Superbet Chess Classic - Live!

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5/15/2023 – The inaugural event of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour is the Superbet Chess Classic, a 10-player single round-robin taking place on May 6-14 at the Grand Hotel Bucharest. Just six days after wrapping up a legendary match in Astana, Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi meet in the elite tournament, which also includes the likes of Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana and defending champion Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Follow the games live with expert commentary, starting at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 17.30 IST)
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Round 9

The Superbet Chess Classic is the first stage of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour. The tournament is a 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control — the players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment  starting from the first move.

The event features a prize fund that amounts to $350,000, with $100,000 reserved for the winner. Grand Chess Tour points will also be awarded.

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Commentary by Varuzhan Akobian, Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan and Nazi Paikidze

Expert analysis by IM Robert Ris

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 0-0 6.0-0 d5 7.Nbd2 dxe4 8.dxe4 a5 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.a4 Nb8 11.h3 11.Re1 Rd8 12.h3 h6 13.Nf1 c6 14.Bc4 Na6 15.Ng3 Qc7 ½-½ (82) Nepomniachtchi,I (2795)-Ding,L (2788) Astana 2023 Game 9 11...Rd8 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.Re1 Nf8 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.Nfd2 Be6 16.Nc4 Bxc4 17.Bxc4 Ne6 18.g3 h5 18...Rd6 19.Kg2 19.h4 Ng4 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Rxe3 h4 19...h4 20.Qe2 g6 20...hxg3?! 21.fxg3 20...Rd7 21.Nd2 Nc5 22.Nf3 hxg3 23.fxg3 Ncxe4 23...Nfxe4? 24.b4 Nxc3 25.Bg5 Nxe2 26.Bxe7 24.Ng5? 24.Ba2! Nf2? 24...Bf2 25.Rf1 Bxg3 26.Ng5 Nxg5 26...Bf4 27.Nxe4± 27.Bxg5 24...Kg7 25.g4 25.Nxe5+- 24.g4 Nd6 25.Qxe5 Qxe5 26.Nxe5 Nxc4 27.Nxc4 Nd5 24...Nd6! 24...Nxg5 25.Bxg5 Rd6 26.Qxe5 25.Ba2 25.Bb3 25...Re8?! 25...e4! 26.Bf4 Nh5! 27.Bxd6 27.Qg4 Kg7 28.Bxd6 Rxd6 29.Nxe4 Rd3 30.Nf2 Re3 31.Rxe3 Qxe3 32.Rf1 f5 33.Qf3 Re8-+ 27...Qxg5 26.h4?! 26.Bf4 Nh5 26...exf4? 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.Rxe7± 27.Bxe5 27.Qxe5 Qd7 28.Qd5 Nxf4+ 29.gxf4 Kg7 27...Qxg5 26...Kg7 26...Rad8 27.Rf1 Kg7 27.Rf1 27.Bf4 Nfe4! 27...Nde4!? 28.Ne6+ 28.Bc1 Nxg5 29.Bxg5 f6-+ 28.Nxe4 exf4-+ 28...fxe6 29.Bxe5+ Nf6 30.g4 Kh7 31.h5 Nf5 32.hxg6+ Kxg6 27...Rad8 27...Qd7 28.Qf3 Qc6 29.Qxc6 bxc6 30.Bd2 Re7 27...e4 28.Bf4 28.Bd2 28.h5 28...e4 29.Bf4 e3 30.Rad1 Nfe4? 30...Nde4! 31.Rxd8 31.Nxf7 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Nf2 33.Re1 Qd7-+ 31.Bxe3 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Nxg5 33.hxg5 Qe4+ 34.Qf3 Qxf3+ 35.Kxf3 Rxe3+ 31...Rxd8 32.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 31.Bxd6 Nxd6 32.Bxf7 Nxf7 32...Rf8 33.Ne6+ 33.Rxf7+ Qxf7 34.Nxf7 Rxd1 34...Kxf7 35.Rxd8 Rxd8 36.Kf1 35.Qxd1 Kxf7 36.Qe2 Ke7? 36...Kg7 37.Kf1 37.h5 gxh5 38.Qxh5 Re6= 37...Re5 38.g4 Bc5 39.Ke1 Bd6 37.Kf1 Rf8+ 38.Ke1 Rf2 39.Qg4 Kf6 39...Rxb2 40.Qxg6 40.Qg5+ Kf7 41.Qd5+ Kf6 42.g4 Rxb2 43.g5+ Ke7 44.Qe5+ Kd7 45.Qg7+ Kd6 46.Qxg6+ Ke5 47.Qe8+ Kf4 48.g6 Rb1+ 48...e2 49.g7 Kf3 50.Qf7+ 50.g8Q Bf2# 50...Ke3 51.Qe6+ Kf3 52.Qf5+ Ke3 53.g8Q 49.Ke2 Rb2+ 50.Kd3 Rd2+ 51.Kc4 Rg2 51...e2 52.g7 52.Qf7+ 52.Qf7+ Ke4 52...Kg3 53.g7+- 53.Qd5+
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Firouzja,A2785Ding Liren27882023C65Superbet Classic 20235

Current standings

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TBPerf.
1
Caruana,F
2764
5.5
9
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
1
½
23.75
2836
2
So,W
2760
5.0
9
½
½
½
1
½
½
½
½
½
22.50
2800
3
Rapport,R
2745
5.0
9
½
½
½
½
1
½
½
½
½
22.25
2801
4
Giri,A
2768
5.0
9
½
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
½
22.00
2799
5
Firouzja,A
2785
5.0
9
½
0
½
½
0
½
1
1
1
20.50
2797
6
Duda,J
2724
4.5
9
½
½
0
½
1
½
½
½
½
20.25
2761
7
Vachier-Lagrave,M
2742
4.5
9
0
½
½
½
½
½
½
1
½
19.25
2759
8
Ding,L
2789
4.0
9
½
½
½
0
0
½
½
½
1
17.00
2711
9
Nepomniachtchi,I
2794
3.5
9
0
½
½
½
0
½
0
½
1
14.75
2673
10
Deac,B
2700
3.0
9
½
½
½
½
0
½
½
0
0
14.75
2638
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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