Round 1 · 29 Mar 2026
India's Women's World Cup champion and fast-rising grandmaster, pairing fearless opening ambition with the tactical nerve to challenge the world's best.
Former women's world champion and a perennial Candidates presence, combining creative complications with elite rapid instincts built over two decades at the top.
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From the crossroads before this move — engine and player perspectives.
Playable moves worth considering here.
c8d7MAIA 2200
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
Loses the c7 pawn
Black gets the main benefit, but black creates more concrete threats.
f8e7MAIA 2200
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
Allows concrete threats
b4c2MAIA 2200
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.
Allows concrete threats
Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.
a7a5MAIA 2200
The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.