Round 1
March 29, 2026
- Nakamura, Hikaru(2810)1:091—0Caruana, Fabiano(2795)1:55
English Opening: Agincourt Defense
- Giri, Anish(2753)3:321—0Praggnanandhaa R(2741)5:21
Sicilian Defense: Closed
- Wei, Yi(2754)33:49½—½Bluebaum, Matthias(2698)1:04:17
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense
- Esipenko, Andrey(2698)30:391—0Sindarov, Javokhir(2745)28:14
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation