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 7 · 5 Apr 2026

Praggnanandhaa R — Caruana

The Matchup

White
Praggnanandhaa RCredit
🇮🇳IND
7th · 6.0

Praggnanandhaa R

4 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½½
Elo2741

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½–½Draw
Black
Fabiano CaruanaCredit
🇺🇸USA
3rd · 7.5

Fabiano Caruana

2.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½W
Elo2795

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Key Moments

Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack
BlackCaruanaUSA2795
WhiteRIND2741
B
+0.1W

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

Bxe5f4e5
-2.9969%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD69% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Threatening
Board structure

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Nxe5!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Allows concrete threats

Worse outposts for WhiteBlack king is exposed
dxe5d4e5
-3.5112%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD12% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Threatening

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Qb6+!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

White gets the main benefit, but white creates more concrete threats.