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 6 · 4 Apr 2026

Assaubayeva — Divya Deshmukh

The Matchup

White
Bibisara AssaubayevaCredit
🇰🇿KAZ
2nd · 2.5

Bibisara Assaubayeva

2525 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½W½L
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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0–1Black wins
Black
Divya DeshmukhCredit
🇮🇳IND
3rd · 2.0

Divya Deshmukh

2488 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 games½½½L½
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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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Yugoslav Variation
BlackDeshmukhIND2505
+2
WhiteAssaubayevaKAZ2516
B
-7.5W

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

Qd3d2d3
-7.4330%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD30% would play this move

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

What changed

Threatening

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Qxg3+!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Qf2d2f2
-4.9737%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD37% would play this move

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

What changed

Defending

Immediate impact

Rook on g8 uses the semi_open g-file
Qe1d2e1
-5.7511%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD11% would play this move

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

What changed

Threatening

Immediate impact

Rook on g8 uses the semi_open g-file

Critical reply

Qf4Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Creates concrete threats