2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania

Bucharest, RomaniaRomania

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2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania
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.

10 Player Classical Round Robin

A nine-round tournament with one round per day. Each player faces off against every other competitor throughout the tournament. Games are played at classical time controls and may last up to 6 hours each.

The 2022 tour players

IranGM Alireza FirouzjaWorld Rank #13FIDE Rating: 2749
United States of AmericaGM Fabiano CaruanaWorld Rank #12FIDE Rating: 2823
AzerbaijanGM Shakhriyar MamedyarovWorld Rank #8FIDE Rating: 2770
HungaryGM Richard RapportWorld Rank #11FIDE Rating: 2763
United States of AmericaGM Leinier DominguezWorld Rank #13FIDE Rating: 2758
ArmeniaGM Levon AronianWorld Rank #5FIDE Rating: 2781
United States of AmericaGM Wesley SoWorld Rank #7FIDE Rating: 2770
FIDEGM Ian NepomniachtchiWorld Rank #4FIDE Rating: 2789
FranceGM Maxime Vachier-LagraveWorld Rank #12FIDE Rating: 2784
RomaniaGM Bogdan-Daniel DeacWorld Rank #147FIDE Rating: 2627

Tournament Prize Fund

$350,000
Current Champion

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Tournament Sponsors

The Superbet Foundation will continue it's support of of the Grand Chess Tour in 2022 as a main sponsor and partner. The tour will kickoff in Romania for The Superbet Chess Classic. The Superbet Foundation aims to promote and support Romanian sports activities.

GM Gukesh D & GM Viswanathan Anand
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