GM Fabiano Caruana eliminated GMs Jules Moussard and Jorden van Foreest on his way to the Champions Chess Tour ChessKid Cup 2023 Grand Final in Division I. Both of his matches made it to armageddon tiebreaks; Caruana first drew with the black pieces and then won the second with white. He earns a rematch vs. …
Fabulous Caruana Wins 2 Armageddons, Will Play Abdusattorov In Grand Final Read More »
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the first grand finalist of the Champions Chess Tour ChessKid Cup 2023 Division I after beating Jorden van Foreest in a close fight that nearly made it to armageddon. In the Losers Bracket, GM Fabiano Caruana eliminated GM Alireza Firouzja and will face GM Jules Moussard, who took out GM Dmitrij …
Abdusattorov Advances To Grand Final; Caruana, Moussard To Play In Losers Final Read More »
Fabiano Caruana drew a sharp game against Richard Rapport to finish in clear first place in the Superbet Chess Classic, taking the $100,000 top prize and the maximum 13 Grand Chess Tour points. His pursuers could all only draw, though that was a good result for Anish Giri after he stumbled into a lost position …
Fabiano Caruana triumphs in Superbet Chess Classic Read More »
This is a flash report. The full report is coming soon. GM Caruana Fabiano won clear first at the Superbet Classic Romania 2023. Entering the last round a half point ahead of the field, he drew comfortably vs. GM Richard Rapport. The four competitors chasing him, GM Anish Giri, GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Wesley So, …
Flash Report: Caruana Wins Superbet Classic Romania Read More »
The penultimate round of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023 ended on Sunday with one win and four draws, leaving GM Fabiano Caruana as the sole leader on 5/8 after GM Alireza Firouzja was defeated by GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Threefold repetitions, some as few as 14 moves, dominated the round. However, the game between Caruana and GM …
Duda Snaps Firouzja’s Winning Run; Caruana Leads With 1 Round Remaining Read More »
Anish Giri has become the latest player to beat Ding Liren after the World Champion allowed a powerful piece sacrifice on move 11 in Round 7 of the Superbet Chess Classic. Ding has dropped to last place, but he has the company of his World Championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, who was put to the sword …
Superbet Chess Classic 7: Firouzja catches Caruana Read More »
In round seven of the Superbet Classic Romania 2023, GM Alireza Firouzja caught GM Fabiano Caruana, the tournament leader for the most of the event, defeating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi by breaking down his attempt at a fortress. The two are now tied for first with 4.5 points each and two crucial rounds remaining. GM Anish …
Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So missed gilt-edged chances as all games were drawn in Round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. World Champion Ding Liren was fighting hard but might still have suffered a 2nd loss in a row if not for Wesley taking a draw by repetition. Caruana leads but would be …
Superbet Chess Classic 6: So & Caruana miss wins Read More »
As the Superbet Classic Romania 2023 nears the home stretch, GM Fabiano Caruana continues to lead despite blundering away his winning chances at a critical moment vs. GM Alireza Firouzja in round six. With this stroke of luck, Firouzja remains in the tie for second, trailing Caruana by half a point, along with GM Wesley …
A Day Of Missed Opportunities: Caruana, So Spoil Nearly Winning Positions Read More »
Fabiano Caruana won his first ever classical game against Ian Nepomniachtchi to take the sole lead after Round 4 of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. Fabiano described it as “really satisfying” to outplay his opponent from a position where a draw looked inevitable. The day’s other winner was Alireza Firouzja, who scored his first …
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