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 13 · 14 Apr 2026

Assaubayeva — Muzychuk

The Matchup

White
Bibisara AssaubayevaCredit
🇰🇿KAZ
2nd · 6.5

Bibisara Assaubayeva

2539 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½W½W
World#9FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2516Age22

Kazakhstan's world rapid champion and 2026 Candidates runner-up, bringing fearless initiative, speedy calculation, and elite practical instincts.

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1–0White wins
Black
Anna MuzychukCredit
🇺🇦UKR
2nd · 6.5

Anna Muzychuk

2532 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesL½½½½
World#8FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2522Age36

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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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 7: 1/2-1/2 · Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation
BlackMuzychukUKR2522
WhiteAssaubayevaKAZ2516
B
+0.8W

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.

cxd5c6d5
+0.5150%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD50% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending

Immediate impact

Qxe2+e7e2
+0.6120%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD20% 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

More active pieces for Black

Critical reply

Bxe2!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

Less active pieces for BlackOpen file near the Black king: e

Black gets the main benefit, but black creates more concrete threats.