Superbet Romania Chess Classic 2024

WinnerGMFabiano CaruanaFinished first on 8/12

Dates: 26 Jun – 5 Jul 2024
Format: 10-player Round Robin
Time control: Classical

About this event

The Superbet Romania Chess Classic 2024 is a 10-player Round Robin, held from the 26th of June to the 5th of July in Bucharest, Romania.

Time control is 120 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment per move.

Superbet Chess Classic Romania is the first of two classical events, this tournament will feature a 10-player round robin with nine tour regulars, Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, Abdusattorov, Gukesh, So, Praggnanandhaa, Giri, Firouzja, Vachier-Lagrave, and one wildcard, local Romanian favorite Bogdan-Daniel Deac.

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In the event of a tie for 1st place, a double round-robin will be played with 2 players, or a single round-robin will be played with 3 or more players. Time control is 10 minutes for the entire game with a 5-second increment from move 1.

In the event of another tie, knockout armageddon games will be played. Time control is 5 minutes for White, 4 minutes for Black, with a 2-second increment from move 61.

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Title image photo by Arvid Olson from Pixabay

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	1/1
1	GMGukesh D	2763	–	1/1
3	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	½/1
3	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	½/1
3	GMWesley So	2757	–	½/1
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	½/1
3	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	½/1
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	½/1
9	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	0/1
9	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	0/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	1½/2
1	GMGukesh D	2763	–	1½/2
3	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	1/2
3	GMWesley So	2757	–	1/2
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	1/2
3	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	1/2
3	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	1/2
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	1/2
9	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	½/2
9	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	½/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	2/3
1	GMGukesh D	2763	–	2/3
3	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	1½/3
3	GMWesley So	2757	–	1½/3
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	1½/3
3	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	1½/3
3	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	1½/3
3	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	1½/3
9	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	1/3
9	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	1/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	3/4
2	GMGukesh D	2763	–	2½/4
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	2½/4
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	2/4
4	GMWesley So	2757	–	2/4
4	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	2/4
4	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	2/4
8	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	1½/4
8	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	1½/4
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	1/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	3½/5
2	GMGukesh D	2763	–	3/5
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	3/5
4	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	2½/5
4	GMWesley So	2757	–	2½/5
4	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	2½/5
4	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	2½/5
8	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	2/5
8	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	2/5
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	1½/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	4/6
2	GMGukesh D	2763	–	3½/6
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	3½/6
2	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	3½/6
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	3/6
5	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	3/6
7	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	2½/6
7	GMWesley So	2757	–	2½/6
7	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	2½/6
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	2/6

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	4½/7
2	GMGukesh D	2763	–	4/7
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	4/7
2	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	4/7
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	3½/7
5	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	3½/7
7	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	3/7
7	GMWesley So	2757	–	3/7
7	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	3/7
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	2½/7

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	–	5/8
2	GMGukesh D	2763	–	4½/8
2	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	–	4½/8
2	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	–	4½/8
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	–	4/8
5	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	–	4/8
7	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	–	3½/8
7	GMWesley So	2757	–	3½/8
7	GMAnish Giri	2745	–	3½/8
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	–	3/8

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805	2872	8/12
2	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737	2814	7/12
3	GMGukesh D	2763	2751	6/12
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747	2697	5/12
5	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770	2749	4½/9
6	GMAnish Giri	2745	2748	4½/9
7	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732	2752	4½/9
8	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766	2705	4/9
9	GMWesley So	2757	2706	4/9
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680	2678	3½/9

Crosstable

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1	Caruana		11	½1	½1	½	0	½	½	½	1	8
2	Firouzja	00		½1	½1	½	½	½	1	1	½	7
3	Gukesh	½0	½0		½1	½	½	½	½	½	1	6
4	Pragg.	½0	½0	½0		½	1	½	½	½	½	5
5	Nepo.	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	4.5
6	Giri	1	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	4.5
7	MVL	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	4.5
8	Nodirbek	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	4
9	So	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	4
10	Deac	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		3.5

Round 9 · 5 Jul

GMDeac2683vsGMMVL2718½–½ GMNepo.2770vsGMNodirbek2769½–½ GMGiri2745vsGMCaruana27961–0 GMPragg.2757vsGMFirouzja2744½–½ GMSo2757vsGMGukesh2763½–½

Top 6 boards from each round.

10 players · average Elo 2750

#	Player	Elo
1	GMFabiano Caruana	2805
2	GMIan Nepomniachtchi	2770
3	GMNodirbek Abdusattorov	2766
4	GMGukesh D	2763
5	GMWesley So	2757
6	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2747
7	GMAnish Giri	2745
8	GMAlireza Firouzja	2737
9	GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave	2732
10	GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	2680

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