Firouzja
Deac
R7 LIVE
Deac
So
R7 LIVE
Rapport
MVL
R7 LIVE
Aronian
Caruana
R7 LIVE
Nepo
Mamedyarov
R7 LIVE
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R6
MVL
Aronian
0
1
R6
So
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Dominguez
Deac
1
0
R6
Mamedyarov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R6
Deac
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R5
Rapport
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R5
Aronian
So
1/2
1/2
R5
Nepo
MVL
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Mamedyarov
1
0
R5
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
After yesterday’s rest day the players seemed fresh and ready for a day of exhilarating chess on Day 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. Today’s round brought entertaining games with plenty of drama and even some disaster, along with a few tenacious and close battles. Two games were decisive in this round, bringing American GM Leinier Dominguez his first win of the event against Romanian sensation, GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac, while American Grandmaster Levon Aronian took advantage of a blunder by his opponent GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to catch up to GM Wesley So in the lead after 6 rounds.
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Replay the games from Round 6:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Alireza Firouzja 1/2-1/2
Leinier Dominguez Perez – Bogdan-Daniel Deac 1-0
Wesley So – Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Levon Aronian 0-1
Fabiano Caruana – Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2-1/2
Recaps of previous rounds: Caruana scores, So maintains the sole lead; Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022 – R5 recap / Decisive results in the majority; Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022 – R4 recap / Deac surprises Rapport; Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022 gets the leading trio – R3 recap / Nepo defeats Firouzja, Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022 – R2 recap / Wesley So in the early lead of Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022
Results of Round 6
Standings after Round 6
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Levon Aronian
GM Levon Aronian seems to be on the quest to prove that Black better than OK in this game. The Armenian-American didn’t seem rattled by GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave’s 1.d4 . The French Grandmaster let his opponent enter the Nimzo-Indian Defense, which soon transposed to a Ragozin and finally into the Vienna Variation of QGD (Queen’s Gambit Declined). MVL chose 12.Ke2 which is a much less common idea than the natural 12.Kf1. He sacrificed a pawn and seized the seventh rank, yet Aronian seemed in complete control and dismissed White’s initiative with ease. 20.f4? was a big mistake after which Aronian responded with 20…e5!. The counter-strike ensured a close to winning endgame for Aronian, but he did not have to work long to convert his advantage as MVL blundered with 25.Kd4?? after which his king was trapped in a mating net after 25…Na4!. Aronian secured a tie for first in a crucial victory over a rival who had the same number of points as him. Replay the game here
GM Levon Aronian cruising to victory in Round 6 to catch up with the leader | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Bryan Adams
Fabiano Caruana – Ian Nepomniachtchi
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi played once again the Petroff Defense, in which it seemed that GM Fabiano Caruana either forgot or lost the thread of his lines somewhere out of the opening. He spent quite some time trying to gain back the advantage, but in the end he did not achieve a promising position. Black was very comfortable and it was White who needed to play accurately to maintain the balance. In the end, Caruana was able to find a way to trade off most pieces and the game ended in a draw before the time control was reached. Replay the game here
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi with a dominating glance in Round 6 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Wesley So – Richard Rapport
In a Semi-Slav Defense of the Stoltz Variation, GM Richard Rapport essayed the novelty 15..e5!?, that turned out to be a prelude to a pawn sacrifice in which Black had the bishop pair and active play. Soon the players entered an endgame with opposite-colored bishops (the 3rd in a row for GM Wesley So in this event) where White’s chances were minimal. With the rooks off the board the players called it a day and the game ended peacefully in a draw on move 50. Replay the game here
A thoughtful GM Richard Rapport during Round 6 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Leinier Dominguez – Bogdan-Daniel Deac
In a complex opening where GM Deac chose the ambitious Najdorf Defense, GM Leinier Dominguez essayed his possibly favorite – The English Attack. On move 16, Dominguez played the novelty 16. g3!?. It was not long before the players entered a severe time trouble where the Romanian grandmaster was up a pawn, but White had compensation thanks to his piece activity. As the time control was being reached at move 40, Deac made the inaccuracy 40…Rf8?! , after which the position seemed to be in Dominguez’ favor. However, this wasn’t the end of the story as the players entered another severe time pressure. Both players made several mistakes, but finally it was Dominguez who beat his young opponent to score his first victory in this event. Replay the game here
GM Leinier Dominguez looking sharp in Round 6, winning his first game of the event | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Bryan Adams
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Alireza Firouzja
The game between two of the most aggressive players in the tournament ended in a fighting draw. GM Alireza Firouzja chose a line in the Nimzo-Indian where GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had a past win (his 2013 Grand Prix victory over Topalov). Firouzja played the line superbly and the game entered a dynamically balanced middlegame. According to the engines, Firouzja’s 24th and 25th moves were rather slow and 26.Qd3 (instead of Be3) could give some advantage to Mamedyarov. However, after missing this opportunity, Firouzja was in a bind which denied Mamedyarov’s bishop pair to target Black’s position. The queens went off the board and the players entered a drawn ending with relatively accurate play. It seemed as if the game would end in a draw around move 40, but it was Mamedyarov who chose to maintain the pressure on the young Iranian-French Grandmaster pressing to get into a rook endgame with 3 vs 2 pawns and then 2 vs 1 pawn rook endgame, but Firouzja stayed consistent and ultimately achieved the draw. Replay the game here
GM Alireza Firouzja during Round 6| Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Florin Raducioiu, a famous former Romanian soccer player has been invited to make the first move in the game Dominguez – Deac | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes
Round 7 pairings:
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana
Richard Rapport – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Bogdan-Daniel Deac – Wesley So
Alireza Firouzja – Leinier Dominguez Perez
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