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The Superbet Chess Classic took place in Bucharest Thu 5th May to Sat 14th May 2022. It was 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. There was a three way tie for first and that resulted in a tie-break MVL beat both Wesley So and Levon Aronian to take first place, So finished second and Aronian 3rd.

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Superbet Classic 2022 Bucharest (ROU), 5-14 v 2022															cat. XXI (2761)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Aronian, Levon	g	USA	2765	*	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	5½	2840
2.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2776	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	5½	2839
3.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2750	0	½	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	5½	2842
4.	Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	g	ROU	2671	½	½	½	*	0	½	½	½	1	½	4½	2771
5.	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	USA	2753	0	½	½	1	*	½	0	½	½	1	4½	2762
6.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2786	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	4½	2758
7.	Firouzja, Alireza	g	FRA	2804	½	½	0	½	1	½	*	0	½	½	4	2713
8.	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2773	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	*	½	0	4	2717
9.	Rapport, Richard	g	HUN	2776	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	3½	2679
10.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2759	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	*	3½	2681

Round 1 (May 5, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- Rapport, Richard	½-½	39	D17	Slav Defence
So, Wesley	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	1-0	52	E48	Nimzo Indian
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	36	C42	Petroff's Defence
Caruana, Fabiano	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	29	D35	QGD Exchange
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	½-½	29	C43	Petroff's Defence
Round 2 (May 6, 2022)
So, Wesley	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	24	D27	QGA
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	53	D27	QGA
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	47	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Firouzja, Alireza	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	0-1	55	C24	Bishop's Opening
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Rapport, Richard	½-½	37	C10	French Rubinstein
Round 3 (May 7, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	62	D17	Slav Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	20	B10	Caro Kann
Caruana, Fabiano	- So, Wesley	½-½	40	E06	Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	50	C43	Petroff's Defence
Rapport, Richard	- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	0-1	52	E46	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 4 (May 8, 2022)
So, Wesley	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	1-0	58	E06	Catalan
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	39	C82	Ruy Lopez Open Italian Variation
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Aronian, Levon	0-1	64	C50	Giuoco Piano
Firouzja, Alireza	- Rapport, Richard	½-½	46	B45	Sicilian Classical
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	½-½	40	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 5 (May 9, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- So, Wesley	½-½	39	A30	English Symmetrical
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	68	E73	King's Indian Averbakh
Caruana, Fabiano	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	1-0	66	C42	Petroff's Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	42	B54	Sicilian Rauzer
Rapport, Richard	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	50	C20	Unusual Moves
Round 6 (May 11, 2022)
So, Wesley	- Rapport, Richard	½-½	50	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Aronian, Levon	0-1	25	D39	QGD Ragozin
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	1-0	67	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Caruana, Fabiano	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	40	C42	Petroff's Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	96	E39	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 7 (May 12, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	26	C24	Bishop's Opening
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	- So, Wesley	½-½	25	D27	QGA
Firouzja, Alireza	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	1-0	58	E48	Nimzo Indian
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	0-1	56	C50	Giuoco Piano
Rapport, Richard	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0-1	28	D26	QGA
Round 8 (May 13, 2022)
So, Wesley	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	38	E92	King's Indian Classical
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	½-½	56	C42	Petroff's Defence
Caruana, Fabiano	- Rapport, Richard	½-½	51	B40	Sicilian Classical
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	85	C53	Giuoco Piano
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	0-1	43	D27	QGA
Round 9 (May 14, 2022)
Aronian, Levon	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	36	C49	Four Knights Metger
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	55	D17	Slav Defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- So, Wesley	½-½	36	C53	Giuoco Piano
Firouzja, Alireza	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0-1	74	D78	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Rapport, Richard	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	42	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2

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Superbet Classic TB 2022 Bucharest ROU Thu 5th May 2022 - Sat 14th May 2022 Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1
1	1	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	FRA	2743	2.0	0
2	2	So Wesley	USA	2770	1.0	0
3	3	Aronian Levon	USA	2751	0.0	0
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