[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2754"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2299481862221848"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 17,64,0,0,-2,0,0,0,0,0,-5,4,2,5,9,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 9. Qe2+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:06] 9.Qe2+ is better than 9.0-0.} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:19] The position is equal.} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05] C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 11. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} dxc4 $146 {[%emt 0:00:38]} ({Predecessor:} 13... Be6 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. a4 a5 18. Bd2 b6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {½-½ Baidetsky,V (2497)-Bluebaum,M (2658) Mitropa Cup Apolda 2024 (2.1)}) 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 17. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 19. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04] Repels Re7} 20. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:02][%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-KB} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 22. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 29. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bd7 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless) OK: White=3 Black=8} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14.2"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2753"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2299481863503898"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,56,11,4,8,3,10,-35,5,-4,-4,-13,16,1,13,18,0,-175,-174,-183,-174,-168,-164,-172,-169,-237,-239,-272,-283,-359,-300,-286,-284,-295,-289,-271,-190,-183,-185,-200,-200,-193,-191,-370,-377,-390,-384]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 8. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:44] Black is slightly better.} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 11. h4 $146 {[%emt 0:05:03]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Rd1 Kh8 14. O-O Qe8 15. f4 Bd7 16. a3 Rd8 17. b4 {1-0 Mirzoev,A (2565)-Tsatsalashvili,K (2271) Balaguer op 13th 2008 (6)}) 11... Re8 {[%emt 0:35:23]} (11... Nb4 $5 12. Qb1 b5 $11 (12... hxg5 $2 13. hxg5 Bd7 14. gxf6 $16)) 12. a3 {[%emt 0:11:27][%CAl Oa1c1]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} (12... Bd7 {simplifies} 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Rc1 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Na7) 13. Ba2 {[%emt 0:08:04] A sharp opening} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 14. O-O-O $2 {[%emt 0:41:57] [#]} b4 $1 $36 {[%emt 0:02:23][%mdl 2048] Black has strong initiative.} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 16. exd4 {[%emt 0:08:54]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10] Black attacks} 17. dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} cxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} (18. Rxd2 Rxe6 (18... hxg5 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 19. exf7+ Kf8 20. fxe8=Q+ Qxe8 21. hxg5 $18) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Re2) 18... fxe6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 19. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 20. Qa5 {[%emt 0:15:19]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 21. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Nxg7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 23. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 24. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:01][%CAl Be8e6,Be6f6,Bf6f3,Bf3g3][%mdl 32]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 26. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Ref6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 27. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:18] [#]} (27. Rh2 {was called for.}) 27... Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 28. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:22] Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.13 (very precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 --- Inaccurate: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=2 Black=5 Strong: --- Black=1} 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2795"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2299481863503900"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,79,17,35,8,30,17,34,27,17,13,5,11,10,-29,-28,-20,-3,-12,-13,-83,-74,-81,-68,-85,-87,-100,-91,-82,-76,-145,-132,-123,-134,-127,-133,-122,-131,-134,-107,-75,-104,-93,-94,-266,-191,-185,-169,-238,-254,-289,-265,-344,-366,-453,-424,-469,-333,-467,-483,-603,-603,-602,-570,-556,-556,-545,-543,-855,-752,-2007,-2010,-1994]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:34] B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} g6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:06] White is slightly better.} O-O {[%emt 0:07:28]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:11:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:13:48]} 10. Nb3 {[%emt 0:12:06]} Be6 {[%emt 0:14:46]} 11. Qe3 $146 {[%emt 0:02:41]} ({Predecessor:} 11. f4 a5 12. f5 Bd7 13. h4 a4 14. Nd2 a3 15. b3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Rc8 17. h5 {0-1 Pinheiro,I (2320)-Della Corte,A (2160) Titled Tuesday intern op 03rd Jan Late blitz 2023 (8)}) 11... Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 12. Kb1 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:56][%CAl Bc6e5,Be5d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c4][%mdl 32]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:17:05] Prevents Neg4.} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:06:55]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:17:19]} (14. Qxc3 $11 {remains equal.} Nxe4 15. Qe3 Nxg5 16. Qxg5) 14... Qc7 $17 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:15:02]} Ned7 {[%emt 0:01:22][%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 16. Rd4 {[%emt 0:03:57]} b5 {[%emt 0:08:00]} 17. g4 {[%emt 0:09:20]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:11:51]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 19. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} ({White should try} 19. Bf3) 19... Nxc4 {[%emt 0:05:28]} 20. Qe1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:15][%CAl Ba6a5,Ba5a4][%mdl 32]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:02:37] Repels Na3+} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:01:46][%CAl Of5g6]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:05:45][%csl Oc4] Strong Square Black (c4)} 23. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 24. h5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 25. hxg6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04] Successful Defense Black} 26. e5 $2 {[%emt 0:04:40] [#] This costs White the game.} Ncxe5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 27. Na1 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:22][%csl Oc3] Black attacks a weakness} 28. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (28. g5) 28... Nf6 $19 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 29. g5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 30. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:32] White is weak on the light squares} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 31. Rdh4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:02:50] Active counter play!} 32. Kc1 {[%emt 0:01:17]} ({Not} 32. Rxf3 $2 Nxf3 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qxg6 Nxh4) 32... Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 33. Qh1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (33. Rh1 {was worth a try.}) 33... Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:03] Black is clearly winning.} 34. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bxh8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 35. Rxh8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03] [#] ( ? ...Rf1+)} 37. Qg8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 38. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02] Excellent horsemanship.} 39. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 40. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} N5b6 {[%emt 0:00:00] Weighted Error Value: White=0.68/Black=0.15 (very precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=4 --- Inaccurate: White=3 --- OK: White=3 Black=6 Best: --- Black=2} 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2810"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "66"] [GameId "2299481863512094"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,66,38,30,25,28,27,39,15,27,31,40,27,59,63,27,11,18,24,25,16,18,11,40,30,22,24,32,26,23,30,26,24,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05] D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Nxc6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:11] White is slightly better.} ({Predecessor:} 8. O-O Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. cxd5 Nxe5 11. Qd4 Ng6 12. Rd1 e5 13. Qc4 Bd6 14. e4 {½-½ Theodorou,N (2564)-Nogerbek,K (2529) Wch Blitz op 2025 (13)}) 8... bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. c5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 10. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:08] Black sacrificed a pawn} 11. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} ({But not} 12. Nxd5 $6 Kh8 13. f4 fxe5 (13... cxd5 14. h3 $15) 14. fxe5 cxd5 $17) 12... Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 14. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 16. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:13:37]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 17. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (17. Qxe4 Be6 18. b4 (18. Qxc6 Rb6 $17) 18... Bd5 $17) 17... Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:57]} (18. Bxe4 $2 Qxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxe4 $19) 18... Bg5 {[%emt 0:06:02]} 19. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:04:12]} (19. Bxe4 $2 {loses.} Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxe3+ 21. Kc2 Bxd4 $19) 19... Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 20. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:10] The position is equal.} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Kxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb2+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:07][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 25. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 26. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:12:28]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 27. Rh1 {[%emt 0:07:37]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:17:18]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:12:28]} 29. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:06:05]} 30. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ra4+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 31. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Kd4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Ra4+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:14] Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless) Inaccurate: --- Black=2 OK: White=6 Black=5 Best: White=1 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=2} 1/2-1/2