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.
Round 1 results:
Firouzja Alireza FRA 2737 – Caruana Fabiano USA 2805 0-1
Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2766 – Praggnanandhaa R IND 2747 ½-½
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2732 – Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2770 ½-½
Gukesh D IND 2763 – Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2680 1-0
Giri Anish NED 2745 – So Wesley USA 2757 ½-½
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.
