[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2741"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "91"] [GameId "2293486523957272"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 15,90,0,18,0,-7,0,6,1,6,-18,0,-35,-33,-29,-20,-26,-20,-26,-24,-26,6,0,0,0,0,-11,-8,-18,-12,-12,-19,-42,-39,-42,-36,-36,-44,-36,-19,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-54,-54,-54,-54,-54,-54,-54,-48,-54,-54,-54,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,-53,0,0,0,-53,-53,-53,-53]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:34]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:07:32] C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:57]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:12:18]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 11. exf6 {[%emt 0:22:13] The position is equal.} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 12. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} ({And not} 12. dxc5 d4 13. Bf2 dxc3 14. bxc3 Qd5 $19) 12... b6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (12... c4 $5 13. Be2 $8 Bb4 $11) 13. Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:42]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:09:56]} 14. Rae1 $146 {[%emt 0:08:58]} ({Predecessor:} 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rae1 c4 16. Be2 b5 17. Bf3 b4 18. Ne2 {0-1 Heyn,W (1972)-Ress,J (2156) SA-2013-0-00348}) 14... Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 15. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 17. Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:45][%CAl Of4f5]} Raf7 {[%emt 0:05:45]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:13:15]} c4 {[%emt 0:36:09]} 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:11]} Bb4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:09:21][%CAl Rf5e6]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:12:27]} 21. fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 22. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:15] [#] Black must now prevent Bg4.} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 24. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 25. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Re7 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 27. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:22] Opposite bishops and equal position} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:34] Prevents Qg5.} 28. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:23] Successful Defense Black} 29. Qxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxf7 $15 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 31. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. a3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 36. h3 {[%emt 0:03:36]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 37. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 38. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 39. h4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 40. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 42. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (42... Bf5 $15) 43. Bd8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 44. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (44. Kf4 $11) 44... Kf2 $15 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 45. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:04] Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=5 Black=5 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2293486525231130"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,84,22,22,14,20,19,20,12,27,25,33,28,32,16,19,17,29,5,7,5,39,38,81,55,54,56,50,51,54,52,57,52,50,44,69,17,16,20,19,20,20,20,23,23,33,20,34,40,30,25,25,20,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,33,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:20] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} c6 {[%emt 0:03:06] Prevents Nd5.} 7. f3 {[%emt 0:06:52]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:55][%CAl Bc8f5,Bf5h7,Bh7g6][%mdl 32]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Qxe2+ {[%emt 0:01:59]} 10. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 11. Na3 $146 {[%emt 0:04:10]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Kf2 Nbd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. Nd2 d5 14. Nf1 Bd6 15. Ng3 Bc2 16. Bd2 Nf8 17. Rac1 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 {1-0 Sivuk,V (2514)-Kacharava,N (2424) EU-ch 20th Skopje 2019 (8)}) 11... Na6 {[%emt 0:05:58][%CAl Bb8a6,Ba6c7,Bc7e6][%mdl 32]} 12. Nc4 {[%emt 0:09:18]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 13. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:18:54]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 15. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:08:39]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:06:40]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 17. Nh3 {[%emt 0:01:41][%CAl Od4d5]} d5 {[%emt 0:08:59]} 18. Ng5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:13][%CAl Be2f1,Bf1h3,Bh3f5,Bf5c2][%mdl 32]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:08:22]} 20. Bh3 {[%emt 0:12:56]} Nhxg5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 21. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 22. Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} ({Better is} 22. Ng2 $14) 22... Bxf5 $11 {[%emt 0:04:49]} 23. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Bc2 {[%emt 0:04:14]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:10:20]} 25. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:32][%CAl Bc1e3,Be3f2,Bf2e1,Be1d2][%mdl 32]} Re7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 26. Rae1 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:06:05]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 28. Kf3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 29. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Bxe1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:05:42]} 31. g4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 32. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 34. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 35. Bxf5+ {[%emt 0:01:36]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:04] The position is equal.} 36. g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:09][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. White is a pawn up.} Ke6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Rh6 {[%emt 0:09:40]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 40. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 42. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:05] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.05 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 --- Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=9 Black=10 Best: White=1 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2795"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2293486525231132"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,60,14,18,19,16,0,52,38,34,10,10,10,24,20,12,7,15,25,7,13,13,6,59,6,12,12,10,11,10,12,12,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:01:11] D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3.} b6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:01:18]} a5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (7... Ba6 $11) ({Predecessor:} 7... Qf6 8. Nxc4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Na3 Ne7 11. Nc2 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 O-O 13. O-O e5 {½-½ Matlakov,M (2602)-Aronian,L (2756) Wch Rapid op 2025 (12)}) 8. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07] White is slightly better.} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Nba3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:17:34]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. Nxa3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:01:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:28] Not much happening anymore} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 14. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:15:33]} 15. Bc3 {[%emt 0:12:36]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:18:47]} (15... cxd4 $11 16. Qxd4 Nf5) 16. Nb5 {[%emt 0:17:03]} (16. d5 $1 $14) 16... Bxb5 $11 {[%emt 0:11:12] The position is equal.} 17. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 18. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 21. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:08:32]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Rd6 {[%emt 0:08:51]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 25. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 26. f4 {[%emt 0:17:14]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.08 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=4 Black=13} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2810"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "101"] [GameId "2293486525231134"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 15,100,28,26,35,28,28,31,32,39,24,52,32,40,53,48,45,74,56,48,40,22,29,39,31,24,35,24,31,52,52,94,91,87,97,81,93,80,80,112,60,68,65,65,67,59,29,32,29,60,70,65,63,64,35,33,44,172,161,157,164,165,165,171,155,165,95,129,95,103,90,89,118,83,83,83,86,108,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:07:28]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:04:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:12:20]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:10:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:44]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:03:44] D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 10. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:01:21] White is slightly better.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 12. h3 $146 {[%emt 0:01:29]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. h3 Rb8 14. Qc2 Bc5 15. Ne2 Bb6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Be7 {½-½ Javakhishvili,L (2451)-Muzychuk,A (2525) Tbilisi FIDE GP (Women) 2024 (9)}) 12... Ba6 {[%emt 0:33:20]} 13. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 15. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. Qc3 {[%emt 0:13:41]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 17. Nd2 {[%emt 0:10:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:14:06]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 19. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 20. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Rac1 {[%emt 0:07:58]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:04:57]} 22. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 24. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:03:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:25]} 26. Rc2 {[%emt 0:02:29]} g6 {[%emt 0:06:14]} 27. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} (27. Bf1 $16) 27... Qd8 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 28. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:35][%CAl Oa5a4]} 29. Bf1 {[%emt 0:04:38][%CAl Of1c4]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:10][%CAl Bc8c6,Bc6b6,Bb6b4][%mdl 32]} 31. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 32. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} ({Much weaker is} 32. Rxc4 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rd6 $11) 32... Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} (33. Rxc4 Rxb3 34. Rc5 Nxe4 35. Rxe5 Nd2 $16) 33... Nxe4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:01][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 34. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:01][%CAl Bc2e2,Be2e5,Be5a5,Ba5a7][%mdl 32]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 35. f3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (35... Nc5 $14) 36. Rxe5 $18 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02] KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. a5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (40. Ra6+ $18 Kg7 41. Kf2) 40... Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kf2 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:07:33]} 42. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:08] White is more active.} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:03:31]} 44. Kd3 {[%emt 0:06:25]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 45. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:06:54]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 46. Kd4 {[%emt 0:09:19]} (46. Ke3 $16) 46... Rxg3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:33] The position is equal.} 47. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 48. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 49. a6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 50. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kd8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 51. Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:48] Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.10 (very precise) Mistake: White=3 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=6 OK: White=3 Black=2 Best: --- Black=2 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2