Elite chess explained, move by move
Dates
24 Feb — 06 Mar 2026
Location
Prague, CZ
Field
10 players
Format
Round-robin
Time control
Classical
Rounds
9 · 9 played
Decisive
51%
Avg. rating
2710

Round 9 · 5 Mar 2026

Anton Guijarro — Gukesh D

The Matchup

White
David Anton GuijarroCredit
5th · 3.5

David Anton Guijarro

2686 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 games½W½LL
World#51FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2666

Grandmaster rated 2648 on the FIDE classical list — a regular in top round-robins and match events.

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0–1Black wins
Black
Gukesh DCredit
🇮🇳IND
6th · 2.5

Gukesh D

2636 Performance · 3 behind leader

Last 5 games½LL½½
World#10FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2754Age19

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

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation
BlackDIND2732
WhiteGuijarro2648
+1
B
-8.8W

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.

Rxc5c1c5
-6.5757%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD57% 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

Critical reply

Bxh3!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses material

Open file near the Black king: h1 checking resource
Kg1h1g1
-7.7713%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD13% would play this move

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

What changed

Defending
Threatening

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Bxh3!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses the g2 pawn

Open file near the Black king: hBlack has holes on a7, a8, b7, b8

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

Hard to spot

Ra1c1a1
-7.000%

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

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Bxh3!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

White gets the main benefit, but white's material balance worsens by 2.20 pawns.