Martin Landaluce faces Ilia Simakin in the Jinan round of 32 on hard. Martin Landaluce is the paper favourite — ranked #73, a roughly 180-point hard Elo advantage — but Ilia Simakin arrives in form, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard to Martin Landaluce's 2 of 8.
Umpiry, "Martin Landaluce vs Ilia Simakin — Jinan Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-12/landaluce-vs-simakin-jinan-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 12 October 2026).