[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. d4 d5 {[%cal Bd7d5,Bd5c4][%mdl 32]} 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e4 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {White is slightly better.} Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 O-O $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... a6 10. Nc3 Qxd4 11. Nxc4 e5 12. f3 Be6 13. Qa4+ Nfd7 14. Rd1 Qc5 15. Nd5 O-O {1-0 Lubbe,N (2500)-Fries Nielsen,J (2375) Fredericia 2016 (4)}) 10. Bxc4 {[%eval 28,18] [%wdl 29,969,2] White is more active.} (10. Nxc4 $6 Nxe4 11. Bd3 Bb7 $11) (10. e5 $1 $16 {[%eval 94,19] [%wdl 425,575,0][%cal Re5f6]} Nd5 11. Bxc4) 10... a6 $11 11. Nc3 {Nb3 is the strong threat.} Qxd4 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. O-O-O Qb6 14. f4 Nbd7 15. g4 Nc5 16. g5 Ne8 {...Nd6 is in the air} 17. Bb3 {[%eval -91,17] [%wdl 0,614,386]} (17. h4 $11 {[%eval -19,18] [%wdl 3,979,18] remains equal.}) 17... Nd6 $17 18. Bc2 a5 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Rfb8 21. Qd4 {[%eval -142,16] [%wdl 0,90,910] [#]} ({White should try} 21. b3 {[%eval -84,18] [%wdl 0,707,293]}) 21... Bc6 $1 22. b3 {[%eval -187,12] [%wdl 0,8,992]} (22. Ne2 $17 {[%eval -127,20] [%wdl 0,181,819]}) 22... a4 $1 $19 23. Nxa4 {[%eval -315,15] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (23. b4 {[%eval -183,17] [%wdl 0,10,990] was the only defense.} Qxb4 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. Rhe1) 23... Nxa4 24. bxa4 {[#]} Bxa4 $2 {[%eval -21,20] [%wdl 1,992,7]} 25. Qxb6 $11 cxb6 26. Bb3 Bxb3 27. axb3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} Ra2 28. Kb1 Rba8 29. f5 {[%cal Od1d8]} (29. Rd8+ $5 Rxd8 30. Kxa2 $15) 29... exf5 30. exf5 {The position is equal.} R2a5 31. Rhf1 g6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. h4 Ra2 34. Rd8+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Rxd8 35. Kxa2 {KR-KR} Rd4 36. Rh1 b5 37. Kb2 b4 38. Kc2 Kg7 39. Rh2 f5 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Rh1 Kf7 42. Rh2 Kg8 43. h5 g5 {[%cal Bg6g5,Bg5g4][%mdl 32]} 44. h6 Rh4 45. Rg2 g4 46. Kd3 Kh7 47. Ke4 Kxh6 48. Kf5 Rh5+ 49. Kf4 Rh3 50. Kxg4 Rxb3 51. Kf4 Rc3 52. Rb2 b3 53. Ke4 Rc4+ 54. Kd3 Rb4 55. Kc3 {[%csl LRb3,LRb4]} Rb8 56. Rb1 b2 57. Kc2 Rc8+ 58. Kxb2 Rb8+ 59. Kc2 Rxb1 60. Kxb1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise)   Missed win:     	---       	Black=1      Mistake:       	White=5     	---        Inaccurate:     	White=4     	Black=3      OK:         	White=22    	Black=23     Best:        	White=3     	Black=1      Strong:       	---       	Black=2} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 a5 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 8. h3 Be6 9. Bb5 Ba7 $1 {[%mdl 4] The position is equal. is now more promising than 9...h6.} 10. Re1 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bd3 Nh5 {[%cal Bf6h5,Bh5f4,Bf4d3][%mdl 32]} 13. Nf1 Nhf4 14. Ng3 Nxd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... exd4 15. cxd4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 d5 17. e5 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Bg5 Qf7 20. Kh2 c6 {½-½ Sklokin,S (2329)-Lu,M (2441) Budapest One Week GM-A 12 2024 (6)}) 15. Qxd3 a4 16. d5 Bd7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 b5 20. b4 axb3 21. axb3 Qb8 22. c4 Qb6 23. Nf5 Rfe8 24. N3h4 b4 25. Kh2 Ra3 26. Rab1 Ra2 27. Qd1 {Qg4 is the strong threat.} Nxh4 28. Nxh4 Rea8 29. Re2 Qa7 30. Rc1 Qb6 31. Nf3 h6 32. Ne1 Kh7 {Black is much more active.} 33. Rxa2 Rxa2 34. Nc2 Be8 35. Qd3 Bg6 36. Ra1 {[%eval -194,19] [%wdl 0,2,998] [#]} (36. Rd1 $17 {[%eval -137,21] [%wdl 0,88,912]}) 36... Rxa1 {[%eval -107,22] [%wdl 0,387,613]} (36... Rb2 $1 $19 {[%eval -194,19] [%wdl 0,2,998] and ...c6 should not be overlooked} 37. Ra4 c5) 37. Nxa1 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQN} c5 38. Kg3 $2 {[%eval -365,16] [%wdl 0,0,1000][%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (38. dxc6 $17 {[%eval -86,19] [%wdl 0,709,291]} Qxc6 39. Nc2) 38... Qa7 39. Qb1 h5 40. Kf3 h4 41. Kg4 Qe7 42. Qd3 $2 {[%eval -32729,21] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [#]} (42. Qe1 $19 {[%eval -368,19] [%wdl 0,0,1000]}) 42... f5+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 43. exf5 {[#]} Kh6 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.42/Black=0.08 (flawless)   Loses game:     	White=1     	---        Mistake:       	White=2     	Black=1      Inaccurate:     	White=5     	Black=1      OK:         	White=17    	Black=17     Brilliant:      	---       	Black=1} 0-1

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa, R."]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 dxc4 7. e3 Be7 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 {D50: Queen's Gambit Declined: Dutch-Peruvian Gambit.} 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e4 Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... e5 12. h3 Rc8 13. a3 a6 14. Rc1 b5 15. Bb3 Rb8 16. Be3 b4 17. axb4 Bxb4 {1-0 Iniyan,P (2586)-Harika,D (2487) Chennai Quantbox-B 2025 (2)}) 12. Qe2 Ng4 13. Bf4 Bf6 14. Bd6 Re8 15. Rad1 Nge5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bb3 Qb6 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Kh1 Rcd8 20. Qh5 Nc6 21. e5 Qb4 {Against Ne4} (21... Nd4 $5) 22. Rd3 Qf4 {[%eval 129,20] [%wdl 834,166,0]} (22... h6 $14 {[%eval 44,16] [%wdl 41,959,0]}) 23. Rf3 $16 Qxe5 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Rd1 {[%cal Of3e3]} Bc8 {( -> ...Rxd1+)} 26. h3 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Rg8 28. Re3 Qd6 29. Nc3 $1 {[%cal Bd1c3,Bc3e4,Be4d6][%mdl 32] White is much more active.} (29. Bxe6 $2 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd6+ 31. Kg1 Rf8 $19) 29... Nd4 {[%eval 291,15] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (29... h6 {[%eval 164,21] [%wdl 983,17,0] might work better.} 30. Re2 (30. Bxe6 Rf8 $11) 30... Nd4) 30. Ne4 $18 Qe5 31. f4 Qf5 32. Nd6 Qc5 33. Qe7 {[%cal Rd6f7]} (33. Nxb7 $2 Qc1+ $19) (33. Nc4 b5 34. Re5 Qb4 $19) 33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 {[%cal Rd6f7]} h6 {[#]} 35. Re4 Nxb3 36. axb3 Kh7 37. Rc4 (37. Nxb7 Qd2 $16) 37... Qd2 38. Qc7 (38. Rxc8 Qxf4+ 39. Kh1 Rxc8 40. Nxc8 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qxc8 $17) 38... b5 39. Re4 (39. Nxb5 Ba6 40. Rc2 Qd5 41. Nxa7 Qxb3 $14) 39... Qd3 40. Re1 Qd2 41. Rf1 Ba6 {[#]} 42. Qc6 $2 {[%eval 26,20] [%wdl 8,992,0]} (42. b4 $1 $18 {[%eval 257,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0]}) 42... Rd8 $1 $11 43. Nf7 (43. Nxb5 $2 Qe2 44. Qf3 Bxb5 $19) 43... Rd7 $1 44. Qe4+ (44. Qxe6 $2 Bb7 45. Qf5+ g6 46. Ng5+ hxg5 47. Qxg5 Rf7 (47... Qxb2 48. Re1 $15) 48. Qh4+ Kg7 $19) 44... g6 {[#]} 45. f5 $1 exf5 46. Qe8 Qd4 $132 {[%mdl 2048] Against Qh8+. Black is not holding back} 47. Rf3 Rc7 48. Ne5 Rg7 49. Nf7 {Prevents Qe4} Rg8 50. Qe7 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Qg7 $1 51. Rd3 {The position is equal.} Bc8 {Inhibits Rd7. Strongly threatening ...Rf8.} 52. Rc3 {[%cal Oc3c7] and Rc7! would now be decisive} (52. Qxa7 $2 Be6 (52... Qxb2 53. Ng5+ {[%csl Oh7][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Double check)} Kh8 54. Qh7#) (52... Rf8 $2 53. Qb8 $19) 53. Qb6 Bxf7 $19) 52... Rf8 53. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Of7g5] Intending Ng5+! and mate.} (53. Qxa7 $2 {perishes.} Rxf7 54. Qe3 f4 $19) 53... Kg8 54. Nd6 Qxe7 55. Rxe7 a6 56. Nxc8 {Black escapes into a draw.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.08 (flawless)   Missed win:     	White=1     	---        Mistake:       	---       	Black=2      Inaccurate:     	White=1     	Black=1      OK:         	White=21    	Black=24     Best:        	White=6     	Black=7      Strong:       	White=2     	Black=3} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "D55"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 {D55: Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 Bg5 Be7: Lines without ...h6 and 6...h6 7 Bxf6.} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 {White has an edge.} 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O {Not much happening anymore} Qb6 13. Qd2 {[%cal Of1d1]} (13. Qc2 {is more complex.} d4 14. Qe4 dxe3 15. Ng5) 13... Rd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Be6 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. h3 Rc7 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 a5 18. Ng5 Nb4 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 {1-0 Ulko,J (2476)-Golovanov,V (1966) Moscow Victory Day op 2011 (1)}) 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 d4 17. Bxc6 dxe3 18. Qxe3 bxc6 19. Qc3 (19. Qxb6 {simplifies} axb6 20. Kf1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Kf8 22. a3) 19... h6 20. Rac1 c5 21. b3 (21. Qxc5 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Rxd1+ 22. Kh2 Rxc1 $19) 21... Qa6 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qb6 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Rc4 {[%cal Ob3b4]} a5 26. g3 h5 27. h4 g6 28. Qc3 Kh7 29. Qe5 Qc7 {[%eval 82,18] [%wdl 235,765,0]} (29... Qa7 $11 {[%eval 0,35] [%wdl 2,997,1]}) 30. Qe3 {[%eval 0,26] [%wdl 2,997,1] White has more active pieces.} (30. Qxc7 $16 {[%eval 82,18] [%wdl 235,765,0]} Rxc7 31. Kf1) 30... Qd6 31. Kh2 Kg8 32. Qc3 Qb6 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Qe2 Kg8 35. Qe3 Kg7 36. Ra4 Kg8 37. Re4 Kg7 38. Rf4 Qc7 39. Ra4 Kg8 40. Qc3 Qb6 41. Rxa5 c4 $1 42. Kg1 {[#]} ({Weaker is} 42. bxc4 Qxf2+ 43. Kh3 Kh7 $17) 42... Qc6 {...Rd8 is the strong threat.} 43. Re5 cxb3 44. Qxc6 Rxc6 45. axb3 $14 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb6 46. Re3 {[#]} f6 47. f4 Kf7 48. Kf2 g5 49. fxg5 fxg5 50. hxg5 Kg6 51. Ke2 Kxg5 52. Kd2 Rb8 $1 53. Kc3 Rc8+ 54. Kb2 Rb8 55. Re7 {The position is equal.} Kg4 56. Rg7+ Kf5 $1 57. Ka2 Ra8+ 58. Kb1 Rc8 59. Kb2 Rb8 60. Rd7 Kg4 61. Rd5 Rh8 62. Rd3 Rb8 63. Kc3 Rc8+ 64. Kd2 Rb8 65. Ke2 Rb4 66. Rc3 Rb8 67. Kf2 Kg5 68. Rd3 Rb7 69. Kf3 Rb8 70. Ke4 Kg4 71. Rc3 Re8+ 72. Kd5 Rd8+ 73. Ke5 Rb8 74. Kd6 Kh3 75. Kd5 Kg4 76. Re3 Kh3 77. Kc4 Rc8+ 78. Kd3 Rb8 79. Kc3 Rc8+ 80. Kb2 Rb8 81. Re5 Kg4 $1 {Prevents Rg5+} 82. Rc5 Rh8 83. Rc3 Rb8 84. Rd3 Kh3 85. Kc3 Rc8+ $1 86. Kd2 {Strongly threatening b4.} Rb8 87. Ke2 Kg4 88. Kf2 Kg5 89. Kg2 Rb7 90. Kf3 Rb8 91. Rc3 Rf8+ {Not much happened in this game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)   Mistake:       	White=1     	Black=1      Inaccurate:     	White=1     	---        OK:         	White=30    	Black=36     Best:        	---       	Black=3      Strong:       	---       	Black=5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Women Candidates"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Divya, Deshmukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 Bd6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d4 a5 {E01: Catalan: Early deviations.} 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. a4 f5 11. e3 b6 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 cxd5 14. Qb1 Ba6 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Bf1 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 {½-½ Daneshvar,B (2625)-Bjerre,J (2655) FIDE Grand Swiss Samarkand 2025 (3)}) 10... dxe4 {White is slightly better.} 11. Ne5 f5 12. f4 {[%eval -18,19] [%wdl 5,970,25]} (12. f3 $14 {[%eval 41,20] [%wdl 64,934,2]}) 12... Nf6 {[%eval 43,16] [%wdl 70,928,2]} (12... Nxe5 $11 {[%eval -18,19] [%wdl 5,970,25]} 13. fxe5 Bb4) 13. e3 $14 Qe8 14. h3 b5 15. Rf2 Ba6 16. Rc1 {White is more active.} bxc4 17. bxc4 Nd7 {[%eval 191,17] [%wdl 987,13,0]} (17... Rc8 $16 {[%eval 124,19] [%wdl 755,245,0]}) 18. Nxc6 $18 Rc8 19. d5 (19. Nxa5 Bb4 $16) 19... Nc5 20. Qd4 {[%eval 107,18] [%wdl 588,412,0]} (20. Nxa5 Nd3 21. Rfc2 Bc5 $14) (20. Rd2 $18 {[%eval 197,20] [%wdl 991,9,0]}) 20... Rf6 {[%eval 166,20] [%wdl 961,39,0]} (20... Rf7 $16 {[%eval 107,18] [%wdl 588,412,0] was worth a try.}) 21. Rd2 (21. Nxa5 Nd3 22. Bf1 Bc5 $19) 21... Rg6 {[%eval 259,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (21... exd5 $16 {[%eval 158,18] [%wdl 942,58,0]} 22. Qxd5+ (22. Nxa5 Ne6 $11) 22... Re6) 22. Kh2 ({Not} 22. Nxa5 Rxg3 23. Kh2 Rg6 $11) 22... Nd3 $2 {[%eval 415,12] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (22... exd5 {[%eval 228,19] [%wdl 998,2,0]} 23. Qxd5+ Re6) 23. Rxd3 exd3 24. c5 Rxc6 25. dxc6 Bc7 {White is clearly winning.} 26. Qd7 Qb8 {[#]} 27. Be5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxe5 {[#]} 28. Rb1 $1 {[%mdl 576] Deflection, Back Rank} Qf8 29. fxe5 h5 30. Qd6 Qf7 {[#]} 31. Rb7 $1 {[%mdl 576] Promotion. Ingenious play by Vaishali!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.50  Mistake:       	White=2     	Black=5      Inaccurate:     	---       	Black=3      OK:         	White=5     	Black=5      Best:        	White=4     	---        Brilliant:      	White=1     	---} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Women Candidates"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Zhu, Jiner"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 c5 4. Bb2 e6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. d4 b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rc1 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} Re8 12. Nb5 Bf8 13. dxc5 {White is slightly better.} bxc5 {[%cal Od5d4]} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bd3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Nh4 Ne5 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Ng3 a6 18. Nc3 Qc6 19. Nh5 d4 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Bc4 {0-1 Kurajica,B (2516)-Del Rio de Angelis,S (2522) La Palma Island op Santa Cruz de La Palma 2016 (6)}) 15... Ne5 16. Re1 {[%eval 0,27] [%wdl 7,986,7]} (16. Nxe5 $14 {[%eval 66,16] [%wdl 157,843,0]} Rxe5 17. Qf3) 16... Qd7 17. Nc3 (17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Nc3 Red8 19. e4) 17... Qg4 {...d4 is the strong threat.} 18. Nxe5 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 (19. Rcxd1 {simplifies} fxe5 20. e4 d4 21. Na4) 19... fxe5 20. e4 dxe4 (20... d4 $5 21. Na4 Rac8 $11) 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Red8 23. Kf1 {[%cal Od1d7]} (23. Nxc5 $2 Bxc5 (23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxc5 25. Kf1 $19) 24. Kf1 (24. Rxd8+ $2 Rxd8 25. Kf1 Bb4 $19) 24... Bb4 $19) 23... Rxd1+ {[%eval 116,21] [%wdl 743,257,0]} (23... Rd4 $14 {[%eval 39,20] [%wdl 19,981,0]} 24. Rxd4 (24. Nxc5 $2 Bxc5 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 $19) 24... cxd4) 24. Rxd1 $14 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} a5 {[#]} 25. Rd5 $1 {[%csl LRc5,LRe5]} a4 26. Rxe5 {White has more active pieces.} axb3 27. axb3 Rb8 28. Rg5+ (28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rg5+ (29. Rxc5 Rxb3 30. g3 Rb1+ 31. Kg2 Rb2 $14) 29... Kh8 $14) 28... Kh8 29. Rg3 ({Much worse is} 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxb3 $11) 29... h6 30. Ke2 Rb4 31. Nd2 Bd6 32. Rd3 {[%eval 101,19] [%wdl 518,482,0]} (32. Re3 $18 {[%eval 162,18] [%wdl 982,18,0]}) 32... Be5 $16 33. Nc4 Bg7 {[%eval 315,16] [%wdl 1000,0,0] This move loses the game for Black.} (33... Bd4 $16 {[%eval 116,20] [%wdl 744,256,0] was necessary.} 34. Na3 Be5) 34. Nd6 $18 Kg8 35. Rg3 {Hoping for Nf5.} Kh7 36. Nxf7 Rb6 37. f4 Re6+ 38. Re3 Rf6 39. Nd8 Rxf4 {[#]} 40. Re7 $1 Rb4 {[%cal Oh7g6]} 41. Ne6 $1 {[%csl LRc5,LRg7] White is clearly winning.} Kg6 42. Nxg7 Rxb3 43. Ne8 c4 44. Rg7+ Kf5 45. Nd6+ Kf6 46. Rc7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.21 (precise)   Loses game:     	---       	Black=1      Mistake:       	White=2     	Black=1      Inaccurate:     	White=2     	Black=4      OK:         	White=17    	Black=13     Best:        	White=4     	Black=4      Strong:       	White=2     	---} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Women Candidates"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. e3 Bg7 8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. Qf3 {is the legacy move (9.Nf3).} Qxf3 10. Nxf3 Nc6 {D80: Grünfeld: Unusual White 4th moves and 4 Bg5.} 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. O-O a6 {White has an edge.} 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. exd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. cxd4 b5 15. Be4 Rc8 16. Rac1 f5 17. Bd5 e6 18. Bb3 h6 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 {½-½ Vunder,A (2288)-Barhudarian,R (2099) St Petersburg White Nights op 2005 (9)}) 14... O-O 15. Rfe1 {[%cal Oa1b1]} Rfe8 16. Rab1 b5 17. d5 Na5 {[%cal Bc6a5,Ba5b7,Bb7d6,Bd6c4][%mdl 32]} 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Re3 Kf7 21. f3 Rac8 22. Rb4 Nb7 23. Be1 Nd6 24. g4 Rc5 25. Rd4 Bc8 26. Bc2 {[%eval -79,19] [%wdl 0,795,205]} (26. Bg3 $11 {[%eval -19,22] [%wdl 0,995,5] remains equal.}) 26... Nc4 27. Red3 Rd8 28. Bb3 Bb7 29. f4 {Repels Ne5} Rcxd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. g5 {[%eval -158,20] [%wdl 0,23,977]} (31. a4 $142 {[%eval -92,20] [%wdl 0,633,367]}) 31... Rd7 $17 32. Bf2 {Dodges Nb6} Ke6 33. Bxc4 bxc4 $19 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. Black is a pawn up.} 34. Rh3 Rb7 {[%eval -147,18] [%wdl 0,46,954]} (34... fxg5 $19 {[%eval -288,18] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 35. fxg5 Be4) 35. Bc5 $17 Kf5 {[%csl LRf4,LRg5]} 36. Rxh7 Kxf4 37. Rxe7 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 {[#]} Kxg5 {[%eval -19,22] [%wdl 0,995,5]} ({Black should play} 38... f5 $1 $17 {[%eval -106,20] [%wdl 0,405,595][%cal Od5e4] And now ...Be4! would win.} 39. Rg7 Rb2+ {[%csl Oa2,Of2][%mdl 64] Skewer, Double Attack} (39... Kxg5 $2 40. Be7+ Kh6 41. Bf8 $17) 40. Ke1 Kxg5 (40... Rxh2 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 41. Bd6+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Kxg5 42. Bxh2 $18) 41. Be7+ Kh6) 39. Re1 $11 Rxe1 40. Kxe1 {KB-KB. Black is a pawn up.} Kf4 41. Ke2 Bf3+ 42. Kd2 Be4 43. a4 Kf3 44. a5 f5 45. h4 Kg3 46. Be7 f4 47. Bd6 Bd3 48. Ke1 Kf3 49. Kd2 Kg4 50. Bc7 f3 {[%cal Of3f2] [#] ( -> ...f2!)} 51. Ke3 Be2 {The position is equal.} 52. Kf2 Kxh4 53. Bd6 Kg4 54. Bc7 Kf5 55. Bd6 Ke4 56. Bc7 g5 {Whites escaped into a draw.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.10 (very precise)   Mistake:       	White=2     	Black=2      Inaccurate:     	White=4     	Black=1      OK:         	White=16    	Black=20     Best:        	White=3     	Black=1} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Women Candidates"]
[Site "Pegeia CYP"]
[Date "2026.04.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[EventDate "2026.03.29"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Na3 {White is slightly better.} d5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... d6 9. Nc2 dxc3 10. dxc3 Nf6 11. f4 O-O 12. Qe2 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. a4 e5 {1-0 Karttunen,M (2490)-Hakobyan,A (2625) Titled Tuesday intern op 09th Sep Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (2)}) 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qb3 Qd8 (10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Bc4 Bf5) 11. Be4 Qc7 12. cxd4 Nf6 {Black sacrificed a pawn} 13. d3 O-O (13... Nxe4 {simplifies} 14. dxe4 Bxd4 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Be6) 14. Be3 Ng4 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Rc7h2] [#]} 15. g3 Qa5 16. Qd5 ({Weaker is} 16. Bxb7 Qh5 17. h4 Rb8 18. Bxc8 Rxb3 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 $19) 16... Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. Bg2 $132 {[%mdl 2048] White has counterplay} Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. Nc4 {aiming for h3.} Be6 {[%cal Oa8b8]} 21. h3 {The position is equal.} Nf6 {[%cal Oe6d5]} 22. Bxb7 Ra7 23. Bg2 Rxd3 24. Ne3 Rd2 25. b3 a5 26. Rfd1 Rb2 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Nd1 Rc2 29. Ne3 Rc3 30. Rd4 Rac7 31. Rad1 h5 32. Kh2 R7c5 33. R1d3 Rc1 34. Rd1 R1c3 35. R1d3 Rc1 36. Rd1 R1c3 37. R1d3 Rc1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)   Inaccurate:     	White=2     	Black=1      OK:         	White=19    	Black=17     Best:        	White=1     	Black=2} 1/2-1/2

