[Event "46th Chess Olympiad Open 2026"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2026.09.17"] [Round "2.81"] [White "Lopez Rayo, Santiago"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2676"] [Annotator "Mosaico Ajedrecístico"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] {[%evp 9,117,16,25,15,17,9,14,8,18,-6,30,6,24,-1,17,-41,-26,-42,-27,-43,-27,-49,-34,-48,-28,-134,-127,-169,-121,-174,-160,-178,-146,-248,-181,-255,-170,-247,-201,-252,-213,-323,-217,-306,-102,-267,-210,-230,-205,-252,-157,-325,-317,-348,-303,-336,-307,-317,-52,-310,-69,-67,-57,-77,-79,-117,-86,-362,0,-1,0,-1,1,-1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-39,-35,-17,-6,-36,-7,-8,1,-1,1,1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,1,-4]} {C54: Giuoco Piano} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. O-O d6 7. Bg5 {[%CAl Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3]} h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 O-O (9... Ba7) 10. Nbd2 Ba7 11. a3 (11. Re1 Nh7 12. h3 {[%CAl Od3d4]} h5 13. d4 Qf6 14. Be2 (14. dxe5 $142 dxe5 15. Bb5) 14... Qg7 15. dxe5 dxe5 (15... h4 $5 16. Bh2 $8 dxe5 $11) 16. Nc4 {[%CAl Rf3e5]} Nf6 (16... Re8 $15) 17. Nfd2 (17. Ncxe5 $11 Nxe4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nd4 Nxg3 20. fxg3) 17... g4 $2 (17... Rd8 $1 $17 18. Qc1 Be6) 18. h4 $14 Re8 (18... Be6 $14) 19. Qc2 Qg6 20. Bd3 (20. Na3 $16) 20... Be6 $14 21. Ne3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Nd7 23. f3 (23. Rf1 $16) 23... gxf3 $11 24. Rxf3 Nf6 (24... Bg4 $1 $14 25. Re3 Kh8) 25. Nc4 Ng4 {Lodici,L (2556)-Leko,P (2666) Budapest, Hungary 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/6wJduA1I] 1-0 (73)}) 11... Kg7 $146 (11... Nh7 12. h3 (12. Kh1 Kh8 (12... h5 13. h4 $1 Bg4 $2 (13... g4 $14 14. Nh2 Kh8) 14. hxg5 (14. Qe1 $1 $18) 14... Ne7 $16 15. Qe1 (15. d4 $18) 15... Ng6 (15... b5 $142) 16. d4 $16 {[%CAl Rd4e5]} Re8 (16... h4 $16) 17. Qe3 (17. Nh4 $18 Qxg5 18. f4 Nxf4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Nhf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf3) 17... Kg7 $16 {[%CAl Oh5h4]} 18. Rae1 Qe7 $2 (18... f6 $16) 19. Nh2 $18 h4 $2 (19... Be6) 20. Nxg4 $18 hxg3 21. Nf3 Rh8 22. Kg1 $1 exd4 23. cxd4 Ne5 24. Ngxe5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxg5 26. Qxg3 Raf8 {[%CAl Oh8h7]} 27. Rd1 {Praggnanandhaa R (2749)-So,W (2751) Saint Louis 2024 ½-½ (107)}) (12... Qf6 $11) 13. b4 $14 h5 (13... Qe8 $14) 14. b5 $16 Ne7 $2 (14... h4 $14) 15. Bxe5+ $2 (15. Nxg5 $1 $18 Nxg5 16. Qxh5+ Nh7 17. f4) 15... dxe5 $11 16. Nxe5 Kg7 17. f4 (17. Bxf7 $11 Rxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qxh5+ Kg7 20. f4) 17... g4 $1 $15 18. d4 (18. Nxf7 $15 Rxf7 19. Bxf7 Kxf7 20. Nc4) 18... f6 $17 19. Nd3 f5 $1 20. Ne5 (20. e5 $17) 20... Nf6 $19 21. Qe2 (21. Bd3 $17) 21... fxe4 $19 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 {[%CAl Of4f5]} Bf5 24. Qxb7 (24. Qe2 $142) 24... Bb6 $19 25. g3 $2 (25. Rfe1 Rb8 26. Nc6 Nxc6 27. Qxc6) 25... c6 $19 26. Nxc6 Be4+ {Adhiban,B (2672)-Vidit,S (2727) Kolkata 2021 0-1 (34)}) 12... h5 13. d4 {[%CAl Rd4e5]} g4 14. hxg4 (14. Nh4 $1 $11) 14... hxg4 $15 15. Bh4 Qd7 16. Nh2 $1 exd4 (16... Kh8 $1 $17 17. d5 Ne7) 17. Be2 $2 (17. cxd4 $11 Kh8 18. Bb5) 17... dxc3 $19 18. Nc4 (18. bxc3 $17 Ne5 19. Rb1) 18... cxb2 $19 19. Rb1 {[%CAl Re2g4]} Ne5 $2 (19... Qe6 $19 20. Nxg4 Qxe4 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 Re8) 20. Rxb2 $2 (20. Nxe5 $1 $15 dxe5 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Rxb2) 20... Ng6 $1 $19 21. Bg3 {[%CAl Rh2g4]} Nf6 22. Ne3 $2 (22. Re1) 22... Nxe4 $19 23. Nhxg4 (23. Bxg4 $142 f5 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Qd3) 23... f5 $19 24. Qd5+ Kg7 25. Bh2 Nc3 26. Qc4 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2612)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1 (32)}) (11... a4 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. h3 {[%CAl Oc4b5]} Nh5 14. Bh2 (14. d4 $11) 14... Ng7 (14... g4 $1 $15 15. hxg4 Bxg4) 15. Bb5 $11 Ne7 (15... Kh8 $11) 16. Bxa4 $16 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Bxf2 (17... Ng6 $14) 18. Qb3 $1 $16 Bb6 (18... Ba7 $16) 19. Nc4 $18 Ra6 (19... Kh7 $142 20. d4 f6 21. Nxb6 cxb6) 20. a4 $18 Qc8 (20... Ne6 $142 21. Qc2 Ng6) 21. Qa2 $2 (21. d4 $18) 21... Ba7 $14 22. Qb3 (22. d4 $14) 22... Ne6 (22... Bb6 $1 $11) 23. a5 Ng6 24. Qd1 (24. Bg1 $16) 24... b5 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rb5c4]} 25. axb6 Bxb6 26. Nxb6 {Mareco,S (2657)-Arjun,K (2513) Abu Dhabi 2022 ½-½ (32)} (26. Rxa6 $142 Qxa6 27. g3)) 12. b4 (12. Re1 $11) 12... Ne7 $1 $15 {[%csl Ge7][%CAl Gc6e7]} (12... Nh7 13. b5 (13. d4 $14) 13... Ne7 $15 14. d4 f6 (14... h5 $15) 15. Be2 (15. h3 $16) 15... Be6 (15... f5 $1 $14) 16. Nc4 (16. h3 $16) 16... Bb6 (16... h5 $1 $14) 17. Ne3 Qd7 (17... Kh8 $142) 18. a4 $16 h5 19. h3 $1 h4 (19... Rae8 $16) 20. Bh2 $18 Rfd8 21. Bc4 (21. Qc2 $18) 21... Bxc4 $16 22. Nxc4 Qe6 23. Qd3 Nf8 24. Kh1 (24. Rad1 $18) 24... Nfg6 (24... Nd7 $16 25. Rae1 Ng6) 25. Rad1 $18 Rh8 26. Ne3 Rhd8 27. Rfe1 {Supi,L (2576)-Caceres Benitez,A (2295) Florianopolis BRA 2026 1-0 (64)}) 13. d4 Nh5 14. dxe5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6][%CAl Gd8d6]} 17. Nxf7 (17. Ndf3 g4 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Nxf7 gxf3 20. Nxd6 Bg4 $19) (17. Nef3 $1 $11) 17... Qxg3 $17 18. Qh5 Ng8 19. Nf3 (19. Kh1 $17 Qf4 (19... Qxc3 20. f4 $18) 20. bxa5) 19... Bg4 $19 20. Qh2 Qxh2+ 21. Nxh2 (21. Kxh2 $17 Bxf3 (21... Rxf7 $2 22. Bxf7 Bxf3 23. Bxg8 $18) 22. gxf3) 21... Bh5 $1 {[%csl Gh5][%CAl Gg4h5]} 22. Ne5 Nf6 23. g4 (23. bxa5 Nxe4 24. Nhf3) 23... Rae8 $1 {[%csl Ge8][%CAl Ga8e8]} 24. gxh5 Rxe5 25. Rad1 (25. bxa5 $142 g4 (25... Rxe4 26. Bd3 $11) (25... Rxa5 26. Be6 $17) (25... Nxe4 26. Rad1 $17) (25... Nxh5 26. Rab1 $17) 26. Kg2) 25... axb4 (25... Nxh5 26. Rd7+ Kh8 27. Bf7 $15) 26. axb4 (26. cxb4 $142 Rxe4 (26... Nxh5 27. Rd7+ Kh8 28. Bf7 $11) 27. Bd5) 26... c6 $2 {[%csl Rc6,Gh5][%CAl Rc7c6,Gf6h5]} (26... Nxh5 27. Rd7+ Kh8 28. Bf7 $11) (26... Rxe4 $19 27. Bd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Rh4) 27. Kg2 $2 {[%csl Gf3,Rg2][%CAl Rg1g2,Gh2f3]} (27. Nf3 $17 Rxe4 28. Bb3) 27... Rxe4 (27... Nxe4 $2 28. Rd7+ Kh8 29. Ng4 $18 (29. Rxb7 Nd2 $18)) 28. Bb3 Rfe8 {[%CAl Oe8e7]} (28... Nxh5 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. Rxb7 $11) 29. Bc2 Rh4 {[%CAl Oe8e7]} 30. Bg6 $2 {[%csl Gf3,Rg6][%CAl Rc2g6,Gh2f3]} (30. Nf3 $17 Rg4+ (30... Rxh5 31. Rfe1 $15) 31. Kh1) 30... Re2 $1 {[%csl Ge2][%CAl Of6d5,Ge8e2]} 31. Rde1 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Nd5 (32... Nxh5 33. Bxh5 Rxh5 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rxb7 Bxf2 36. Rc7 $11) 33. Nf3 {[#]} Rc4 (33... Nf4+ 34. Kg1 Rg4+ 35. Kh1 $17) (33... Rg4+ $1 $19 34. Kf1 Rf4 (34... Nxc3 35. Re7+ Kf6 36. Rxb7 $16)) 34. b5 $2 {[%csl Rb5,Gf7][%CAl Rb4b5,Gg6f7]} Rxc3 $2 {[%csl Gb5,Rc3][%CAl Rc4c3,Gc6b5]} (34... Nxc3 35. bxc6 Rxc6 36. Re7+ Kf6 37. Rxb7 $11) (34... cxb5 $19 35. Rd1 Nf4+ (35... Nxc3 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. Rf7+ Ke6 38. Rxb7 $11) 36. Kg1 Rc7 (36... Rxc3 37. Rd7+ Kf6 38. Rf7+ Ke6 39. Rxb7 $19)) 35. bxc6 $15 bxc6 36. Be4 Nf4+ 37. Kf1 Nxh5 38. Bxc6 $2 {[%csl Rc6,Ge5][%CAl Re4c6,Gf3e5] [#]} Bxf2 $2 {[%csl Rf2,Gg4][%CAl Ra7f2,Gg5g4]} (38... Rxc6 39. Re7+ Kf6 40. Rxa7 $15) (38... g4 $1 $19 {[%CAl Rg4f3]} 39. Nd2 Bd4 (39... Rxc6 40. Re7+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 $17)) 39. Re7+ $1 $11 {[%csl Ge7][%CAl Ge1e7]} Kf8 (39... Kf6 $5 40. Rh7 $8 Ba7 $11) 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Re7+ $1 {[%csl Ge7][%CAl Ge8e7]} Kf6 (41... Kf8 $5 42. Re8+ $8 Kg7 43. Re7+ $11) 42. Rh7 Be3 43. Rxh6+ Kf5 44. Rxh5 Rxc6 45. Rxg5+ Kf4 $1 $15 {[%csl Gf4][%CAl Gf5f4]} 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Kd3 Rf2 48. Ng1 Rd2+ 49. Kc3 Rd1 50. Nh3+ Kf3 51. Rg8 Rd5 52. Ng1+ Kf2 53. Nh3+ Ke2 54. Rg3 Rc5+ 55. Kb4 Rc1 56. Kb3 Rc8 57. Kb4 Rf8 58. Kc3 Rc8+ 59. Kb3 1/2-1/2