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 3 · 31 Mar 2026

TanLagno

The Matchup

White
🇨🇳CHN
1st · 1.0

Zhongyi Tan

2550 Performance

Last 5 games½½
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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0–1Black wins
Black
🇫🇯FID
1st · 1.0

Kateryna Lagno

2556 Performance

Last 5 games½½
World#10FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2508Age36

A battle-tested Candidates veteran and former European women's champion, blending solid classical foundations with sharp practical fighting instinct.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation
BlackLagnoFID2508
WhiteTanCHN2535
+1
B
+1.1W

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

g5g7g5
+2.6914%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD14% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on Bh4
Threatening
Board structure
Nxg5!Critical

Complex tradeoff

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Nbd5b4d5
+0.2931%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD31% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Threatening
Bg4c8g4
+0.4119%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD19% would play this move

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

Attacking
Board structure

Hard to spot

Be6c8e6
+0.127%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% would play this move

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

Attacking
Skewers the bishop on c4 with the pawn behind on a2
Defending
Threatening
Board structure
Less active pieces for Black
Ba5b6a5
+0.511%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD1% would play this move

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

Threatening