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Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 9:43 am
by Mick Norris
TWIC
It is the first event in the 2022 Grand Chess Tour which has three rapid and blitz events and one further classical event, the Sinquefield Cup. Players: Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Leinier Dominguez and Bogdan-Daniel Deac.
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Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 5:48 pm
by Mick Norris
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 5:56 pm
by JustinHorton
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 10:41 am
by Mick Norris
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:04 pm
by NickFaulks
An excellent tournament so far, particularly today. I consider it unfair to say, as the official bulletin does, that
"Day 4 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was projected to be another eventful day and it did not fail to disappoint".
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:09 pm
by Matt Mackenzie
Hah, the classic double negative in action.
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:24 pm
by NickFaulks
The problem is it's a triple negative. Did not, fail, disappoint.
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 12:08 pm
by Mick Norris
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:07 am
by Mick Norris
Chess Mind
round 8 report and analysis
these are the final round pairings:
Aronian (5) - Mamedyarov (3)
Rapport (3) - Nepomniachtchi (3.5)
Deac (4) - Caruana (4)
Firouzja (4) - Vachier-Lagrave (4.5)
Dominguez (4) - So (5)
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:31 am
by David Sedgwick
Many thanks to Mick and others for their contributions to this thread. I shall try to be more evident for the future GCT events.
Round 9 today (Saturday 14th May) starts one hour earlier than hitherto, at 1200 BST. The round will be followed by any necessary playoffs.
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 12:02 pm
by LawrenceCooper
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 10:31 am
Many thanks to Mick and others for their contributions to this thread. I shall try to be more evident for the future GCT events.
Round 9 today (Saturday 14th May) starts one hour earlier than hitherto, at 1200 BST. The round will be followed by any necessary playoffs.
Regards,
David
I see that the two French players and two of the four USA are playing in the last round.
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 1:19 pm
by Mick Norris
I assume that MVL and Firouzja are working together in the run up to the Candidates
Not sure about the Americans
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 1:47 pm
by David Sedgwick
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 12:02 pm
I see that the two French players and two of the four USA are playing in the last round.
So? That would normally be precluded only in official events.
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:19 pm
I assume that MVL and Firouzja are working together in the run up to the Candidates
Forty to fifty years ago, that would have been a valid assumption. It is not necessarily the case nowadays.
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 1:50 pm
by LawrenceCooper
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:47 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 12:02 pm
I see that the two French players and two of the four USA are playing in the last round.
So? That would normally be precluded only in official events.
Not Wesley, no
Re: Superbet Chess Classic, Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 2:13 pm
by Mick Norris
David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:47 pm
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:19 pm
I assume that MVL and Firouzja are working together in the run up to the Candidates
Forty to fifty years ago, that would have been a valid assumption. It is not necessarily the case nowadays.
MVL had said he would if he didn't reach the Candidates himself