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 4 · 4 May 2026

Gukesh D — Wojtaszek

The Matchup

White
Gukesh DCredit
🇮🇳IND
2nd · 1.5

Gukesh D

2746 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½LW
World#10FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2682Age19

India's reigning world champion, combining lightning calculation with resolute classical play in the sport's highest-pressure moments.

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0–1Black wins
Black
Radoslaw WojtaszekCredit
🇵🇱POL
4th · 0.0

Radoslaw Wojtaszek

2556 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLLL
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

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

King's Pawn Game: Leonardis Variation
BlackWojtaszekPOL2660
WhiteDIND2732
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.

Tempting traps

Nxd4c2d4
-2.1783%

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
Defending
Threatening
Board structure
No longer: Outpost · Nd4

Immediate impact

Rook on e1 uses the open e-file

Critical reply

cxd4!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses material on e3

Ne4 is active (king-zone pressure)Ne4 is active (king-zone pressure)

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Bxe4g2e4
-2.244%

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
Threatening

Immediate impact

Be4 is active (king-zone pressure)
b4b2b4
-3.233%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD3% would play this move

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

What changed

Board structure

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Nc3Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Black king under attack

White controls d4, e4, d5

Hard to spot

a4a2a4
-1.380%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD0% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Board structure

Immediate impact