2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania

Leading off the 2022 Grand Chess Tour will be the Superbet Chess Classic held in Bucharest, Romania. Following last year's popular classical framework, the tournament will host ten players competing in a classical round-robin struggle for the $350,000 in prize money.

DATES

May 3 - 15, 2022

LOCATION

Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Romania 

FORMAT

10 Player Round Robin

PRIZE FUND

$350,000

 

Participants

Alireza

Firouzja

Levon

Aronian

Fabiano

Caruana

Wesley

So

Shakhriyar

Mamedyarov

Ian

Nepomniachtchi

Richard

Rapport

Maxime

Vachier-Lagrave

Leinier

Dominguez

Bogdan-Daniel

Deac

 

Date

Time*

Event

May 3

 

Player Arrival

May 4

 

Opening Ceremony

May 5 3:00 PM

Round 1

May 6 3:00 PM

Round 2

May 7 3:00 PM

Round 3

May 8

3:00 PM

Round 4

May 9

3:00 PM

Round 5

May 10

 

Rest Day

May 11

3:00 PM

Round 6

May 12 3:00 PM

Round 7

May 13 3:00 PM

Round 8

May 14

2:00 PM

Round 9

6:30 PM Playoffs (If Necessary)
7:30 PM Closing Ceremony

May 15

 

 Player Departure

*All times are local time, Romania Time*

 

Place

Prize
1st $100,000
2nd $65,000
3rd $48,000
4th $32,000

5th

$26,000

6th

$21,000

7th

$18,500

8th

$16,000
9th $13,000
10th $10,500