ACS Superchess, five wins from five, beat third-placed ACS Arnia Chessit 4½–1½ in round 6 of the Romanian Super League, and on board one Martirosyan mated Adhiban with a pawn: 46...g5#.
GM Haik M. Martirosyan (ACS Superchess, 2661) had Black against GM B. Adhiban (ACS Arnia Chessit, 2574). The game turned on 35.Qe4, played with 5:51 left. Stockfish wanted 35.h4. It counted Black clearly better before (−1.75) and winning after (−3.34), and 35...Rxc3, its first choice, came straight back. By move 40 Adhiban was down to 1:08.
At the end White was a rook up: 44.Qe5 Qxe5 45.Rxd8+ Kh7 46.fxe5, and then the pawn went to g5, mate. ACS Superchess went on to win all nine matches.
Go back to 35.Qe4 and find 35.h4, or stop at move 46 and find the mate. Then play it on against the engine.
- White
- GM B. Adhiban, 2574 · ACS ARNIA CHESSIT
- Black
- GM Haik M. Martirosyan, 2661 · ACS SUPERCHESS
- Result
- 0–1 in 46 moves
- Opening
- Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line · E05
- Event
- Romanian Team Chess Championships 2026, Men’s Super League, Round 6 · Eforie Nord, Romania
- Key move: {0}
- 35.Qe4
- Engine’s choice
- 35.h4