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 14 · 15 Apr 2026

Divya Deshmukh — Assaubayeva

The Matchup

White
Divya DeshmukhCredit
🇮🇳IND
5th · 5.0

Divya Deshmukh

2478 Performance · 2.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLL½LL
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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½–½Draw
Black
Bibisara AssaubayevaCredit
🇰🇿KAZ
1st · 7.5

Bibisara Assaubayeva

2553 Performance

Last 5 games½W½WW
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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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 6: 0-1 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack
BlackAssaubayevaKAZ2516
WhiteDeshmukhIND2505
+2
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

Bxb7g2b7
-0.3835%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD35% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
No longer: Needs defense on bb7

Immediate impact

Nb5 is active (outpost)

Critical reply

Qxe5!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the g3 pawn

Rxg7d7g7
-1.707%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on Rg7
Threatening

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Qxg7!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses material on e5

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

Hard to spot

Nd6b5d6
+3.195%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD5% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Board structure
No longer: Outpost · Nb5

Immediate impact

Worse outposts for WhiteNf2 is active (king-zone pressure)