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 11 · 8 May 2026

DudaWojtaszek

The Matchup

White
🇵🇱POL
3rd · 5.0

Jan-Krzysztof Duda

2731 Performance · 1.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½WL½½
World#14FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2743Age28

Poland's elite super-grandmaster and World Cup finalist, valued for deep preparation, resilient defense, and classical stamina in the sport's longest events.

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1–0White wins
Black
🇵🇱POL
6th · 3.5

Radoslaw Wojtaszek

2679 Performance · 3 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLL½½W
World#49FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2612Age39

A seasoned Polish grandmaster and longtime elite second, combining solid opening understanding with the calm technique to grind top round-robins.

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Head to head

Previous games in this event

Round 1: 1-0 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments


English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line
BlackWojtaszekPOL2660
WhiteDudaPOL2725
B
+0.3W

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.

Tempting traps

Nd2f3d2
-2.3711%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD11% would play this move

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

Threatening
Less active pieces for White

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Bd2e3d2
-0.5519%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD19% would play this move

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

Threatening
Less active pieces for White
b6Critical

Balanced endpoint

Bxc6b5c6
-0.1110%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD10% would play this move

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

Attacking
Defending
Threatening
Board structure
No longer: Outpost · Bb5
Worse outposts for WhiteBe3 is active
bxc6!Critical

Complex tradeoff

Black has doubled pawns on the c-fileBe6 is active (king-zone pressure)

White gets the main benefit, but white creates more concrete threats.

Hard to spot

Rhg1h1g1
+0.251%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD1% would play this move

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

Threatening
Rd8Critical

Balanced endpoint

Rhe1h1e1
+0.231%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD1% would play this move

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

Threatening
Less active pieces for White