A strong victory in opposition to GM Wesley So introduced GM Alireza Firouzja into joined second place on the Superbet Chess Traditional Romania, which resumed on Tuesday following a relaxation day. After the sixth spherical, GM Fabiano Caruana continues to steer by half some extent as he drew with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The video games GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu vs. GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. GMs Anish Giri and GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. GM Gukesh Dommaraju additionally resulted in attracts.
Spherical seven begins Wednesday, July 3, at 8 a.m. ET / 14:00 CEST / 17:30 p.m. IST.
Superbet Chess Traditional Romania Spherical 6 Outcomes
Superbet Chess Traditional Romania Standings After Spherical 6
At a press convention on the remaining day, GM Garry Kasparov tried to help the native soccer followers a bit in anticipation of their Euro 2024 match with the Netherlands on Tuesday, noting that “even the strongest groups generally undergo defeat.” This creator is writing these phrases shortly after that match, and with a smile: even the strongest groups generally win convincingly.
Firouzja-So
Talking of profitable convincingly, that was absolutely the case for Firouza, who acquired a bonus proper out of the opening and left So with out a likelihood right now. Bearing in mind the sturdy preparation and execution on the board, you could possibly name it a sport within the type of Kasparov.
The Boss himself, on his final day in Bucharest, known as it “AlphaZero chess” after noting the opening was each old style (GM Friedrich Sämisch‘s 4.a3 in opposition to the Nimzo-Indian) and fashionable (Firouzja’s 8.c5 and 9.Rb1).
Firouzja was stunned about So’s 10…c5 and thought it might need been a mixup of (what he remembered of his) preparation. The French GM was joyful together with his 12.Bf4 transfer after which he was principally cruising to victory. This is the sport with notes by GM Rafael Leitao:
Caruana ½-½ Nepomniachtchi
“These two gamers know one another so effectively, they’ve a lot respect for one another,” mentioned GM Christian Chirila earlier than the beginning of the spherical. In 17 video games, Caruana and Nepomniachtchi had traded only one win and drawn 15 occasions. A sixteenth peaceable end result adopted right now and really rapidly.
Caruana began with 1.Nf3, which spurred one other commentator, GM Yasser Seirawan, to remark: “If I am in Ian’s sneakers proper now I really feel good already. This can be a ethical victory. You do not have a method of getting a bonus in opposition to the Petroff. I pressured you to do one thing off the crushed observe.”
The opening grew to become a Symmetrical Fianchetto Grunfeld and, as Chirila revealed after talking to his good friend Caruana, the latter forgot to take a look at some traces so “determined to tame the place and pull the breaks early on.”
Abdusattorov ½-½ Giri
After Giri completed his sport he was requested whether or not he was going to observe the soccer. He mentioned sure, including that he wanted to “discover a secure area” as he was “in the midst of the enemy’s camp.” That was comprehensible, since he had dressed for the event through the spherical, carrying an orange shirt below his Optiver-branded jacket.
Within the sport, the Dutchman was all the time secure as he acquired the prospect to make use of an excellent setup in opposition to Abdusattorov’s 6.Qd3 Najdorf which concerned a kingside fianchetto for Black. He equalized with 17…b5 and though the sport lasted 95 strikes (partly as a result of providing a draw is just not allowed at this event), the consequence was by no means unsure.Â
Vachier-Lagrave ½-½ Gukesh
Identical to he’s kind of the Final of the Mohicans to play the white aspect of the Berlin Endgame, Vachier-Lagrave additionally does not thoughts going into the Marshall Assault of the Ruy Lopez. He managed to confuse Gukesh on transfer 18, when the world championship candidate took a 44-minute suppose.
Vachier-Lagrave saved a slight edge within the endgame nonetheless however despite the fact that he was brief on time afterward, Gukesh as soon as once more confirmed unbelievable defensive abilities. Afterward, he commented on the information that his match with GM Ding Liren will probably be in Singapore:
“I am tremendous joyful to play in Singapore. I imply I used to be effective with taking part in anyplace, however Singapore… I’ve some very good reminiscences. I received certainly one of my first worldwide tournaments in Singapore and I have been on some good household holidays there. It is a very good place and I am very desperate to go there and play the match.”
I am tremendous joyful to play in Singapore. I imply I used to be effective with taking part in anyplace, however Singapore… I’ve some very good reminiscences.
—Gukesh Dommaraju
Praggnanandhaa ½-½ Deac
Deac continues to play an excellent event with a draw in opposition to Praggnanandhaa right now the place he had the marginally higher probabilities. The sport was a Nimzo-Indian, however sooner or later regarded extra like a King’s Indian the place White needed to do with out a dark-squared bishop. Particularly after discovering the thought related to 25…Bc1! it was Deac who was urgent a bit.
The 2024 Superbet Chess Traditional Romania is the second leg of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour. The occasion is a 10-player round-robin with classical time management (120 minutes for the whole sport, plus a 30-second increment per transfer). The event runs June 26-July 5 and contains a $350,000 prize fund.
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