...Qd5
- Engine’s choice
- 28...Rb5