[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026"]
[Site "Paphos, Cyprus"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[TimeControl "120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 41."]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Opening "English Opening: Agincourt Defense"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.21"]
[UTCTime "21:05:55"]
[BroadcastName "FIDE Candidates 2026: Open"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK/iGcbKclc"]

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:59:55] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:43] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:50] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:34] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:43] } 3... d4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:07] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:59:02] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:58:04] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:58:41] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:52:48] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:56:04] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:52:27] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:52] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:52:15] } 8... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:55:47] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:52:11] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:52:57] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:42:31] } 10... Ba5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:51:28] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:42:03] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:34:53] } 12. Ba3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:39:34] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:14] } 13. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:06] } 13... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:25] } 14. Qa4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:37:09] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:07:56] } 15. Rae1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:59:01] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:41] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:57:18] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:06:37] } 17. Bb2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:40:15] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:01:24] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:27:43] } 18... a6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:56:53] } 19. dxe6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:27] } 19... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:38:23] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:09] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:38:07] } 21. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:13:48] } 21... cxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:37:27] } 22. Re4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:13:45] } 22... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:33:53] } 23. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:13:33] } 23... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:33:49] } 24. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:30] } 24... Bb4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:23] } 25. h4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:03] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:29:52] } 26. d3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:12:46] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:29:05] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:12:32] } 27... Qe5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:18:55] } 28. Qf3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:11:02] } 28... Qf6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:13:16] } 29. Qg4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:10:58] } 29... Bc5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:34] } 30. h5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:10:31] } 30... h6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:11:26] } 31. Rh1 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:10:21] } 31... Qg5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:11:11] } 32. Qd1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:07:33] } 32... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 33. Bc6 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:06:55] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 0:10:57] } 34. Re1 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:05:40] } 34... Qc7 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:08:57] } 35. Bd5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:05:22] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:08:52] } 36. Qg4 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:04:51] } 36... Rd8 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:08:24] } 37. Qe4 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:02:38] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:08:09] } 38. Qf5 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:02:33] } 38... Qd7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:07:59] } 39. Qf3 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:01:40] } 39... Rf8 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:05:30] } 40. Re5 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:32:05] } 40... Bd6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:31:56] } 41. Rf5 { [%eval 2.67] [%clk 0:30:38] } 41... Qe7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:32:21] } 42. Qg4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:28:12] } 42... Be5 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:32:01] } 43. Rf3 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 0:28:14] } 43... Bf6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 0:30:24] } 44. Rf4 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:28:07] } 44... Qd8 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 0:29:40] } 45. Be4 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:25:13] } 45... Re8 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:25:06] } 46. Rf5 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:22:35] } 46... Qd7 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:16:45] } 47. Qf4 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:22:05] } 47... Bg5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:14:05] } 48. Qf3 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:22:23] } 48... Qc7?! { [%eval 3.74] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:32] } 49. Rxf7 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:20:00] } 49... Qxf7 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:14:48] } 50. Bd5 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:20:29] } 50... Re6 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:15:13] } 51. Qg4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:20:54] } 51... Kf8 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:15:41] } 52. Bxe6 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:21:18] } 52... Qe8 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:16:07] } 53. Bd7 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:19:59] } 53... Qa8+ { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:14:54] } 54. Kg1 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:20:05] } 54... Bf6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:15:20] } 55. Qe6 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:18:59] } 55... Qd8 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:15:49] } 56. Bc6 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:16:47] } 56... Qe7 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:16:06] } 57. Qc8+ { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:14:45] } 57... Qd8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:16:35] } 58. Qb7 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:15:08] } 58... Be5?! { [%eval 3.35] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:14] } 59. Bd5 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:14:40] } 59... Qc7 { [%eval 2.81] [%clk 0:13:42] } 60. Qa8+ { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:15:05] } 60... Ke7 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:14:08] } 61. Qg8 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:13:46] } 61... Kd6 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:14:20] } 62. Be4?! { [%eval 2.06] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:53] } 62... Ke7?! { [%eval 3.4] } { Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:33] } 63. Bg6 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:11:05] } 63... Bf6 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:09:11] } 64. Qf7+ { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:08:58] } 64... Kd6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:09:38] } 65. Qd5+ { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:09:26] } 65... Ke7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:10:07] } 66. Bf5 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:09:35] } 66... Be5?? { [%eval 8.31] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:06] } 67. f4? { [%eval 4.43] } { Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:01] } 67... Bf6 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:07:17] } 68. Kg2? { [%eval 2.09] } { Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:19] } 68... Qd6? { [%eval 3.91] } { Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:29] } 69. Qb7+ { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:08:43] } 69... Kf8 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:06:58] } 70. Kf3? { [%eval 2.07] } { Mistake. Bg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:03] } 70... Qe7 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:07:14] } 71. Qe4 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:05:32] } 71... Qxe4+?? { [%eval 4.7] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:42] } 72. dxe4 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:05:23] } 72... Be7 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:05:25] } 73. e5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 0:05:49] } 73... Bb4 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:05:54] } 74. Bd3 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:06:13] } 74... Be1 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:06:00] } 75. g4 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:06:36] } 75... Ke7 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:04:29] } 76. Ke4 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:07:03] } 76... Bg3 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:04:52] } 77. f5 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:06:28] } 77... Kd7 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:03:47] } 78. Kd5 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:01:26] } 78... Bh4 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:03:59] } 79. f6?? { [%eval 0.24] } { Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:09] } 79... gxf6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:04:00] } 80. e6+ { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:01:37] } 80... Ke7?? { [%eval 5.83] } { Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:07] } 81. Kc6 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:02:02] } 81... Kxe6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:00:51] } 82. Kxb6 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:02:29] } 82... Be1 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:01:09] } 83. c5 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:01:55] } 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026"]
[Site "Paphos, Cyprus"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa R"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "25059530"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackFideId "24116068"]
[TimeControl "120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 41."]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.21"]
[UTCTime "21:05:55"]
[BroadcastName "FIDE Candidates 2026: Open"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK/qIPzQJgf"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:27] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:02] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:59:27] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:38] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:58:46] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:58:28] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:22] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:15] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:05] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:00] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:52:33] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:57:49] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:43] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:57:41] } 8... e6 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:48:09] } 9. d3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:57:13] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:46:10] } 10. f5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:57:01] } 10... exf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:42:58] } 11. Qe1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:55:08] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:39:10] } 12. exf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:54:49] } 12... gxf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:36:41] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:54:32] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:36:36] } 14. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:54:25] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:34:12] } 15. Qc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:53:36] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:19] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:50:39] } 16... Rde8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:07] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:48:12] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:31] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:14] } 18... Kb8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:53:07] } 19. Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:46:17] } 19... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:52:46] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:46:12] } 20... Rhf8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:52:12] } 21. Bc3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:42:35] } 21... f4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:52] } 22. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:20:20] } 22... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:48:39] } 23. Re1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:15:14] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:47:26] } 24. Qe6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:07:52] } 24... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:40:15] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:07:12] } 25... Kc7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:40:14] } 26. Ng5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:58:30] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:39:13] } 27. Re4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:50:05] } 27... Rf5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:29:34] } 28. Nxh7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:47:58] } 28... d5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:29:24] } 29. Re2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:43:06] } 29... d4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:27:36] } 30. Be1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:36:47] } 30... Nce5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:22:12] } 31. Re4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:31:12] } 31... Ng4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:13:30] } 32. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:23:43] } 32... Ne3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:13:03] } 33. c3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:22:55] } 33... Nd5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:07:10] } 34. h4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:18:18] } 34... dxc3 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:05:06] } 35. bxc3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:18:00] } 35... Rh5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:03:24] } 36. Ng5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:17:05] } 36... Nf6?? { [%eval 3.65] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 37. Re6 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:13:56] } 37... Rxg5 { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:01:42] } 38. Rxf6 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:13:52] } 38... Rg4 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:01:39] } 39. h5 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:09:10] } 39... Ne5 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:01:08] } 40. h6 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:33:23] } 40... Nf3+ { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:30:44] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:30:11] } 41... Nxe1 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:26:49] } 42. Kxe1 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:21:12] } 42... Rxg2 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:24:16] } 43. Rxf4 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:21:17] } 43... Rh2 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:24:15] } 44. Rf6 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:21:12] } 44... Rh3 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:14:17] } 45. Kd2 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:18:09] } 45... Rh2+ { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:14:07] } 46. Ke3 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:15:11] } 46... Rh3+ { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:10:29] } 47. Ke4 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:12:26] } 47... c4 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:06:36] } 48. dxc4 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:09:39] } 48... Rxc3 { [%eval 5.42] [%clk 0:06:55] } 49. Kf5 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:08:44] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:03:45] } 50. Rb6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:05:32] } 50... Rxc4?! { [%eval 6.57] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:32] } 51. h7 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:05:21] } 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026"]
[Site "Paphos, Cyprus"]
[Date "2026.03.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "24651516"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackFideId "8603405"]
[TimeControl "120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 41."]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.21"]
[UTCTime "21:05:55"]
[BroadcastName "FIDE Candidates 2026: Open"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK/MXjq3pPw"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:48] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:59:41] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:39] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:32] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:28] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:59:19] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:59:19] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:59:04] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:13] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:58:35] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:03] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:58:13] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:58:34] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:57:57] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:57:16] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:56:55] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:15] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:56:44] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:43:06] } 12. Ba4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:56:20] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:41:46] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:20] } 13... Ne4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:51] } 14. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:53:50] } 14... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:17:43] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:53:22] } 15... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:00:51] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:53:12] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:52:55] } 17. Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:40] } 17... Rc4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:47:05] } 18. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:33] } 18... Re4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:43:39] } 19. Qc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:30:31] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:43:25] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:17] } 20... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:41] } 21. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:05] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:08] } 22. fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:32] } 22... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:04] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:28] } 23... Qf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:01] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:25] } 24... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:58] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:21] } 25... Qf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:56] } 26. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:17] } 26... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:49] } 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026"]
[Site "Paphos, Cyprus"]
[Date "2026.03.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Sindarov, Javokhir"]
[Black "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 41."]
[BlackCountry "FID"]
[WhiteFideId "14205483"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackFideId "24175439"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.03.02"]
[UTCTime "17:15:24"]
[BroadcastName "FIDE Candidates 2026: Open"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-1/uLCZwqAK/0DOOxhwM"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:56] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:59:30] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:22] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:59:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:14] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:30] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:01] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:58:45] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:58:53] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:58:41] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:58:22] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:55:55] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:58:03] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:49:48] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:57:24] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:49:43] } 9... c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:55:14] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:49:36] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:54:42] } 11. Be5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:43:40] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:52:10] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:42:12] } 12... f5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:46:18] } 13. Be5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:28:52] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:41:09] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:47] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:35:12] } 15. Ne2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:32] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:27] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:00:45] } 16... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:43] } 17. exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:42] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:10:17] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:53] } 18... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:34] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:59:11] } 19... Rae8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:52:26] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:18] } 20... h6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:47:49] } 21. g3 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:48:35] } 21... a6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:43:44] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:28:06] } 22... Bf7 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:41:24] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:22:41] } 23... Bb4 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:38:07] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:18:45] } 24... Bh5 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:34:21] } 25. a4 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 0:16:53] } 25... Ba5 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:30:23] } 26. axb5 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:12:43] } 26... axb5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:30:01] } 27. Bd1 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:06:39] } 27... Bxf3+?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:20] } 28. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:34] } 28... Bb6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:06:12] } 29. Ra6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:06:28] } 29... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:04:40] } 30. Qh5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:05:15] } 30... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:31] } 31. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:05:10] } 31... Qc6?? { [%eval 3.64] } { Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:51] } 32. bxc4 { [%eval 3.58] [%clk 0:02:51] } 32... bxc4 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:02:38] } 33. Ba4 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:02:13] } 33... Qc5?! { [%eval 5.18] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:00] } 34. Qg6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:01:18] } 34... Ba7 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:00:30] } 35. Re8 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:00:38] } 35... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:00:28] } 36. Qxe8+ { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:00:33] } 36... Kh7?! { [%eval 7.34] } { Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 37. Qg6+ { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:00:29] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:00:23] } 38. Bd7 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:00:10] } 38... c3 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39. Qe8+ { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:00:05] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:00:09] } 40. Qg6+ { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:30:34] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:30:39] } 41. Re6 { [%eval 7.33] [%clk 0:28:14] } 1-0
