GM Jingyao Tin (Rudar Kostolac, 2602) beat IM Maksim Schekachikhin (Hercegovac Gajdobra, 2358) in 60 moves in round 5 of the Serbian Super League, a day after beating Karthikeyan.
It turned in a rook ending on 51.Kf3, played with 3:18 left. Stockfish wanted 51.Kd1. It counted a small edge for Black before (−0.40) and a win after (−4.54), and 51...b3, its first choice, came straight back. By move 59 black pawns stood on b3 and e3.
Rudar Kostolac won the match 4–2. Tin beat Cheparinov the next day, a third win in a row.
Go back to 51.Kf3 and find 51.Kd1. Then play the rook ending on against the engine.
- White
- IM Maksim Schekachikhin, 2358 · HERCEGOVAC - Gajdobra
- Black
- GM Jingyao Tin, 2602 · RUDAR - Kostolac
- Result
- 0–1 in 60 moves
- Opening
- English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line · A28
- Event
- Serbian Super League 2026, Open, Round 5 · Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
- Key move: {0}
- 51.Kf3
- Engine’s choice
- 51.Kd1