9 May 2023

Fourth Round of Superbet Chess Classic Romania Played in Bucharest

Fabiano Caruana has pulled ahead.

Photo: Lennart Ootes
Photo: Lennart Ootes


In the fourth round of the 2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania, the first stage of the Grand Chess Tour, Fabiano Caruana defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi with the white pieces, Alireza Firouzja bested Bogdan-Daniel Deac as Black, while the games Vachier-Lagrave - Giri, Rapport - So, and Ding - Duda were drawn. 

Standings after Round 4:

1. Fabiano Caruana - 3
2-3. Wesley So, Richard Rapport - 2.5
4-7. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alireza Firouzja, Ding Liren, Anish Giri - 2
8-9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 1.5
10. Bogdan-Daniel Deac - 1.

Round 5 pairings:

Nepomniachtchi - Vachier-Lagrave, Duda - Caruana, Firouzja - Ding, So - Deac, Giri - Rapport

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