15 May 2023

Fabiano Caruana Wins Superbet Chess Classic Romania

The GCT leg has finished in Bucharest.

Photo: Lennart Ootes
Photo: Lennart Ootes


The final ninth round of the 2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania, the first stage of the Grand Chess Tour, was played in Bucharest on 15 May. Ding Liren outplayed Bogdan-Daniel Deac, while the games Firouzja - Vachier-Lagrave, So - Duda, Giri - Nepomniachtchi, and Rapport - Caruana ended in a draw.

Final standings:

1. Fabiano Caruana - 5.5
2-5. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Richard Rapport, Anish Giri - 5
6-7. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 4.5
8. Ding Liren - 4
9. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 3.5 
10. Bogdan-Daniel Deac - 3.

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