[Event "46th Chess Olympiad Open 2026"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Vokhidov,Shamsiddin"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Round "6.172"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.09.21"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "80"] [TimeControl "60"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:44]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 6. Qd3 {[%emt 0:6:11]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 7. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 9. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:6:28]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:3:51]} 11. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 12. Qe3 {[%emt 0:18:32]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 13. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:3:30]} 14. Bxc6 $1 {[%emt 0:1:32]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 15. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:5:38]} 16. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:7:57]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 18. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 19. Kf2 {[%emt 0:20:47]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 20. Rhc1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:6:10]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (21... a5 $11 {feels stronger.} )22. Kf3 {[%emt 0:2:5]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:4:1]} h6 {[%emt 0:2:10]} 24. e4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:4:20]} 25. Kf4 {[%emt 0:12:24]} g5+ {[%emt 0:9:49]} 26. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:53]} hxg5+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 27. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 28. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:2:24]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 29. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:7:59]} 30. Rc5 {[%emt 0:1:23]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 31. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:1:30]} axb3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 32. axb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rcb7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 33. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 34. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} R3b6 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 35. Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 36. Rh8 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 37. Rh5 {[%emt 0:2:51]} R7b5 {[%emt 0:2:56]} 38. Rh2 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 39. Rg2 {[%emt 0:2:32]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 40. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 1/2-1/2