GM Wei Yi (China, 2752) checkmated GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (Uzbekistan 2, 2548) in 38 moves in the final round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. The last move was 38...Qxf3#.
Eight moves earlier came 30.Rxf1, played with 3:34 on White's clock: Stockfish had Black clearly better before it (−2.21) and winning after it (−3.65). The engine preferred 30.e6, and 30...Qg6+, its answer to the move played, was the move on the board.
China won the match 3–1.
Replay the attack move by move, then try 30.e6 against the engine.
- White
- GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov, 2548 · Uzbekistan 2
- Black
- GM Wei Yi, 2752 · China
- Result
- 0–1 in 38 moves
- Opening
- Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation · D45
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 11 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 30.Rxf1
- Engine’s choice
- 30.e6