Superbet Romania Chess Classic 2024
- 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.
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 |
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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