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 3 · 31 Mar 2026

Caruana — Wei

The Matchup

White
Fabiano CaruanaCredit
🇺🇸USA
3rd · 7.5

Fabiano Caruana

2.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½W
Elo2795

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1–0White wins
Black
Yi WeiCredit
🇨🇳CHN
4th · 7.0

Yi Wei

3 behind leader

Last 5 games½½W½
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Key Moments

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
BlackWeiCHN2754
WhiteCaruanaUSA2795
+2
B
+3.0W

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.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Nf6d7f6
+1.2714%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD14% 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

Bh3 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

d4Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Allows concrete threats

Less active pieces for BlackBlack controls d4, e4, d5, e5
Qc7d8c7
+0.849%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD9% 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

Bh3 is active (king-zone pressure)