Vachier Lagrave Wojtaszek

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

The Matchup

White

Credit

🇫🇷FRA

6th · 11.5

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

2715 Performance · 4.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesL½L½½

World#22Elo2761Age35

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

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1–0White wins

Black

Credit

🇵🇱POL

7th · 10.0

Radoslaw Wojtaszek

2707 Performance · 6 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLWWLL

World#49Elo2612Age39

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 17: 0-1 · Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation. Read the annotated game →

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

English Opening: Agincourt Defense

BlackWojtaszekPOL2660

0:14

WhiteVachier-LagraveFRA2740

2:29

+4.0W

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

Rb4b7b4

+3.2429%

What changed

Attacking

Immediate impact

Critical reply

e5+!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Allows concrete threats

Check in the air: P on e5Weak pawns for White: f4, h4

Ra7b7a7

+4.0513%

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Rb1b7b1

+0.8721%