Elite chess explained, move by move
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 10 · 9 Apr 2026

SindarovPraggnanandhaa R

The Matchup

White
🇺🇿UZB
1st · 7.0

Javokhir Sindarov

2849 Performance

Last 5 gamesWW½½½
World#12FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2745Age20

A young Uzbek grandmaster with sharp opening confidence and a direct, resourceful approach to dynamic positions.

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1–0White wins
Black
🇮🇳IND
4th · 4.0

Praggnanandhaa R

2729 Performance · 3 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½L½
World#13FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2741Age20

India's young super-GM, combining deep calculation with fearless classical play and the tactical nerve that makes every armageddon tiebreak feel winnable.

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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 3: 0-1 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack, Main Line. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation
BlackRIND2735
WhiteSindarovUZB2726
+1
B
+5.7W

Classical factors on this position

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Checks, captures, and threats for the side to move

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The Moves

Other lines considered

From the crossroads before this move — engine and player perspectives.

Tempting traps

Rxe4e5e4
+5.3364%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD64% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

Defending
Threatening
Rook on e4 uses the open e-file
Qh7+!Critical

Allows concrete threats

Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Ke6f7e6
+4.8117%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD17% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

Threatening
Re8e7e8
+4.615%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD5% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

Attacking
Threatening
Rook on e5 uses the semi_open e-file
Qh7+!Critical

Allows concrete threats

Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.

Hard to spot

R7e6e7e6
+4.702%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD2% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

Threatening
Rook on e5 uses the semi_open e-file
Rg5e5g5
+5.042%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD2% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

Threatening