Five Rounds of Superbet Chess Classic Played in Bucharest
Wesley So keeps leading the race.
The fifth round of the Superbet Chess Classic, the first 2022 GCT event, was played in Bucharest on 9 May. Fabiano Caruana won against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with the white pieces, while the games Nepomniachtchi - Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian - So, Rapport - Dominguez, and Deac - Firouzja were drawn.
Standings after Round 5:
1. Wesley So - 3.5
2-4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Levon Aronian - 3
5-6. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana - 2.5
7-9. Alireza Firouzja, Leinier Dominguez, Richard Rapport - 2
10. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 1.5.
10 May is a rest day.
Round 6 pairings:
Mamedyarov - Firouzja, Dominguez - Deac, So - Rapport, Vachier-Lagrave - Aronian, Caruana - Nepomniachtchi.
Official website