- Dates
- 28 Mar — 16 Apr 2026
- Location
- Paphos, CY
- Field
- 8 players
- Format
- Double round-robin
- Time control
- Classical
- Rounds
- 14 · 14 played
- Decisive
- 32%
- Avg. rating
- 2749
Round 1 · 29 Mar 2026
Sindarov — Esipenko
The Matchup
White
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1–0White wins
Black
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🇷🇺RUS
1st · 0.0
Andrey Esipenko
Last 5 games
World#33FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2698Age24
A direct, tactical Russian grandmaster with a gift for turning small opening edges into sharp, double-edged battles.
Head to head
Classical over-the-board (indexed)
Lifetime FIDE classical score unavailable (missing FIDE ID or cache not warmed).
Key Moments
BlackEsipenkoRUS2681
WhiteSindarovUZB2726
+1
B
+8.8W
Other lines considered
From the crossroads before this move — engine and player perspectives.
Tempting traps
Be6+
d7e6+2.2630%
MAIA 2200
PLAYER LIKELIHOOD30% would play this move
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
What changed
Threatening
Board structure
Immediate impact
Be6 is active (king-zone pressure)
Critical reply
Nxe6!Critical
Critical line
After critical line
White king gets exposed
Be8
d7e8+0.5729%
MAIA 2200
PLAYER LIKELIHOOD29% would play this move
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
What changed
Attacking
Threatening
Immediate impact
Fewer concrete threats for White
Critical reply
Qe7Critical
Critical line
After critical line
White king gets exposed
Nd4 is active (king-zone pressure)Nd4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Qe8+
g6e8+5.1516%
MAIA 2200
PLAYER LIKELIHOOD16% would play this move
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
What changed
Attacking
Threatening
Board structure
Immediate impact
Bd7 is activeFewer concrete threats for White
Critical reply
Qf8Critical
Critical line
After critical line
Creates concrete threats
Ba7 is active (king-zone pressure)White has holes on a2, a3, b2, b3