Superbet Classic 2024, Round 4: Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh miss winning chances, settle for draws
The fifth day of the ongoing Superbet Classic Romania competition came to an end on Sunday, June 30. Notably, the Superbet Classic Romania is the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2024, which started on Wednesday, June 26, in Bucharest.
On the fifth day of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania competition, all games ended in a draw after multiple missed chances. Maxime Vachie Lagrave vs Fabiano Caruana, Gukesh D vs N Abdusattorov, Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So vs Praggnandhaa and Bogdan Daniel Deac vs Ian Nepomiachtchi ended in draws.
Indian teen Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was on the verge of winning the game, but one move but couldn’t spot the required queen sortie against his opponent Wesley So.
Another Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju was also having winning momentum towards his side against his opponent GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, but couldn’t make it big and settled for a draw.
Fabiano Caruana continues to lead the standings with sole lead, bagging 3.5 points. Praggnanandhaa R and Gukesh D settled with the second and third ranks respectively, bagging three points each.
Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomnachtchi, Wesley So, and Maxime Vachier Lagrave occupy the next four positions in the tally. Nodribek Abdusattorov and Anish Giri are settled at the eighth rank while Bogdan Daniel Deac holds the wooden spoon in the standings.
Superbet Classic 2024: Round 5 Results
Maxime Vachier Lagrave - Fabiano Caruana 1/2 - 1/2
Gukesh D - N Abdusattorov 1/2 - 1/2
Anish Giri - Alireza Firouzja 1/2 - 1/2
Wesley So vs Praggnanandhaa R 1/2 - 1/2
Bogdan Daniel Deac - Ian Nepomiachtchi 1/2 - 1/2
Superbet Classic 2024: Standings after Round 5
1. Fabiano Caruana - 3.5
2. Praggnanandhaa R - 3
2. Gukesh D - 3
4. Alireza Firouzja - 2.5
4. Ian Nepomnachtchi - 2.5
4. Wesley So - 2.5
4. Maxime Vachier Lagrave - 2.5
8. Nodribek Abdusattorov - 2
8. Anish Giri - 2
10. Bogdan Daniel Deac - 1.5
Superbet Classic 2024: Round 6 Pairings (July 2)
Fabiano Caruana vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
Praggnanandhaa R vs Daniel-Bogdan Deac
Alireza Firouzja vs Wesley So
Nodirbek Abdusattorovvs Anish Giri
Maxime Vachier Lagrave vs Gukesh D