GM Sergei Tiviakov (2653) beat GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones (2616) in 33 moves in round 7 of the Pall Mall Masters blitz in London, from a position where Maroroa Jones had 6 seconds left.
30...Qd8 was the move. Stockfish wanted 30...Bxd5, and counted White clearly better before (+1.71) and winning after (+2.99). 31.Qxc5, its first choice, came straight back, then 32.Nxf6. The queen took the rook on d1, 32...Qxd1, and 33.Bxd1 took the queen.
Maroroa Jones finished second in the rapid, on 6½/10, and last in the blitz, on 3½.
Go back to 30...Qd8, give yourself 6 seconds, and find 30...Bxd5. Then play it on against the engine.
- White
- GM Sergei Tiviakov, 2653
- Black
- GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones, 2616
- Result
- 1–0 in 33 moves
- Opening
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation · C77
- Event
- 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters, 2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Super Blitz, Round 7 · The Army & Navy Club, 36 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JN
- Key move: {0}
- 30...Qd8
- Engine’s choice
- 30...Bxd5