Season 2026
FinishedClassical

Superbet Chess Classic Romania

4โ€“14 May 14, 2026๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Bucharest, Romania$350,000

Opening leg of the season: 9 rounds of classical chess, 130 minutes per game.

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Stage results

#PlayerScoreTour points
1๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMAlireza Firouzja6.0/9+13
2๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMFabiano Caruana5.5/9+10
3๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMGukesh Dommaraju5.5/9+8
4๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดGMMagnus Carlsen5.0/9+7
5๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMHikaru Nakamura4.5/9+6
6๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMLevon Aronian4.5/9+5
7๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMWesley So4.0/9+4
8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMPraggnanandhaa R.4.0/9+3
9๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave3.5/9+2
10๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑGMJan-Krzysztof Duda2.5/9+1

Lineup (10 players)

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดGMMagnus Carlsen
Norway
2839
Rating
4 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMFabiano Caruana
USA
2803
Rating
2 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMHikaru Nakamura
USA
2802
Rating
5 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMGukesh Dommaraju
India
2786
Rating
3 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMAlireza Firouzja
France
2779
Rating
1 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMWesley So
USA
2757
Rating
7 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณGMPraggnanandhaa R.
India
2747
Rating
8 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMLevon Aronian
USA
2745
Rating
6 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
France
2732
Rating
9 in overall standings
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑGMJan-Krzysztof Duda
Poland
2729
Rating
10 in overall standings

Round schedule

  • R1Tue, May 5
    15:00 UTC
  • R2Wed, May 6
    15:00 UTC
  • R3Thu, May 7
    15:00 UTC
  • R4Fri, May 8
    15:00 UTC
  • R5Sat, May 9
    15:00 UTC
  • R6Sun, May 10
    15:00 UTC
  • R7Mon, May 11
    15:00 UTC
  • R8Tue, May 12
    15:00 UTC
  • R9Wed, May 13
    15:00 UTC

How this stage affects the season

1st place gives 13 tour points, 2nd โ€” 10, 3rd โ€” 8. Points carry into the overall standings.

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