Jon Speelman looks back at the Samarkand Olympiad through a selection of short decisive games from the open section. From nearly 9,000 games played across the event, he filters out miniatures of 25 moves or fewer involving at least one player rated above 2500 - then selects a group of the most striking and entertaining examples! | Pictured: Ukrainian GM Igor Kovalenko (he played 15.Nb1! in the diagrammed position, trapping his opponent's queen) | Photo: Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE