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 12 · 12 Apr 2026

Divya DeshmukhTan

The Matchup

White
🇮🇳IND
4th · 5.0

Divya Deshmukh

2506 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 games½WLL½
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
🇨🇳CHN
5th · 4.0

Zhongyi Tan

2468 Performance · 3 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLL½½½
World#6FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2535Age34

China's former women's world champion, known for disciplined technique, deep opening homework, and the patient classical grind that keeps her in every title race.

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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 5: 1/2-1/2 · Queen's Gambit Declined. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky
BlackTanCHN2535
WhiteDeshmukhIND2505
B
M-16W

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

Rh5e5h5
-8.2326%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD26% would play this move

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

Allows White's Qxh5

Qh3h8h3
-6.1525%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD25% would play this move

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

Attacking
Board structure