[Event "46th Chess Olympiad Women 2026"] [White "Socko,Monika"] [Black "Nomalungelo,Mathe"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Round "1.23"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.09.16"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "1792"] [PlyCount "161"] {} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:16]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:2:31]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 9. Rb1 {[%emt 0:1:41]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 10. c5 {[%emt 0:13:5]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:3:22]} 12. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:2:49]} 14. b5 {[%emt 0:7:17]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:4:10]} 15. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:11:30]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:2:10]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0:4:25]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 17. e3 {[%emt 0:5:17]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:3:27]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:5:34]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:2:0]} 19. Rg1 {[%emt 0:3:10]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:3:38]} 20. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 21. Rg2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:7:29]} 22. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:7:9]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:3:59]} 23. Ng5 {[%emt 0:5:52]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 24. Qd1 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:1:11]} 25. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 26. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:2:39]} 27. Rgg1 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 28. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 29. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 30. Ne5 {[%emt 0:1:39]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 31. Rgb1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:1]} 32. Rb3 {[%emt 0:2:2]} Ree7 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 33. Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 34. Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:2:48]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 36. Rc3 {[%emt 0:1:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:2:42]} 37. h4 {[%emt 0:0:52]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 38. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:53]} 39. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:3:58]} 40. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Be8 {[%emt 0:6:34]} 41. Ke2 {[%emt 0:30:55]} Bb5+ {[%emt 0:34:25]} 42. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Be8 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 43. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:4:26]} 44. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:2:55]} 45. Ka5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Be8 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 46. Rgb1 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Rgg7 {[%emt 0:1:59]} 47. Rd6 {[%emt 0:0:48]} g5 {[%emt 0:3:32]} 48. hxg5+ {[%emt 0:9:34]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 49. fxg5+ {[%emt 0:0:51]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 50. Rbb6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Re7 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 51. Nd3 {[%emt 0:9:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:6:20]} 52. a4 {[%emt 0:3:30]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 53. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:1:40]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 54. c6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 55. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:2:23]} 56. Rdxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 57. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:25]} ({ Inferior is} 57. Kxa6 Rxa4+ 58. Kb5 Ra2 $0 $17 )Ra7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 58. Rcc2 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 59. Rb6 {[%emt 0:1:20]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 60. Rcb2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 61. Rd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Don't play} 61. Rxa6 $6 Rxa6+ 62. Kxa6 Rxa4+ 63. Kb5 Rc4 $0 $11 )Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 62. Rbb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 63. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Don't do} 63. Rxa6 Rf1 $0 $16 )Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 64. f4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Weaker is} 64. Rxa6 Rxf2 65. Re5 Rd2 $0 $16 )(64. Kxa6 Rxa4+ 65. Ra5 Rc4 $0 $14 )Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 65. Re5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Weaker is} 65. Rxa6 Rxe3 66. Rdd6 Re4 $0 $11 )(65. Kxa6 Rxa4+ 66. Kb5 (66. Ra5 Ra7+ 67. Kxa7 Rxa5+ 68. Kb7 Ke7 $0 $14 )Ra3 $0 $16 )Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 66. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 67. d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 68. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 69. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (69. Rg5+ Kf7 70. Rxd5 Rbxe3 71. Kb5 Rb3+ 72. Kc4 Rb1 $0 $14 )Rbxe3 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 70. Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 71. Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 72. f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 73. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 74. a5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} R3xf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 75. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 76. Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 77. Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 78. a6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 79. a7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 80. Kc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 81. Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 1-0