Elite chess explained, move by move
Dates
12 May — 24 May 2026
Location
Bucharest, RO
Field
10 players
Format
Round-robin
Time control
Classical
Rounds
9 · 9 played
Decisive
36%
Avg. rating
2744

Round 2 · 14 May 2026

KeymerDeac

The Matchup

White
🇩🇪GER
1st · 0.5

Vincent Keymer

2754 Performance

Last 5 games½
World#4FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2759Age21

Germany's standard-bearer and fresh super-tournament winner, blending modern opening depth with patient technique and growing endgame confidence.

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1–0White wins
Black
🇷🇴ROU
1st · 0.5

Bogdan-Daniel Deac

2776 Performance

Last 5 games½
World#60FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2650Age37

A Romanian grandmaster with pragmatic classical instincts and the steady technique to grind elite round-robins.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
BlackDeacROU2655
+2
WhiteKeymerGER2767
B
+2.6W

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

cxd5c6d5
+2.7277%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD77% would play this move

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

Attacking
Threatening
c6Critical

Allows concrete threats

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Ne5d7e5
+4.825%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD5% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Threatening

Hard to spot

Bg5e7g5
+1.032%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD2% would play this move

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

Attacking
Threatening
Qa4a8a4
+1.390%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD0% would play this move

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

Attacking
Threatening
Board structure
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