Wojtaszek Vachier Lagrave

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

🇵🇱POL

5th · 1.0

Radoslaw Wojtaszek

2638 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLLLW

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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½–½Draw

Black

Credit

🇫🇷FRA

5th · 1.0

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

2647 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLL½½

World#22Elo2761Age35

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

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation

BlackVachier-LagraveFRA2740

26:47

WhiteWojtaszekPOL2660

24:01

+0.0W

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

Rxg6+g7g6

-6.3226%

What changed

Attacking

Defending

Board structure

Immediate impact

Bd4 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

Rxd4!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the R on g6

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

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Rxa7+g7a7

-0.1027%