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The Superbet Chess Classic is wide open again after both tournament leaders GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac lost their games. Caruana was defeated by GM Wesley So, and Deac went down against GM Alexander Grischuk. The quick draw between compatriots GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Teimour.
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A dangerous late replacement
Just two days ago, the organizers of the Grand Chess Tour announced that Richard Rapport would not be able to participate in the Superbet Chess Classic due to a last-minute illness. Fortunately, Romania’s number 2 Bogdan-Daniel Deac was available and quickly took the place of the Hungarian star.
Deac recently qualified to the World Cup via the European Hybrid Chess Qualifier, and will certainly gain valuable experience from facing top opposition in Bucharest prior to making his way to Sochi, where the all-important knockout tournament is projected to take place in July. A chess prodigy, Deac earned the grandmaster title at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 27 days. Five years later, he is the fourth highest-rated junior player in the world (under 20), ranked above the likes of Nihal Sari and Amin Tabatabaei.