12 May 2023

Six Rounds of Superbet Chess Classic Romania Played in Bucharest

Fabiano Caruana maintains leadership.

Photo: Lennart Ootes
Photo: Lennart Ootes


The 2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania, the first stage of the Grand Chess Tour, resumed in Bucharest after a rest day. In the sixth round, the games Vachier-Lagrave - Rapport, Deac - Giri, Caruana - Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi - Duda, and Ding - So were drawn. 

Standings after Round 6:

1. Fabiano Caruana - 4
2-4. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Richard Rapport - 3.5
5-6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri - 3
7-9. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ding Liren, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 2.5
10. Bogdan-Daniel Deac - 2.

Round 7 pairings:

Duda - Vachier-Lagrave, Firouzja - Nepomniachtchi, So - Caruana, Giri - Ding, Rapport - Deac

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