[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2745"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "115"] [GameId "2297858542850109"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 19,114,39,39,0,0,0,0,0,0,20,4,0,0,0,3,-13,-2,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,10,75,75,67,76,74,74,68,68,64,58,63,72,92,72,95,94,96,107,98,103,119,82,137,114,117,110,111,121,130,130,131,126,117,76,109,8,18,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,13,64,64,74,161,8,25,8,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,69,69,69,69,69,8,8,8,8]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 8. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Nxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:26] E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 12. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 13. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 14. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Rab1 $146 {[%emt 0:00:14]} ({Predecessor:} 15. Rfb1 Rb6 16. Nd5 Rxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Qd6 18. Nc3 h6 19. Rb5 Rd8 20. Rc5 Bb7 21. f3 {0-1 Theodorou,N (2646)-Eljanov,P (2682) Bundesliga 2526 2025 (6.1)}) 15... Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 16. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:00:05][%CAl Bf1b1,Bb1b7,Bb7c7,Bc7c5][%mdl 32]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:14:04]} 18. Kf2 {[%emt 0:07:59]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:11:37]} 19. d5 {[%emt 0:08:39]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 20. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:06:00]} 21. Ne4 {[%emt 0:06:52]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 22. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e5 {[%emt 0:14:43]} 23. Qc5 {[%emt 0:11:24]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:11]} (23... Qxc5+ $11 24. Nxc5 Bc8) 24. Qxd5 $16 {[%emt 0:05:17]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:10][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. Black is a pawn up.} 25. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05] White is more active.} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 26. Rc5 {[%emt 0:04:16]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 27. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:13][%csl Ba6,Be6]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:13:03]} 30. Re7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 31. g4 {[%emt 0:05:14][%CAl Bg3g4,Bg4h5][%mdl 32]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 32. gxh5+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:09:34]} 34. Rc7 {[%emt 0:06:23]} Be6 {[%emt 0:12:16]} (34... Ra6 $142) 35. Kd2 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Rd6+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} 36. Kc2 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 37. Rc6 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 38. a4 {[%emt 0:11:51]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 39. Kb2 {[%emt 0:05:01]} Kxh5 {[%emt 0:08:17]} 40. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:07:58]} 42. Rc5 {[%emt 0:38:57]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 43. a5 {[%emt 0:00:06][%CAl Ba4a5,Ba5a6,Ba6a7][%mdl 32]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 44. a6 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 45. a7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 46. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:09] Repels Rc6} 47. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (47. Rxc4 Bxb5 (47... Kxe2 48. Rc7 $16) 48. Re4+ Kf2 49. Kxb5 Rxa7 $19) 47... Kxe2 {[%emt 0:06:11]} (47... Bxb5 $16 {was necessary.} 48. Kxb5 Ra1) 48. Nc3+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:55] [#]} (48. Rxc4 $2 {loses.} Bxb5 49. Kxb5 Rxa7 $19) ({Worse is} 48. Kxc4 Ra4+ 49. Kc5 Ra5 $14 (49... Kxf3 50. Nd6 $16)) ({Better is} 48. Rxg7 $18 Bxb5 49. Kxb5) 48... Kxf3 $11 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 49. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:05:20]} (49... f5 $11) 50. Re7 $14 {[%emt 0:07:45]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 51. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:06] KRN-KR} 52. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 53. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 54. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 55. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 56. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (56. Nd5 $14 Rb7+ 57. Kxc4) 56... Rxc5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 58. Ng4+ {[%emt 0:00:03] Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise) Mistake: White=2 Black=4 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=1 OK: White=6 Black=9 Best: White=3 ---} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "85"] [GameId "2297858542850111"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 19,84,37,34,17,30,37,32,30,22,29,28,23,29,25,32,15,19,35,33,24,50,50,58,58,61,41,47,42,52,48,57,58,67,67,75,68,79,67,70,78,73,77,74,50,57,33,28,33,37,44,32,37,39,20,27,21,21,22,20,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. Qa4 {[%emt 0:01:12] D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} h6 {[%emt 0:17:52]} 12. Rfd1 $146 {[%emt 0:02:09]} ({Predecessor:} 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Qc2 Na5 16. Qb1 Nc4 17. Nd4 b5 18. Bf3 {1-0 Cadena Montoya,G (2051)-Mateus,M (2144) Pan American Continental 2010 (9)}) 12... Qb6 {[%emt 0:07:14]} 13. Qb5 {[%emt 0:09:14] White is slightly better.} a6 {[%emt 0:08:31]} 14. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Na4 {[%emt 0:16:10]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 16. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 17. Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:11:12]} 18. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:12:26]} Ned7 {[%emt 0:07:15]} 20. Nd3 {[%emt 0:12:22]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:03:43] White is more active.} Ne8 {[%emt 0:02:35][%CAl Bf6e8,Be8d6,Bd6c4][%mdl 32]} 23. Kf2 {[%emt 0:08:56]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 24. g4 {[%emt 0:04:09]} g5 {[%emt 0:13:25] [#]} 25. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:16:34]} (25... Rab8 26. hxg5) 26. Rh1 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Nce5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 27. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 29. Kg3 {[%emt 0:07:38]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 30. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:03:15]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Rag8 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 32. fxg5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 34. Rxh8 {[%emt 0:07:49]} Rxh8 $14 {[%emt 0:00:02][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. White is a pawn up.} 35. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 37. Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:44] The position is equal.} 38. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 39. a4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 40. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rd4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 42. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 43. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:21] Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless) Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=7 Black=9} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2754"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "44"] [GameId "2297858542850113"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 23,43,16,17,10,26,25,15,25,43,43,40,21,45,0,14,-18,0,0,18,-8,0,0]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:13][%CAl Bc8d7,Bd7c6,Bc6d5,Bd5e4,Be4d3][%mdl 32]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 12. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:48][%CAl Bb8c6,Bc6b4,Bb4d3][%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 12...h6.} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:01:07] E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} h6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:43] A strong pair of Bishops.} 16. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 17. Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:06][%CAl Oc7c5]} 18. Nb3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:04]} ({Predecessor:} 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 c6 20. h4 Rc8 21. Rac1 Qe7 22. Nh2 h5 23. b3 b6 24. e4 {½-½ Chan,K (2274)-Eggleston,D (2345) Rilton Cup 52nd 2024 (4)}) 18... Be4 {[%emt 0:02:31] The position is equal.} 19. Rdc1 {[%emt 0:36:13]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:21:14]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:07:58]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Rdc1 {[%emt 0:05:34]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:29:39]} Nb4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.12 (very precise) Inaccurate: White=3 Black=1 OK: White=3 Black=1 Best: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2297858542850115"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,83,-2,0,0,0,0,0,-23,0,0,0,4,29,31,32,27,31,33,33,35,47,43,61,75,122,97,126,2,0,3,66,65,59,58,54,59,62,59,58,59,67,67,79,56,93,59,58,55,57,21,33,11,92,92,129,124,112,59,472,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 6. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:08] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 8. Qf3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:32]} ({Predecessor:} 8. Be3 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 10. a3 Nc7 11. f3 c5 12. b3 b6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 {½-½ Dzagnidze,N (2510)-Tan,Z (2513) Candidates (Women) 2019 (1)}) 8... c6 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na6 {[%emt 0:07:34]} 11. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:09:32]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 12. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:03:50][%CAl Bh1f1,Bf1e1,Be1e3][%mdl 32]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:05:26]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:14:39] Prevents Nc5} 16. Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:10:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:07:41] [#]} (16... h6 $142 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6) 17. Re3 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:13:38] aiming for Rae1.} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:10:08]} 18. Rae1 {[%emt 0:02:26]} (18. Qf5 $16 h6 19. Rd1) 18... h6 $11 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 19. Nd7 {[%emt 0:21:21]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:05:30]} (19... hxg5 $11 20. Rxe7 Rxe7 21. Rxe7 a4) 20. Rxe7 $14 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:07:18]} 21. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 22. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:26] The board is on fire.} Qb4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 23. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (24. Qxg5 $6 Qxb2 25. Rxa7 Bc4 $17 (25... Qxc3 26. Qf5 $11) (25... Qxc2 26. Qf4 $11)) 24... Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 25. Rc7 {[%emt 0:04:32][%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:39]} 26. Na4 $40 {[%emt 0:02:19][%CAl Bc3a4,Ba4b6,Bb6d7,Bd7e5][%mdl 160] White is up to no good.} Qb5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 27. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:51] Active counter play!} Qb4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 28. c3 {[%emt 0:08:41]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 29. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} ({Much weaker is} 29. Qxg5 Bb5 $11) 29... Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Nb6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (30... Qc5 $11 31. Rb7 Ba6) 31. Qe3 $16 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 32. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 33. Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:07]} Re8 $2 {[%emt 0:05:46][%mdl 8192]} (33... d4 $14 34. Qxd4 c5) 34. Qf3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} d4 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:01:08] The position is equal.} 35. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:00:26] [#] Intending Qh5 and mate.} Rf8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:42] and ...Bc4 would now be decisive} 36. Nh6+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:07][%csl Ga7][%CAl Re4h7]} Bd3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 39. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 40. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:00] Prevents Qg7+.} 41. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:04:14]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 42. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:04] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.26 (precise) Loses game: --- Black=1 Missed win: White=1 --- Mistake: White=1 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=13 Black=4 Best: --- Black=3 Strong: White=2 Black=3} 1/2-1/2