Elite chess explained, move by move
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 2 · 19 Jan 2026

Abdusattorov — Praggnanandhaa R

The Matchup

White
Nodirbek AbdusattorovCredit
🇺🇿UZB
2nd · 0.5

Nodirbek Abdusattorov

2669 Performance · 0.5 behind leader

Last 5 games½
World#5FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2751Age21

Uzbekistan's world rapid champion and Wijk aan Zee breakthrough winner, blending fearless calculation with patience in long classical fights.

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1–0White wins
Black
Praggnanandhaa RCredit
🇮🇳IND
3rd · 0.0

Praggnanandhaa R

2575 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 gamesL
World#13FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2758Age20

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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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
BlackRIND2735
WhiteAbdusattorovUZB2751
+1
B
+1.3W

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.

Tempting traps

Re2+a2e2
+1.2921%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD21% would play this move

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

What changed

Threatening

Immediate impact

Rook on e2 uses the open e-file

Critical reply

Re3Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Allows concrete threats

Open file near the Black king: eBlack controls e5

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Ke6f6e6
+0.118%

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

Rook on a2 uses the open a-file

Hard to spot

Ke7f6e7
+0.470%

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

Threatening

Immediate impact

Rook on a2 uses the open a-file
Ra8a2a8
+0.540%

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

Threatening
Board structure

Immediate impact