[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"] [White "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "105"] {} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:59]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:2:43]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:3:23]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:50] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 9. Bg3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} h5 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:6:50]} h4 {[%emt 0:4:55]} 11. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:1:17]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 12. Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kf8 $1 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 13. Be5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 14. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:11:14]} ({ Wrong is} 14. d5 $2 Qe7 15. O-O-O (15. d6 $2 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 cxd6 $0 $19 )Nxe5 $0 $19 (15... fxe5 $2 16. Nxg5 Nf6 17. Qc4 $0 $19 ))Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:1:40]} 15. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 16. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} h3 {[%emt 0:21:34]} 18. Rd1 {[%emt 0:11:31]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:31:15]} (18... Qe8 $5 19. g3 $8 Qc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 $0 $19 )19. g3 {[%emt 0:5:9]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:5:11]} 20. O-O $1 {[%emt 0:2:40]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:5:53]} 21. Rxf4+ {[%emt 0:7:1]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:8:23]} 22. Rdf1 {[%emt 0:3:9]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 23. Rf7 {[%emt 0:8:11]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:4:51]} 24. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 25. Qf4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 26. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:23]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} (26... Rg6 27. Qe7+ Kg8 28. Qxd7 )27. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 28. Qxd7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:47]} 29. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:1:11]} ({ Inferior is} 29. Qxc7 Rb6 30. Qc4+ Rf7 $0 $11 )Kh8 {[%emt 0:2:21]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:4:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 31. Qg5 {[%emt 0:2:13]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:9:21]} 32. e6 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 33. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:2:12]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 34. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:0:51]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 35. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:19]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 36. Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rge7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 37. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} (37. Qxh3 Rxe6 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qxc7+ R8e7 )Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 38. Qxh3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 39. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} ({ Not} 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qd4 Rd6 $0 $14 )R8e7 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 40. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:2:17]} Re4 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 42. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:1:32]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:2:24]} 43. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:3:51]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:4:34]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 45. h4 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 46. Qh6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rae5 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 47. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:1:19]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 48. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:2][#]} 49. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:30]} b5 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 50. h5 {[%emt 0:1:25]} c5 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 51. h6 {[%emt 0:1:37]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 52. Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 53. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 1-0