Olympiad · Women · Round 10

Tarasenka does it again: 211 points lower, a win against Bulgaria's Salimova

September 26, 2026 · Tarasenka 1–0 Salimova

After 27.Qf4 · Stockfish +2.17 → +2.48

WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka (Belarus, 2228) beat IM Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria, 2439) in 47 moves, two rounds after beating IM Teodora Injac, 178 points higher. By rating it was the biggest upset of the women's round among the relayed games.

27.Qf4 was the move. Stockfish had White clearly better before it (+2.17) and after it (+2.48), and it never swung back. On move 30 the queen took the rook on h8 with check, the queens came off, and the rook ending was won on move 47.

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White
WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka, 2228 · Belarus
Black
IM Nurgyul Salimova, 2439 · Bulgaria
Result
1–0 in 47 moves
Opening
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation · C26
Event
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Women, Round 10 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Key move: {0}
27.Qf4

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