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 5 · 3 Apr 2026

Lagno — Assaubayeva

The Matchup

White
Kateryna LagnoCredit
🇫🇯FID
2nd · 2.0

Kateryna Lagno

2542 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½WL
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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1–0White wins
Black
Bibisara AssaubayevaCredit
🇰🇿KAZ
1st · 2.5

Bibisara Assaubayeva

2579 Performance

Last 5 games½½W½
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

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
BlackAssaubayevaKAZ2516
WhiteLagnoFID2508
B
+0.2W

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.

Ng4f6g4
+0.6251%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD51% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Skewers the knight on c3 with the pawn behind on b2

Immediate impact

Ng4 is active (king-zone pressure)
a5a7a5
+0.277%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% would play this move

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

What this move did

Black has holes on a7

Critical reply

a4Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Balanced endpoint

Hard to spot

Qc7d8c7
+0.350%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD0% would play this move

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

What changed

Board structure

Immediate impact

More active pieces for Black