The Superbet Chess Classic Romania is taking place from 25th June to 5th July at the Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania.
The 10-player round robin tournament features nine Grand Chess Tour regulars and one wildcard, local Romanian favorite Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The total prize fund is $350,000.
American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana emerged sole leader after defeating Bogdan-Daniel Deac. In another decisive game of the round Praggnanandhaa beat Anish Giri.
Round 4 results:
Caruana Fabiano USA 2805 – Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 1-0
Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770 – So Wesley USA 2757 ½-½
Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 – Giri Anish NED 2745 1-0
Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737 – Gukesh D IND 2763 ½-½
Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766 – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 ½-½
Round 4 standings:
1. Caruana Fabiano USA 2805 – 3.0
2-3. Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 and Gukesh D IND 2763 – 2.5
4-7. Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770, So Wesley USA 2757, Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737 and Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 – 2.0
8-9. Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766 and Giri Anish NED 2745 – 1.5
10. Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 – 1.0
Round 5 pairings:
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 – Caruana Fabiano USA 2805
Gukesh D IND 2763 – Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766
Giri Anish NED 2745 – Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737
So Wesley USA 2757 – Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747
Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 – Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770
Live commentary is provided with Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Evegeny Miroshnichenko, and Cristian Chirila along with International Master Jovanka Houska on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch & YouTube channels.
