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 8 · 20 May 2026

Deac — Giri

The Matchup

White
Bogdan-Daniel DeacCredit
🇷🇴ROU
4th · 2.5

Bogdan-Daniel Deac

2695 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 gamesL½½½½
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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1–0White wins
Black
Anish GiriCredit
🇳🇱NED
2nd · 4.0

Anish Giri

2784 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesW½½½½
World#8FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2767Age31

Dutch chess's perennial contender, valued for creative opening ideas, rapid adaptation, and razor-sharp theoretical preparation.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line
BlackGiriNED2760
WhiteDeacROU2655
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.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Bxg2b7g2
-0.2283%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD83% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Threatening

Immediate impact

Bg2 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

Kxg2!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the n on c5

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

Rxd4d8d4
+0.0010%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD10% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Threatening

Immediate impact

Bb7 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

exd4!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

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

Nb3c5b3
+4.074%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD4% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Threatening
Board structure

Immediate impact