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.
With all draws in the 8th round, Fabiano Caruana keeps leading half a point ahead the nearest rivals.
Round 8 results:
Caruana Fabiano USA 2805 – Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 ½-½
Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737 – Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770 ½-½
Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766 – Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 ½-½
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 – So Wesley USA 2757 ½-½
Gukesh D IND 2763 – Giri Anish NED 2745 ½-½
Round 8 standings:
1 Caruana Fabiano USA 2805 – 5.0
2-4. Gukesh D IND 2763, Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 and Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737 – 4.5
5-6. Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770 and Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 – 4.0
8-9. So Wesley USA 2757 and Giri Anish NED 2745 – 3.5
10 Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 – 3.0
Round 9 pairings:
Giri Anish NED 2745 – Caruana Fabiano USA 2805
So Wesley USA 2757 – Gukesh D IND 2763
Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732
Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770 – Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766
Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 – Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737
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.
