[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2745"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2294914637033519"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,81,19,0,0,-50,-39,-23,-14,-37,-16,-137,-142,-129,-137,-142,-147,-144,-137,-143,-135,-136,-143,-179,-173,-181,-199,-253,-245,-284,-234,-230,-236,-225,-232,-230,-156,-156,-160,-165,-156,-158,-161,-160,-160,-246,-246,-246,-239,-765,-760,-725,-667,-545,-449,-448,-422,-901,-901,-797,-686,-888,-879,-871,-855,-1316,-714,-1191]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:07][%CAl Bc1d2,Bd2b4,Bb4d6][%mdl 32]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 9. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:08] is more profitable than 9.Ba5 at the moment.} Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00:38] D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6.} 10. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:04] White sacrificed a pawn A strong pair of Bishops.} (10. Qd2 $11 Nf6 (10... Qxh1 $2 11. O-O-O $18) 11. Bf3) 10... Qg5 $15 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 11. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:19] Black has an edge.} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:42]} 13. h4 $146 {[%emt 1:07:44]} (13. Ne4 $11 {remains equal.} Qa5+ 14. b4 Nxb4 15. O-O (15. Bxe7 Nd5+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Nxe7 $19)) ({Predecessor:} 13. Ne4 Qa5+ 14. b4 Qd8 15. Rg1 f6 16. Qc2 e5 17. Rd1 Nf5 18. b5 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Nxd6 21. Rxd6 cxb5 22. Nxf6+ {½-½ Venkatesan,K (2202)-Smeets,K (2322) EU-ch U16 Prague 2024 (6)}) 13... Qa5+ $17 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:11:58]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:04:08]} (15. Bxe7 $2 Nd5+ (15... Nxa2+ $2 {perishes.} 16. Kf1 $18) 16. Kf1 Nxe7 $19) (15. Qd2 $2 Nc2+ 16. Ke2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rd8 (17... Nxa1 18. Bxe7 Re8 19. Bc5 $15) 18. Kxc2 Rxd6 $19) 15... Re8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:19:35] [#] Bxe7 is the strong threat.} Nf5 {[%emt 0:11:51]} 18. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:03:06]} exf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Qf4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:13:16][%CAl Bb4c6,Bc6d4,Bd4e2][%mdl 32]} 20. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:07:45]} 21. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (21. Be5 $142) 21... g6 $19 {[%emt 0:06:36]} 22. Bd5 {[%emt 0:01:20][%CAl Od5f7]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 23. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 24. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 25. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nxg1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 27. Kxg1 {[%emt 0:00:08][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. Black is two pawns up.} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxc4 $17 {[%emt 0:00:06] KB-KB. Black is 3 pawns up.} 30. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (30. a3 $17 {might work better.}) 30... Bxa2 $19 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 32. f4 $2 {[%emt 0:02:42] [#]} (32. Bd4) 32... f6 {[%emt 0:00:07] Black is clearly winning.} 33. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 35. Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 36. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (36. Ke2 $142) 36... Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 39. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 40. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} gxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:38] Weighted Error Value: White=0.48/Black=0.13 (very precise) Mistake: White=6 --- Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: --- Black=5 Best: --- Black=1} 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "55"] [GameId "2294914637033521"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,54,0,-14,-16,-16,-20,-26,-4,-34,0,2,23,0,28,0,0,19,27,42,43,45,53,36,74,70,55,58,197,183,336,189,204,201,235,223,571,565,756,759,719,649,29991,29992,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:06:29]} 6. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:07] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} 7. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c6 {[%emt 0:07:21]} 8. Bd2 $146 {[%emt 0:00:17]} ({Predecessor:} 8. Qd4 Nd7 9. c4 Qf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd2 Bc5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Bc3 Ne4 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxf2 17. Rg1 Re8 18. Rxd5 g6 {½-½ Mamedov,R (2689)-Kuzubov,Y (2637) Lvov rapid Cup 2017 (11)}) 8... g6 {[%emt 0:04:40] Black has an edge.} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:15][%CAl Bf2f4,Bf4f5][%mdl 32]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 10. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:24][%CAl Bb8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:17:59]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 12. f5 {[%emt 0:23:33]} O-O {[%emt 0:18:44]} 13. g4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:39]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:35]} Re8 {[%emt 0:19:24]} 15. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:08:33]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:00:33][%CAl Bh2h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} Be5 {[%emt 0:12:34] [#]} 17. c4 $1 {[%emt 0:27:33]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:06:51][%csl Ge5][%CAl Rb6b2]} 18. c3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:18][%CAl Bc2c3,Bc3c4][%mdl 32]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:04:07] Loses the game.} ({Black should play} 18... Bd7 $14) 19. h5 $18 {[%emt 0:15:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} (19... Rf4 20. Qg2 b6 21. hxg6 hxg6) 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:07:32]} (20. Nxd5 $142 cxd5 21. Bxg5) 20... Rf4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 21. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:54]} 22. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Ra4 $2 {[%emt 0:03:32] [#]} (22... Re4 {is tougher.}) 23. c4 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 24. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 26. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:08] White mates.} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. h6# {[%emt 0:00:02] Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.89 Mistake: White=1 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=4 OK: White=3 Black=1 Best: --- Black=1 Strong: White=1 ---} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2698"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2294914637033523"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,61,14,0,10,2,0,-4,18,16,14,17,22,18,30,27,38,23,21,20,20,20,31,0,42,35,46,47,42,37,74,14,25,0,15,0,4,22,21,0,21,7,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. b3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:18] A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:17:05]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} b6 {[%emt 0:09:58]} 9. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:41]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:44][%CAl Bb8d7,Bd7f6,Bf6e4][%mdl 32]} 12. Ba6 $146 {[%emt 0:06:07]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Rc1 Bf6 13. h3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Ba6 Rc7 16. Rfe1 Nb8 17. Bd3 a5 18. e4 {1-0 Keymer,V (2667)-Rychagov,A (2549) Titled Tuesday intern op 24th May Late blitz 2022 (10)}) 12... Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:18:27]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:18:38]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:09:30]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:14:34]} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:17:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 18. Qf2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 19. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:53]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:09:05] White is more active.} (20. Qh4 $16) 20... Qe7 $11 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 21. Qf3 {[%emt 0:06:01]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:02:33] The position is equal.} 22. Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 23. Rdc2 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:05][%CAl Oc5c4]} 24. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 25. h3 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 26. Kh1 {[%emt 0:08:30]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 27. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 28. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 29. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 30. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 31. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:47] Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.06 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 --- Inaccurate: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=5 Black=7} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2754"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2294914637037621"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,83,10,3,41,17,32,24,44,28,33,37,46,22,26,26,32,26,42,27,37,37,37,39,37,29,30,15,31,14,14,14,30,18,18,18,19,20,18,0,6,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,27,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03][%CAl Bd2d4,Bd4c5][%mdl 32]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:23] E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Bc6 $146 {[%emt 0:02:19]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Bb5 11. Qc2 Bc6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nbd2 Rc8 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. a5 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Nxc5 18. Qb4 Qd5 19. Nd2 Qe5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Ra2 {½-½ Magai,V (2492)-Khazhatuly,A (1906) Moscow Botvinnik Memorial Cup 2024 (8.23)}) 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:23] Black sacrificed a pawn. White has an edge.} 12. Ne5 {[%emt 0:12:56][%CAl Bf3e5,Be5d3,Bd3c5][%mdl 32]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:12:30]} 13. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 14. Nd3 {[%emt 0:06:55]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:18:59]} 15. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:20:30]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:04:54][%CAl Re7c5]} 17. N3e4 {[%emt 0:08:07]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 18. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:14]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:52]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 21. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:13:26]} Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 22. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxc5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 23. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g6 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:07:25]} 25. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Qxf3+ {[%emt 0:23:29]} 26. exf3 {[%emt 0:01:36] KR-KR} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 27. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 28. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:12][%CAl Ba4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 29. b6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Rc6 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. g4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:27] The position is equal.} 33. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 35. h5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 36. f4 {[%emt 0:06:15]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 37. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 39. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 40. gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 42. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:16] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.05 (flawless) Inaccurate: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=2 Black=4} 1/2-1/2