[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2741"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "105"] [GameId "2297117717987529"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,105,22,26,14,17,14,0,11,-22,0,-6,0,-27,-29,-7,0,-11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,18,-7,0,0,0,0,52,52,168,160,180,178,170,172,189,188,173,171,216,230,255,233,235,163,228,217,283,283,276,276,339,328,339,286,289,278,327,321,353,329,321,314,391,382,391,391,391,391,379,375,377,341,439,420,368,368,366,352,540,333,494,515,515,513,915,906,4133,2214,1835,1835]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:50] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 9. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:22] The position is equal.} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:50]} h4 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 11. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 12. Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 13. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 14. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:11:14]} (14. d5 $2 Qe7 15. O-O-O (15. d6 $2 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 cxd6 $19) 15... Nxe5 $19 (15... fxe5 $2 16. Nxg5 Nf6 17. Qd3 $19)) 14... Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:01:40] Black sacrificed a pawn} 15. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 16. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 17. f4 $40 {[%emt 0:00:15][%mdl 128] White is up to no good.} h3 {[%emt 0:21:34]} 18. Rd1 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:11:31][%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 18. g3 Qd7 19. f5 Qc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Ke2 Ke7 22. e4 Ba6+ 23. Kf3 {0-1 Schulenberg,H (2174)-Luca,A (2203) Mostert mem WS op-4 email 2006}) 18... Qe7 {[%emt 0:31:15]} 19. g3 {[%emt 0:05:09] [#]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:02:40]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:05:53] Prevents Qg6} 21. Rxf4+ {[%emt 0:07:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:08:23]} (21... Kg7 $1 $11) 22. Rdf1 $14 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:20] White stays focused until the end.} ({Better is} 22... Be6 $14 23. Rf6 Qh7 (23... Rxf6 24. Rxf6 Qh7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Rxe6 $18) 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxh6+ Kxh6 26. Rf6+ Kg5 27. Rxe6 Rd8) 23. Rf7 $18 {[%emt 0:08:11]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 24. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:27] White attacks} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Qf4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:22][%CAl Bf7g7,Bg7h7,Bh7g8,Bg8h8][%mdl 32] [#] Threatens to win with ...Rf8.} 26. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 28. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:09][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRR} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:47] Prevents e6} 29. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} ({Stronger than} 29. Qxc7 Rb6 30. Qc4+ Rf7 $11) 29... Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:04:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} (30... b6 31. Qd7 Rh7) 31. Qg5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:09:21]} 32. e6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 36. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rge7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} (37. Qxh3 Rxe6 (37... Ra8 $2 38. Qg4+ Rg7 39. Qh5 $18) 38. Qg4+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ Kg7) 37... Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 38. Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:03][%CAl Rh3h8]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 39. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qd4 Rd6 $14) 39... R8e7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 40. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Re4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 42. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:01:32]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 43. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:04:34] Hoping for Qf5+.} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 45. h4 {[%emt 0:01:33][%CAl Bh2h4,Bh4h5,Bh5h6][%mdl 32]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 46. Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rae5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 47. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} (47... Ke8 {was worth a try.} 48. Qg8+ Kd7) 48. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. e4 {[%emt 0:00:30] White is clearly winning.} b5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 50. h5 {[%emt 0:01:25]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (50... Rg5 $142 51. Kf4 Rg8 52. Qh7+ Rg7 53. Qf5+ Kg8) 51. h6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 52. Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 53. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:05] Weighted Error Value: White=0.23 (precise) /Black=0.49 Mistake: --- Black=5 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=2 Black=3 Best: --- Black=1} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2810"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2297117717987531"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,72,18,20,20,16,16,25,25,21,18,24,21,26,10,14,12,12,9,9,6,5,0,11,-1,3,0,0,0,0,-3,0,-9,4,0,18,7,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05] D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 7. Nge2 $146 {[%emt 0:00:38]} ({Predecessor:} 7. Bg3 Nf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Nf4 Nh5 12. Nxh5 Bxh5 13. Qb3 {1-0 Sevian,S (2694)-Svane,R (2625) Titled Tuesday intern op 08th Apr Late blitz 2025 (5)}) 7... Na6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 8. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:04:49] White has an edge.} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:04:42]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:07] The position is equal.} 12. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} b6 {[%emt 0:09:47]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:04:36]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} 14. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:27]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 15. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 16. Bb1 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 17. e4 {[%emt 0:05:36]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:06:07]} 18. Ncxe4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:05:24]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:06:42]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:25:25]} 21. Re3 {[%emt 0:03:49][%CAl Oe4f6] [#] Strongly threatening Nf6+!.} Kh8 {[%emt 0:14:30]} 22. a3 {[%emt 0:08:16]} Re7 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 23. Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:26]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 24. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 26. dxc5 {[%emt 0:09:32]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} bxc5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQN} 28. Ba2 {[%emt 0:11:15]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 29. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 30. Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 31. Kh2 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:09] [#]} (33. Kg1 $5 Qe1+ $8 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. Kg1 $11) 33... Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (35. Kg1 $5 Qe1+ $8 36. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 35... Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01] Threatening mate with Qc8+.} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:06] A balanced but interesting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless) OK: White=7 Black=7 Best: White=1 Black=3} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2297117717987533"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,80,8,8,-8,-8,0,0,0,0,0,18,14,15,14,18,27,28,22,18,17,18,18,32,21,19,19,28,23,23,23,22,22,27,19,27,0,0,2,2,0,4,1,6,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d5 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 8. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 9. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} f5 {[%emt 0:08:43]} 10. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 11. f3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:09]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Qb5 Qd6 12. Qa4 Be7 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. b4 Qf4 16. Qc2 Qh4 17. Qe2 {½-½ Kroencke,M (2034)-Welsch,D (1794) Erfurt op Seniors 29th 2019 (2)}) 11... exf3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 12. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:03]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:09:23]} g6 {[%emt 0:05:33]} 15. Nc2 {[%emt 0:15:50]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:10:44]} Rdf8 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 17. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:09:12]} 18. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Qh4 {[%emt 0:25:30]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:03:30]} 20. Bxf1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 21. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:08:53]} 22. Qf2 {[%emt 0:06:55]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:04:48] The position is equal.} 23. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:06]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 25. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 27. Nc2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} c4 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 28. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 29. g3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 30. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 31. Ke3 {[%emt 0:12:07]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 32. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:27]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 33. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 34. Bxf3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:06][%mdl 4096] Endgame KBB-KBB} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 35. a3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 36. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 38. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 39. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 40. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg5+ {[%emt 0:00:00] Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.02 (flawless) OK: White=11 Black=12 Best: White=2 ---} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C15"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2795"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2297117717987535"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,77,27,11,29,34,25,7,41,20,33,20,20,20,29,29,34,26,31,11,12,12,3,10,14,16,9,0,0,0,21,0,0,0,0,0,11,8,33,37,36,18,57,0,0,0,8,8,8,8,8,-2,-3,-1,-1,-6,18,18,18,18,27,27,27,8,18,0,27,0,18,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:07:51]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 6. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nbc6 {[%emt 0:00:03] C15: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Unusual White 4th moves.} 7. Bf4 {[%emt 0:08:48]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:08:40]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} e5 {[%emt 0:17:50]} 9. dxe5 {[%emt 0:11:02]} Qxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:08:36]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:05:51]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 13. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 14. Ng3 {[%emt 0:26:48]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:41][%CAl Bf5g6,Bg6f7,Bf7d5,Bd5c4,Bc4e2][%mdl 32]} 15. f4 $146 {[%emt 0:08:26]} ({Predecessor:} 15. b4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Bc3 Nc6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bc4 Rhe8 20. Be6+ Kb8 21. f4 {1-0 Kolla,B (1966)-Bivor,A (2140) Bhubaneswar op 16th 2025 (6)}) 15... N5c6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:07:40]} 17. Rhf1 {[%emt 0:06:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:08:51]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:04:55]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} h4 {[%emt 0:10:22]} 20. g4 {[%emt 0:07:41]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 21. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 22. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 23. g4 {[%emt 0:04:44]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:06:23]} (23... Bc4 $5) 24. Nc5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} N7c6 {[%emt 0:07:21]} 25. Bc3 {[%emt 0:04:18] Dodges Nd4} Rh2 {[%emt 0:15:21][%CAl Oh2e2]} 26. Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} (26. Ne6 $14 Bxe6 27. fxe6) 26... Bc4 $11 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 27. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 30. g5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 31. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 33. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Rxh1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxh1 {[%emt 0:00:03] KB-KB} 36. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bh1 {[%emt 0:00:09] Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 --- Inaccurate: --- Black=2 OK: White=7 Black=6} 1/2-1/2