Elite chess explained, move by move
Dates
25 May — 05 Jun 2026
Location
Oslo, NO
Field
6 players
Format
Round-robin + Armageddon tiebreak
Time control
Classical
Rounds
10 · 10 played
Decisive
50%
Avg. rating
2765

Round 5 · 28 May 2026

Praggnanandhaa R — Carlsen

The Matchup

White
Praggnanandhaa RCredit
🇮🇳IND
4th · 1.5

Praggnanandhaa R

2856 Performance · 4.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesAL
World#13FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2735Age20

India's young super-GM, combining deep calculation with fearless classical play and the tactical nerve that makes every armageddon tiebreak feel winnable.

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1–0White wins
Black
Magnus CarlsenCredit
🇳🇴NOR
4th · 1.5

Magnus Carlsen

2863 Performance · 4.5 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLA
World#1FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2841Age35

The highest-rated player in history, famous for squeezing wins from level positions and making endgames feel inevitable.

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Head to head

Classical OTB (lifetime FIDE)

R WinsDrawsCarlsen Wins

Source: FIDE

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Key Moments

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
BlackCarlsenNOR2841
WhiteRIND2735
B
+0.5W

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

g4g2g4
-0.2820%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD20% would play this move

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

What this move did

White has holes on f3, g2, h3

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Ba2c4a2
+0.2812%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD12% would play this move

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

What changed

Threatening

Immediate impact

Less active pieces for White

Hard to spot

Nxc6d4c6
+0.388%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD8% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on qd8Needs defense on Nc6
Threatening
Board structure

Immediate impact

Nc6 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

bxc6!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses material

White controls e4, d5, e5White king is more exposed

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