GM Arjun Erigaisi (India, 2759) beat GM Peter Leko (Hungary, 2676) with Black in 64 moves in the last round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
The game turned on 58.Rf2, played with a minute left on White's clock. Stockfish had Black clearly better before it (−1.65) and winning after it (−4.26). It wanted 58.Rc6, and 58...Qa3, its best reply, came straight back.
In the same match Gleb Dudin beat Gukesh D, and India and Hungary finished 2–2.
Replay it, then try 58.Rc6 against the engine — with all the time you want.
- White
- GM Peter Leko, 2676 · Hungary
- Black
- GM Arjun Erigaisi, 2759 · India
- Result
- 0–1 in 64 moves
- Opening
- Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation · C64
- Event
- 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026, Open, Round 11 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Key move: {0}
- 58.Rf2
- Engine’s choice
- 58.Rc6