GM Jules Moussard (2620) mated GM Luke J McShane (2647) in 46 moves in round 4 of the Pall Mall Masters rapid in London, with 4 seconds on the clock when 46.Bf6# went on the board.
It turned ten moves earlier, on 36...Kg5, played with 51 seconds left. Stockfish wanted 36...Re7. It counted White clearly better before the king move (+1.44) and winning after it (+4.26). 37.h4+ came straight back, then 38.h5, 39.Bh4+, and 40.hxg6+, an en passant capture with check.
Moussard won the rapid with 7½/10 and the blitz with 7/10, and lost one game in each.
Go back to 36...Kg5 and find 36...Re7, or stop at move 46 and find the mate. Then play it on against the engine.
- White
- GM Jules Moussard, 2620
- Black
- GM Luke J McShane, 2647
- Result
- 1–0 in 46 moves
- Opening
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation · C50
- Event
- 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters, 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Rapid, Round 4 · The Army & Navy Club, 36 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JN
- Key move: {0}
- 36...Kg5
- Engine’s choice
- 36...Re7