Deac
Firouzja
R5 LIVE
Rapport
Dominguez
R5 LIVE
Aronian
So
R5 LIVE
Nepo
MVL
R5 LIVE
Caruana
Mamedyarov
R5 LIVE
MVL
Caruana
1
0
R4
So
Nepo
1
0
R4
Dominguez
Aronian
0
1
R4
Firouzja
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R4
Mamedyarov
Deac
1/2
1/2
R4
Rapport
Deac
0
1
R3
Aronian
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R3
Nepo
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
So
1/2
1/2
R3
MVL
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R3
So
MVL
1/2
1/2
R2
Dominguez
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R2
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R2
Deac
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R2
Mamedyarov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R2
Aronian
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R1
Nepo
Deac
1/2
1/2
R1
Caruana
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R1
MVL
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R1
So
Mamedyarov
1
0
R1
Duda
Nepo
R14 LIVE
Liren
Nakamura
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
R14 LIVE
Rapport
Radjabov
R14 LIVE
Radjabov
Caruana
R13 LIVE
Firouzja
Liren
R13 LIVE
Nakamura
Duda
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Rapport
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Nakamura
R12 LIVE
Duda
Firouzja
R12 LIVE
Liren
Radjabov
R12 LIVE
Rapport
Caruana
R12 LIVE
Caruana
Liren
R11 LIVE
Radjabov
Duda
R11 LIVE
Firouzja
Nepo
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Rapport
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Firouzja
R10 LIVE
Nepo
Radjabov
R10 LIVE
Duda
Caruana
R10 LIVE
Rapport
Liren
R10 LIVE
Liren
Duda
R9 LIVE
Caruana
Nepo
R9 LIVE
Radjabov
Nakamura
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Rapport
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Radjabov
R8 LIVE
Nakamura
Caruana
R8 LIVE
Nepo
Liren
R8 LIVE
Rapport
Duda
R8 LIVE
Caruana
Radjabov
R7 LIVE
Liren
Firouzja
R7 LIVE
Duda
Nakamura
R7 LIVE
Rapport
Nepo
R7 LIVE
Nepo
Duda
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Liren
R6 LIVE
Firouzja
Caruana
R6 LIVE
Radjabov
Rapport
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Nepo
R5 LIVE
Firouzja
Duda
R5 LIVE
Radjabov
Liren
R5 LIVE
Caruana
Rapport
R5 LIVE
Liren
Caruana
R4 LIVE
Duda
Radjabov
R4 LIVE
Nepo
Firouzja
R4 LIVE
Rapport
Nakamura
R4 LIVE
Firouzja
Nakamura
R3 LIVE
Radjabov
Nepo
R3 LIVE
Caruana
Duda
R3 LIVE
Liren
Rapport
R3 LIVE
Duda
Liren
R2 LIVE
Nepo
Caruana
R2 LIVE
Nakamura
Radjabov
R2 LIVE
Rapport
Firouzja
R2 LIVE
Radjabov
Firouzja
R1 LIVE
Caruana
Nakamura
R1 LIVE
Liren
Nepo
R1 LIVE
Duda
Rapport
R1 LIVE
Radjabov
Firouzja
R1 LIVE
Caruana
Nakamura
R1 LIVE
Liren
Nepo
R1 LIVE
Duda
Rapport
R1 LIVE
Wesley
Predke
1/2
1/2
Mamedyarov
Dubov
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Esipenko
1/2
1/2
Aronian
Oparin
1/2
1/2
Aronian
Nakamura
1
0
Esipenko
Oparin
1/2
1/2
Keymer
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
Dubov
Dominguez
0
1
Predke
MVL
1
0
Shankland
Wesley
1/2
1/2
Giri
Yangyi
1/2
1/2
Vitiugov
Tabatabaei
1
0
Salgado
Fedoseev
0
2
Final result
Alekseenko
Krasenkow
0.5
1.5
Final result
Artemiev
Studer
1.5
0.5
Final result
Predke
Nasuta
1.5
0.5
Final result
Afanasiev
Inarkiev
3
1
Final result
Donchenko
Indjic
0.5
1.5
Final result
Braun
Rakhmanov
1.5
0.5
Final result
Rakhmanov
Braun
0
1
R3.1 Result
Indjic
Donchenko
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Inarkiev
Afanasiev
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Nasuta
Predke
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Studer
Artemiev
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Krasenkow
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
R3.1 Result
Fedoseev
Salgado
1
0
R3.1 Result
Hracek
Artemiev
0
2
Final result
Urkedal
Esipenko
0.5
1.5
Final result
Nikolov
Alekseenko
0.5
1.5
Final result
Ibarra
Navara
1
3
Final result
Perunovic
Predke
0
2
Final result
Rosell
Matlakov
0.5
1.5
Final result
Fedoseev
Pantzar
2
0
Final result
Krasenkow
Yuffa
2
0
Final result
Artemiev
Hracev
1
0
R2.1 Result
Esipenko
Urkedal
1
0
R2.1 Result
Alekseenko
Nikolov
1
0
R2.1 Result
Navara
Ibarra
1/2
1/2
R2.1 Result
Predke
Perunovic
1
0
R2.1 Result
Matlakov
Rosell
1
0
R2.1 Result
Pantzar
Fedoseev
0
1
R2.1 Result
Yuffa
Krasenkow
0
1
R2.1 Result
Notkevich
Laznicka
1
3
Final result
Ayats
Movsesian
1.5
2.5
Final result
Gines
Paravyan
0.5
1.5
Final result
Petriashvili
Saric
0.5
1.5
Final result
Williams
Sahakyan
0.5
1.5
Final result
Damljanovic
Kuzubov
0.5
1.5
Final result
Dias
Motylev
0.5
1.5
Final result
Finek
Lagarde
0.5
1.5
Final result
Laznicka
Notkevich
0
1
Round 1.1
Movsesian
Llobera Ayats
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Paravyan
Gines Esteo
1
0
Round 1.1
Saric
Petriashvili
1
0
Round 1.1
Sahakyan
Williams
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Kuzubov
Damljanovic
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Motylev
Dias
1/2
1/2
Round 1.1
Lagarde
Finek
1
0
Round 1.1
MVL
Wang
1
0
Ding
Nepo
1
0
Giri
Alekseenko
0
1
Caruana
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Giri
1
0
Ding
Alekseenko
1
0
MVL
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Wang
1
0
Nepo
Wang
0
1
MVL
Alekseenko
1
0
Ding
Grischuk
1
Caruana
Giri
0
1
Ding
Giri
0
1
MVL
Grischuk
0
1
Wang
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
ALekseenko
Nepo
0
1
Grischuk
Wang
1/2
1/2
Giri
MVL
1/2
1/2
Ding
Caruana
1/2
1/2
MVL
Ding Liren
1/2
1/2
Wang
Giri
0
1
Nepo
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Alekseenko
0
1
Giri
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Ding
Wang
1/2
1/2
MVL
Caruana
0
1
Grischuk
Giri
1/2
1/2
Alekseenko
Ding
1/2
1/2
Nepo
MVL
0
1
Wang
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Caruana
MVL
1/2
1/2
Day 4 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was projected to be another eventful day and it did not fail to disappoint. With three decisive games, and quickly approaching the halfway point of the tournament we can only expect to see more thrilling games in future rounds. After an exciting game to take down one of his co-leaders, Grandmaster Wesley So has taken the sole lead with 3 points out of 4, distancing himself by half a point from his competitors sharing 2nd place.
Replay the games from Round 4:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Bogdan-Daniel Deac 1/2-1/2
Alireza Firouzja – Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2
Leinier Dominguez Perez – Levon Aronian 0-1
Wesley So – Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Fabiano Caruana 1-0
Read more: Deac surprises Rapport – R3 recap / Nepo defeats Firouzja – R2 recap / Wesley So in the early lead
Results of Round 4
Standings after Round 4
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Bogdan-Daniel Deac
The game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Bogdan-Daniel Deac was the first game of the round to finish. The players went for the Vienna Variation of QGD (Queen’s Gambit Declined), which is known to be a solid choice and has proven trustworthy at the highest level. Deac employed the variation with confidence and soon the players entered into theory known from correspondence chess. As per his post-game interview, Mamedyarov mentioned that he forgot his preparation around move 17, but continued an attacking plan on the king side as the position required. It is hard to pinpoint where Mamedyarov went astray, but it never seemed that White had anything tangible, at least not according to the engines. Nevertheless, playing for a draw with accurate play toward the end while having White pieces might be somewhat disappointing for Mamedyarov. With this draw, Deac extends his great performance for another round. The local Romania hero, Bogdan-Daniel Deac is now tied for second with GMs Aronian and MVL. Replay the game here
Ana-Maria Popescu (formerly known as Ana-Maria Brânză ), Romanian Olympic Fencing Champion, making the first symbolic move in the game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Bogdan-Daniel Deac in Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Fabiano Caruana
The game between GM’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana was off to an exciting start, with the two players blitzing through their moves in a trendy variation of the Open Spanish. It seemed that MVL was the one to be unprepared and may not have made the best choices in the middle game. Particularly the move 18.Ng3 seemed to give Black a good position, which might be the explanation behind Caruana’s unexpected and unnecessary sacrifice on move 20…Rxf3? , where he was left down a piece with unfounded compensation. Instead 20..b4 was pretty strong. After Caruana’s mistake, MVL stayed composed and accurately converted his extra piece to win the game and ultimately moved up in the standings to a tie for second place. Replay the game here
GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana – looking serious before their Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Wesley So – Ian Nepomniachtchi
The game between the tournament co-leaders followed a typical trend of top-players’ games these days. In a forced line of the Open Catalan the players lashed out the first twenty some moves of theory after which an opposite-color endgame with an extra pawn for White ensued. Thanks to the queens being kept on the board, it was White that had practical chances. GM Wesley So pursued those chances with patience and although GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defended valiantly until move 56, where two consecutive blunders cost him a second pawn and the game. With this win, GM Wesley So takes the sole lead in the event. Replay the game here
GM Wesley So – in action – during his Round 4 game | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Bryan Adams
Leinier Dominguez – Levon Aronian
The game between GM’s Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian was another rousing game of the day. After a balanced position in the Italian, Dominguez seemed to have squandered much of his time around move 20 and soon found himself in severe time pressure. Although his position was fine, it was not easy to make active enough moves under his time pressure. He slipped into a losing position, but made a brilliant comeback after surviving the time control finding a way to gain some compensation for his lost pawn. However, the blunder on move 44 left him no opportunity to hold the game. Although Dominguez never ceased to find good moves up to the final seconds on his clock, playing in time trouble certainly had a role in his demise of this game. Aronian went on to win this game with his flawless technique. Replay the game here
The final moment and deep respect shown on the faces of both Grandmasters Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian in Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Alireza Firouzja – Richard Rapport
The players repeated a line of the Four Knights Sicillian, which they had played against each other twice in 2021. This time GM Firouzja chose the mainline 6.Nxc6, after which the players followed one of the well-known theoretical paths. GM Rapport, who is an expert in this line, seemed in complete control throughout the game. He dodged all of White’s pragmatic problems tactfully and the game ended in peaceful draw after the time control. Replay the game here
GMs Alireza Firouzja against Richard Rapport | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
The commentary team, Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich and Grandmaster Cristian Chirila together with the legendary 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov during his last day in Bucharest | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes; Interview with Garry Kasparov: “Chess is back to where it belongs” (VIDEO)
Round 5, May 9, 14:00 CEST – LIVE games:
Fabiano Caruana – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Levon Aronian – Wesley So
Richard Rapport – Leinier Dominguez Perez
Bogdan-Daniel Deac – Alireza Firouzja
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