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 4 · 1 Apr 2026

Divya Deshmukh — Zhu

The Matchup

White
Divya DeshmukhCredit
🇮🇳IND
2nd · 1.5

Divya Deshmukh

2509 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½
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
Jiner ZhuCredit
🇨🇳CHN
3rd · 1.0

Jiner Zhu

2453 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 games½½L
World#2FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2578Age23

China's top-seeded grandmaster and former girl's world champion, valued for imaginative opening play and the initiative to stir complications against elite opponents.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
BlackZhuCHN2578
+1
WhiteDeshmukhIND2505
B
-1.8W

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.

Tempting traps

Nf4g2f4
-4.5656%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD56% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Threatening

Immediate impact

Rook on e1 uses the open e-file

Critical reply

Nxf4!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the d4 pawn

Bc3d2c3
-1.5117%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD17% 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 Bc3
Threatening

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Be3d2e3
-1.918%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD8% 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

Less active pieces for White

Hard to spot

Rxe6e1e6
-0.283%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD3% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Threatening

Immediate impact

Rook on e6 uses the open e-file

Critical reply

Qxe6!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

White gets the main benefit, but white's material balance worsens by 5.00 pawns.