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
B
-0.3W

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.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Nf7e5f7
-0.2214%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD14% 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 rh6
Threatening
Board structure
No longer: Outpost · Ne5

Immediate impact

Worse outposts for WhiteBa6 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

Rf6Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Claims a lasting outpost

Black has holes on a8, b7, b8, c7
Qc2b3c2
-0.497%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD7% 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

Ba6 is active (king-zone pressure)

Hard to spot

b5b4b5
+0.500%

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

Ne5 is active (outpost, king-zone pressure)
Nxc6e5c6
+0.305%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD5% 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 be7
Threatening
Board structure
No longer: Outpost · Ne5

Immediate impact

Worse outposts for White

Critical reply

Rxc6!Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

Rook on c6 uses the open c-fileRook on c6 uses the open c-file

White gets the main benefit, but white's material balance worsens by 3.20 pawns.

Rc2d2c2
+0.005%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD5% would play this move

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

What changed

Attacking

Immediate impact

Ne5 is active (outpost, king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

c5Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Black king under attack