GM Raunak Sadhwani (Vados IFB Finwest Arad, 2645) beat GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras (CSU ASE Bucuresti, 2517) in 61 moves in round 1 of the Romanian Super League, in an ending of bishop against knight.
The count went up on 42...g5. Stockfish wanted 42...Ke8. It counted White clearly better before (+1.97) and winning after (+4.07), and 43.c5 came straight back.
Then the white king went in: 46.Kxb4, 47.Kb5, 53.Ka6, 54.Kb7. The pawn went 51.c6+ and 55.c7, the knight took it, and 56.Kxc7 took the knight. From move 46 Parligras played with less than four minutes; Sadhwani had more than 16.
Vados IFB Finwest Arad won the match 4½–1½.
Go back to 42...g5 and find 42...Ke8. Then take the ending on against the engine.
- White
- GM Raunak Sadhwani, 2645 · VADOS IFB FINWEST ARAD
- Black
- GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras, 2517 · CSU ASE BUCURESTI
- Result
- 1–0 in 61 moves
- Opening
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack · A21
- Event
- Romanian Team Chess Championships 2026, Men’s Super league, Round 1 · Eforie Nord, Romania
- Key move: {0}
- 42...g5
- Engine’s choice
- 42...Ke8