Wesley So and Levon Aronian top the standings table with one round to go at the Superbet Chess Classic in Romania. While So had little trouble drawing Alireza Firouzja in round 8, Aronian was inches away from losing against Ian Nepomniachtchi. In the one decisive result of the day, Leinier Dominguez got the better of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (also known as MVL) finished first in the World Blitz Chess Championship with 15/21 in the Swiss tournament, after defeating GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in their third blitz playoff game. Duda finished in second and GM Alireza Firouzja finished in third, each with 15/21 as well. With.
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A crucial encounter finished decisively in the first round of the second half of the Candidates Tournament, after the pandemic forced the organizers to postpone the resumption of the event for over a year. In the main game of the day, Fabiano Caruana climbed to shared second place with a win over former co-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.