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 7 · 29 May 2026

Gukesh D — Carlsen

The Matchup

White
Gukesh DCredit
🇮🇳IND
4th · 3.5

Gukesh D

3027 Performance · 4 behind leader

Last 5 gamesA½½
World#10FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2732Age20

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
Magnus CarlsenCredit
🇳🇴NOR
6th · 1.5

Magnus Carlsen

2754 Performance · 6 behind leader

Last 5 gamesLAL
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)

D WinsDrawsCarlsen Wins

Source: FIDE

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Key Moments

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
BlackCarlsenNOR2841
WhiteDIND2732
B
+0.1W

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.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Bh4g5h4
+0.1682%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD82% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending

Immediate impact

Bxf6g5f6
-0.0317%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD17% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Threatening

Immediate impact

Bf6 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

Qxf6!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

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

Bf4g5f4
-5.190%

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
Skewers the queen on d6 with the knight behind on b8
Defending
Needs defense on qd6
Threatening

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Qxf4!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the d4 pawn

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