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
+1
WhiteSindarovUZB2726
B
+0.0W

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

g3g2g3
-0.7337%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD37% would play this move

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

Threatening
Board structure

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

fxg5f4g5
-2.539%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD9% would play this move

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

Attacking
Threatening

Hard to spot

O-Oe1g1
+0.007%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% would play this move

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

Threatening
f5f4f5
-0.254%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD4% would play this move

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

Threatening