Super Chess Classic Romania - Live!

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5/14/2026 – The second event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour is the Super Chess Classic Romania, which is taking place on 14-23 May in Bucharest. Nine regular tour players, all elite GMs with 2700+ ratings, are joined by wildcard Bogdan-Daniel Deac. Fabiano Caruana, Javokhir Sindarov and Anish Giri are the top seeds. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Round 1

The Super Chess Classic Romania is the second stage of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour. It is one of two classical chess tournaments, alongside the Sinquefield Cup, of the series.

The tournament is a 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with 30-second increments from the first move.

The event features a prize fund that amounts to $475,000, with $100,000 reserved for the winner. Grand Chess Tour points will also be awarded.

Rounds are played daily from 14 to 23 May, except for Tuesday, 19 May, the one rest day. From round one to eight, the action kicks off at 15:00 CEST. The final, ninth round kicks off two hours earlier than usual.

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Live games and commentary

Participants - Super Chess Classic Romania

Player Rating
1 Fabiano Caruana (USA) 2788
2 Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) 2776
3 Anish Giri (NED) 2767
4 Vincent Keymer (GER) 2759
5 Alireza Firouzja (FRA) 2759
6 Wesley So (USA) 2754
7 Jorden van Foreest (NED) 2735
8 R Praggnanandhaa (IND) 2733
9 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 2717
10 Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) * 2650

* Wildcard

In this video course experts examine the games of Bent Larsen. Let them show you which openings Larsen chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
Bent Larsen (1935–2010) was the greatest chess player in Danish history, and for a time, the second-strongest player in the Western world behind Bobby Fischer. Between 1954 and 1971, he won the Danish Championship six times, and achieved numerous international tournament victories throughout his career. 
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