Five Rounds of Superbet Chess Classic Played in Bucharest
Wesley So keeps leading the race.
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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.
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