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There was no lack of entertaiment in round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic, despite all five games finishing drawn. Fabiano Caruana could have extended his lead, but failed to take down Alireza Firouzja from an advantageous position. Similarly, Wesley So got a clear edge against Ding Liren, but first missed a few tactical chances and then decided to force a threefold repetition from a still superior position. Thus, Caruana remains as the sole leader in Bucharest with three rounds to go. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Fabiano Caruana became the sole leader at the Superbet Chess Classic after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in Tuesday’s fourth round. Caruana outplayed Nepo from a mostly balanced position and thus grabbed his second consecutive win with the white pieces. In the other decisive game of the day, Alireza Firouzja got the better of Bogdan-Daniel Deac. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The inaugural event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour, the Superbet Chess Classic, saw US grandmaster Wesley So grabbing the only win in Saturday’s first round. So defeated Alireza Firouzja with the black pieces. Ian Nepomniachtchi could not get much with white against Ding Liren’s second in the World Championship match, Richard Rapport, while Ding himself drew his game with white against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov reached the final of the Aimchess Rapid online tournament after outscoring Magnus Carlsen and Richard Rapport in Wednesday’s semis, respectively. Duda and Shakh finished first and third in the preliminary stage, and enter the deciding match of the event as much-deserving finalists.