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 3 · 15 May 2026

DeacVan Foreest

The Matchup

White
🇷🇴ROU
3rd · 0.5

Bogdan-Daniel Deac

2668 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 games½L
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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0–1Black wins
Black
🇳🇱NED
2nd · 1.0

Jorden Van Foreest

2771 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½½
World#19FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2735Age27

A Dutch champion with bold opening ideas and the competitive streak that thrives in the sharp atmosphere of Wijk aan Zee and Bucharest.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


English Opening: King's English Variation
BlackForeestNED2705
+6
WhiteDeacROU2655
B
-2.9W

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

Rxe3e4e3
+3.7014%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD14% would play this move

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

Attacking
Threatening
Bc4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Rxg7!Critical

Loses the h7 pawn

Black gets the main benefit, but black creates more concrete threats.

Bh4f6h4
+2.1711%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD11% would play this move

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

Threatening
Bc4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Rxg7!Critical

Loses the r on e4

Hard to spot

Rf4+e4f4
-3.845%

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
Bc4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Bxf4!Critical

Loses piece activity