12 June 2021

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Pulls Ahead at Superbet Chess Classic

Alexander Grischuk is sharing second place.

Photo by Lennart Ootes
Photo by Lennart Ootes


The seventh rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic tournament, the first event of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, was played in Bucharest on June 12. Alexander Grischuk lost to Levon Aronian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Fabiano Caruana, while Anish Giri beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The games Radjabov - So and Lupulescu - Deac were drawn.

 

 
Standings after Round 7:

1. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 5
2-3. Alexander Grischuk, Wesley So - 4
4-7. Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Teimour Radjabov - 3.5
8. Fabiano Caruana - 3
9-10. Constantin Lupulescu, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 2.5.

Round 8 pairings:

Mamedyarov - Giri, Grischuk - Caruana, So - Vachier-Lagrave, Deac - Aronian, Radjabov - Lupulescu. 

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