Elite chess explained, move by move
Dates
03 May — 10 May 2026
Location
Warsaw, PL
Field
10 players
Format
Round-robin
Time control
Rapid and blitz
Rounds
27 · 27 played
Decisive
66%
Avg. rating
2732

Round 10 · 7 May 2026

FedoseevVachier-Lagrave

The Matchup

White
SVN
3rd · 5.5

Vladimir Fedoseev

2774 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 games½WL½W
World#28FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2756Age31

A battle-hardened grandmaster with direct attacking instincts and years of experience at the world's sharpest team and individual events.

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0–1Black wins
Black
🇫🇷FRA
5th · 4.0

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

2707 Performance · 2.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½WW½L
World#22FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2761Age35

France's longtime super-GM and former world #2, famous for deep Sicilians, volcanic complications, and punishing preparation.

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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 9: 0-1 · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Trajkovic Counterattack. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


East Indian Defense
BlackVachier-LagraveFRA2740
WhiteFedoseevSVN2704
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

Nh4f3h4
-3.1227%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD27% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on bf5
More active pieces for White
Bc2Critical

Allows concrete threats

Piece eyes the king zone from d3

White gets the main benefit, but white ends up with the clearer outposts.

Ba3c1a3
-1.5418%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD18% would play this move

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

Skewers the knight on b4 with the pawn behind on e7

Nc2Critical

Allows concrete threats

Better outposts for White
cxd5c4d5
-1.4312%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD12% would play this move

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

Attacking

Hard to spot

Qb3d1b3
+0.006%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD6% would play this move

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

Attacking
Skewers the knight on b4 with the pawn behind on b7
More active pieces for White
Bb2c1b2
-0.346%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD6% would play this move

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

Threatening
More active pieces for White