Alireza Firouzja grabbed his second consecutive win at the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest — and what a win it was! The youngster beat Ding Liren with white, thus inflicting the Chinese grandmaster’s first defeat during his reign as world champion. In another remarkable development, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave got the better of Ian Nepomniachtchi after the latter misplayed an advantageous position out of a Sicilian Alapin. | Photo: Lennart Ootes