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New Opening Ideas in Bucharest – Part 2

6/18/2021 – The 2021 Superbet Chess Classic concluded on June 14 and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (pictured) won with 6.0/9 (3 wins, 6 draws). FM Joshua Doknjas analyzes four games from the second half of the event, all of which contain interesting opening ideas. | Photo: Lennart Ootes (Archive)

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Chess Classic

6/15/2021 – In the last round of the Superbet Chess Classic, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov safely drew Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with the black to secure tournament victory. Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk shared second place a full point behind the Azerbaijani. The second event of the tour, the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament, kicks off on Friday. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Superbet Classic: Aronian beats Deac

6/13/2021 – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov kept his 1-point lead going into the last round of the Superbet Chess Classic, as in the only decisive game of Sunday’s round Levon Aronian got the better of Bogdan-Daniel Deac. Mamedyarov signed a quick draw in his game against Anish Giri, while Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana was an exciting encounter in which both players missed chances. | Games and results | Photo: Bryan Adams

Superbet: Mamedyarov in the sole lead

6/13/2021 – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the sole leader at the Superbet Chess Classic after an eventful seventh round in Bucharest. The Azerbaijani beat Fabiano Caruana with black while former co-leader Alexander Grischuk was defeated by Levon Aronian. The third decisive game of the day saw Anish Giri getting a full point in his encounter against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Superbet: Exciting round leaves Grischuk and Mamedyarov in the lead

6/12/2021 – After the rest day some of the players in the Superbet Chess Classic came back swinging. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Levon Aronian while Alexander Grischuk got the better of Constantin Lupulescu. Fabiano Caruana missed a good opportunity against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The results left Grischuk and Mamedyarov atop the standings on 4/6 points. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

New Opening Ideas in Bucharest – Part 1

6/11/2021 – The 2021 Superbet Chess Classic is the first event of this year’s Grand Chess Tour and it takes place in Bucharest, Romania from June 5 to June 14. Canadian FM Joshua Doknjas had a look at four interesting games from the first five rounds of the tournament, all of which contain important opening ideas and are dynamic battles.

Superbet: Mamedyarov joins the lead

6/10/2021 – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov joined Wesley So and Alexander Grischuk in the lead of the Superbet Chess Classic after beating local hero Constantin Lupulescu in round 5. The Romanian, who played with the white pieces, faltered in time trouble and is now sharing last place with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Anish Giri — a single point behind the leaders, though! | Photo: Bryan Adams

Superbet Chess Classic: Lupulescu tricks Giri

6/8/2021 – In the one game of the day that finished decisively, Constantin Lupulescu took down Anish Giri to bounce back from his defeat against Fabiano Caruana in the preceding round. The Romanian contestants — Lupulescu and Bogdan-Daniel Deac — have shown the most fighting chess so far in Bucharest, with their higher-rated colleagues often choosing to play it safe in their direct encounters. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Superbet: Deac and Caruana strike first

6/7/2021 – The first two decisive results of the Superbet Chess Classic were seen in Sunday’s second round, as the top seed and the bottom seed won their games and are now sharing the lead. Fabiano Caruana defeated Constantin Lupulescu, while Bogdan-Daniel Deac [pictured] stunned Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Superbet: Giri lives dangerously, escapes

6/5/2021 – A rather quiet round on opening day saw all five games finishing drawn at the Superbet Classic in Bucharest. The one exciting encounter of the round saw Anish Giri going for complications at every turn against late replacement Bogdan-Daniel Deac. In the end, it was the Dutchman who needed to tread lightly to save a half point. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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