- Dates
- 17 Jan — 28 Jan 2026
- Location
- Wijk aan Zee, NL
- Field
- 14 players
- Format
- Round-robin
- Time control
- Classical
- Rounds
- 13 · 13 played
- Decisive
- 45%
- Avg. rating
- 2725
Round 1 · 18 Jan 2026
Sindarov — Gukesh D
The Matchup
White
½–½Draw
Black
🇮🇳IND
1st · 0.0
Gukesh D
Last 5 games
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.
Head to head
Classical over-the-board (indexed)
Lifetime FIDE classical score unavailable (missing FIDE ID or cache not warmed).
Key Moments
BlackDIND2732
WhiteSindarovUZB2726
B
-6.0W
Other lines considered
From the crossroads before this move — engine and player perspectives.
Tempting traps
Ra4+
a1a4-1.0814%
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
Threatening
Immediate impact
Ne4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Critical reply
Kb3Critical
Critical line
After critical line
Complex tradeoff
Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.
Rc2+
d2c2-1.178%
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
Threatening
Immediate impact
Ne4 is active (king-zone pressure)
Critical reply
Kb3Critical
Critical line
After critical line
Complex tradeoff
Black gets the main benefit, but white's king faces more checks and king-zone pressure.