2023 Superbet Chess Classic: Round 3 | #SuperbetChessClassic #GrandChessTour

May 6, 2023 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubSat, May 6, 2023 6:05pmURL:
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Live from the Grand Hotel Bucharest, the 4th Superbet Chess Classic is the first of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. The nine Tour players are joined by a wildcard (listed below) for a classical round robin. Join GMs Varuzhan Akobian, Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move.

2023.05.08
GrandChessTour.org

TODAY’S GAMES
| 40/90, SD/30, +30s from move 1
Alireza Firouzja vs. Richard Rapport

Wesley So
vs. Anish Giri
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Ding Liren
Jan-Krzysztof Duda vs. Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Fabiano Caruana vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

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