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
+2
B
+3.3W

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

Nf4d5f4
+2.0017%

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 nb4Needs defense on Be2
Threatening
Board structure
Outpost · Nf4

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Nc5Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Nxc3+d5c3
+0.8513%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD13% 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 Be2Needs defense on Rd1
Threatening
Board structure
Outpost · Nb4

Immediate impact

Nb4 is active (outpost, king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

bxc3!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the a5 pawn