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After lots of tension and complicated battles, just one game ended decisively when GM Ian Nepomniachtchi beat GM Alireza Firouzja. That the remaining games would all end in draws was far from obvious during the round. Round three will begin on Saturday, May 7, at 5 a.m. PT / 14:00 Central Europe. How...
From 11 to 13 March the Romanian Rapid, Blitz and Solving Championships took place in Bucharest, at the "Pentagon Events" venue and attracted a record number of 212 participants, 163 in the Open section and 49 in the Women’s section. Irina Bulmaga (pictured), who won the Solving and the Rapid event, reports. | Teaser Photo: David Llada > All other photos: Florin Ardelean / We Love Sport
The 2021 Superbet Chess Classic is the first event of this year’s Grand Chess Tour and it takes place in Bucharest, Romania from June 5 to June 14. Canadian FM Joshua Doknjas had a look at four interesting games from the first five rounds of the tournament, all of which contain important opening ideas and are dynamic battles.
The Superbet Chess Classic is wide open again after both tournament leaders GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac lost their games. Caruana was defeated by GM Wesley So, and Deac went down against GM Alexander Grischuk. The quick draw between compatriots GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Teimour...
€119.90 A dangerous late replacement Just two days ago, the organizers of the Grand Chess Tour announced that Richard Rapport would not be able to participate in the Superbet Chess Classic due to a last-minute illness. Fortunately, Romania’s number 2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac was available and quickly took the place of the Hungarian star. Deac recently qualified to the World Cup via the European Hybrid Chess Qualifier, and will certainly gain valuable experience from facing top opposition in Bucharest prior to making his way to Sochi, where the all-important knockout tournament...