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
46%
Avg. rating
2520

Round 10 · 9 Apr 2026

Divya DeshmukhGoryachkina

The Matchup

White
🇮🇳IND
3rd · 4.5

Divya Deshmukh

2517 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 games½W½WL
World#12FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2497Age20

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.

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0–1Black wins
Black
🇫🇯FID
4th · 4.0

Aleksandra Goryachkina

2494 Performance · 1.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½L½
World#7FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2534Age27

Two-time Candidates finalist and former women's world championship challenger, prized for deep preparation, relentless endgame technique, and grinding classical pressure.

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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 3: 1/2-1/2 · Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation
BlackGoryachkinaFID2534
WhiteDeshmukhIND2505
B
-3.4W

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

Na5+c4a5
-5.2718%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD18% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on bb3No longer: Needs defense on Pb6
Kxb6!Critical

Allows concrete threats

Kg4g3g4
-4.4611%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD11% would play this move

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

Defending
Needs defense on pg5
Threatening
Bxc4!Critical

Loses the b6 pawn

Bc4 is activeBc4 is active

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Ne5+c4e5
-0.0242%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD42% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
No longer: Needs defense on Pb6
Ne5 is active (king-zone pressure)

Hard to spot

b7b6b7
-0.364%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD4% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
No longer: Needs defense on Pb6
Ne3c4e3
-0.397%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
No longer: Needs defense on Pb6