The Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2024 in Bucharest has been a thrilling event with several notable performances. Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a hard-earned victory over Dutchman Anish Giri in the fourth round, marking his first win against Giri in Classical Chess. Garry Kasparov made a ceremonial first move in the game between Alireza Firouzja and Gukesh D, which ended in a draw. Meanwhile, Vishy Anand advanced to the final of the 37th Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León by defeating Veselin Topalov 2.5-1.5. Anand is now just a draw away from winning his 10th Leon Masters title. Additionally, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana drew their game, with Vachier-Lagrave having drawn all his games so far.
A great grinding win for Vishy Anand, who is now just a draw in the final rapid game away from winning his 10th Leon Masters title! https://t.co/8ltdAyYt7I https://t.co/l0cAuN2Smx
"I decided to play the King's Indian because @Kasparov63 played the move on our board, so why not?" - @rpraggnachess #GrandChessTour https://t.co/lmYzph1gGM
Jaime Santos still has all 8 pawns, but Vishy Anand is outplaying him with his pieces! https://t.co/8ltdAyYt7I https://t.co/aCtcMDO6Wt
One more draw in the 5th round of #SuperbetChessClassicRomania. Anish Giri and Alireza Firouzja signed a peace after 60 moves of play. #grandchesstour https://t.co/y9Mc4Zv5QI
Jaime Santos goes for an interesting sacrifice in Game 3! https://t.co/8ltdAyYt7I https://t.co/DfdjB7p2lf
Yagiz loses his first game today and we have a tied score! https://t.co/QLgvOi1J2F
Yagiz takes game one in the time scramble! https://t.co/3CaD0BTR6q
Vishy is on the attack in Game 2, but Jaime Santos looks ready! https://t.co/5rvmkn0UBf https://t.co/768Lokrms5
The 1st game of the Santos-Anand Leon Masters Final was drawn — we have 3 more to come before a potential playoff! https://t.co/DtB3uvj9BT https://t.co/xN6natRz8q
But Gukesh misses the chance and goes for 27.Bg5 instead https://t.co/byHlxEP4pq
27.Nxb6! is possible now for Gukesh! https://t.co/vgrEavrx4A #GrandChessTour https://t.co/6FYEMphKJd
MVL-Caruana ends in a draw, with Maxime having drawn all games going into the Superbet Chess Classic rest day! https://t.co/G3AezzTSYI #GrandChessTour https://t.co/mU1IMIqA6Y
We are now live on YouTube with the finals of @ajedrezleon! @vishy64theking takes on Jaime Santos Latasa in the finals. Follow all the action with IM Sagar Shah - meanwhile, @DGukesh and @rpraggnachess are playing in the Superbet Chess Classic: https://t.co/kraODw3rzl https://t.co/d190QlZ2Js
10. Ba3, played by Wesley So, made Praggnanandhaa think for a long time, but in the end, he chose the most principled continuation: 10...e5 #grandchesstour #superbetchessclassicromania https://t.co/9QbCZ6Qig4
Alireza Firouzja is exactly one hour behind on his clock in the game vs Anish Giri! Doesn't happen that often to one of the fastest chessplayers in the world! #grandchesstour #superbetchessclassicromania #AlirezaFirouzja #AnishGiri https://t.co/EwdkHDKDHN
Alireza Firouzja is exactly one hour behind on his clock in the game vs Anish Giri! #grandchesstour #superbetchessclassicromania #AlirezaFirouzja #AnishGiri https://t.co/SQqAiNHPM7
What an amazing photo! 30-year-old Anish Giri meets 61-year old Garry Kasparov at the Superbet Classic 2024 in Bucharest, Romania. Both of them have such warm smiles on their face. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour #chess #chessBaseindia #grandchesstour https://t.co/dMNxJYJPtz
Wesley So jokingly suggested that Garry Kasparov make a move in the game between MVL and Fabiano Caruana, noting that they are the oldest players in the tournament. In round 4, Kasparov chose to play the first symbolic move in the game between the youngest players of the round,… https://t.co/ugqrQ97XJu
Test your abilities at chess by solving Pragg's moves on ChessRanga through interactive format as he beat Anish Giri for the first time in Classical Chess: https://t.co/2hvkH9Tl3R https://t.co/fGUHWR2zVI
After missing out on opportunities to win, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finally broke through and scored a hard-earned victory over Dutchman Anish Giri in the fourth round of the Superbet Classic chess tournament in Bucharest. https://t.co/6xALCIh3aU
Banerjee, down a rook, finds the draw to win the tiebreaks and finish second! https://t.co/vbMxAI8kdb
Will Jaime Santos' 38...Nb5! be the winning move of a wild game? https://t.co/ZhAKCpmzz0 https://t.co/Bm5AmwuGc2
29.Ne5!! would have been a remarkable resource for Arjun, but he doesn't spot it and is in great danger vs. Santos! #LeonMasters https://t.co/CmodtBvueA
Gukesh D with chess fans in Bucharest after the draw in the fourth round of the #superbetchessclassicromania #Grandchesstour. #gukeshd #chess #chessfans https://t.co/zihVL3tWAn
Fortress? #GrandChessTour https://t.co/n6QzI9KvAy
With mate-in-9 on the board, Arjun Erigaisi resigns, and the score is 1.5-1.5 going into the final 20-minute game! https://t.co/l8F3AkUVV6 https://t.co/28SCKQcB5w
Never play f6? Jaime Santos is hitting back to level the scores vs. Arjun Erigaisi! https://t.co/l8F3AkUo5y https://t.co/Or35pj0fOG
Wesley So let an advantage slip as he made a draw vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi! https://t.co/BMRWImiZsE #GrandChessTour https://t.co/topy1xW1ar
Giri's 18...Rd5?! seems to fail tactically, but will Pragg be able to punish it? https://t.co/IiFnXMvA8G #GrandChessTour https://t.co/CD1RS8OTYF
29.Nxd6! and then Nf5+ was almost winning for Jaime Santos, but he picks 29.Re1 — Arjun Erigaisi is still under pressure! https://t.co/WZZwuOB6LL https://t.co/6zXcIhGRho
A nice trick by Gukesh as it seems we're heading for a draw in Firouzja-Gukesh! https://t.co/kJw0uAwiXn #GrandChessTour https://t.co/emLbBheW57
Can you guess the game they are talking about? Just close your eyes and imagine a chess board like Garry Kasparov and Jan Smeets! #chess #grandchesstour https://t.co/ApvyrtAhqk
Legendery World Champion Garry Kasparov visited the 4th round of #superbetchessclassicromania and chose to make the first ceremonial move in the game of Alireza Firouzja and Gukesh D! #Garrykasparov #chess #grandchesstour #kasparov #alirezafirouzja #gukesh #gukeshd #chessplayers https://t.co/7Qk6vb0YfK
Garry Kasparov visited the 4th round of #superbetchessclassicromania and chose to make the first ceremonial move in the game of Alireza Firouzja and Gukesh D! #Garrykasparov #chess #grandchesstour #kasparov #alirezafirouzja #gukesh #gukeshd #chessplayers https://t.co/oZUyam2djt
Garry Kasparov makes the first move for Alireza Firouzja vs. Gukesh! https://t.co/kJw0uAwiXn #GrandChessTour https://t.co/vxT6Nxj6cA
Time to open youtube channels and follow the fourth round of #SuperbetChessClassicRomania! https://t.co/3HKiJqG8Yq #grandchesstour https://t.co/0UlOhQsydU
Catch the Round 3 recap of the #SuperbetChessClassicRomania and gear up for the next round! Don't miss out! #chess #AnishGiri #chessplayers #grandchesstour https://t.co/OEckT05ODv
Grandmaster #rpraggnanandhaa missed out on becoming a joint leader at #SuperbetChessClassicRomania after settling for a draw against compatriot #DGukesh https://t.co/Wmd9tGhMMV
Pawn endings can be tough! #GrandChessTour https://t.co/WJAOoUFnUW
How fast can you find a mate in 2? 🤯 White to move https://t.co/dZhIb6XnfY
Superbet Classic 2024 Round 3: Praggnanandhaa misses a win against Gukesh MVL allows Firouzja to escape 📷@GrandChessTour / Lennart Ootes Read more https://t.co/BtfLrysGGw https://t.co/bcQppyz4oU
If you want to accurately understand the nuances of the endgame between @DGukesh and @rpraggnachess at the Superbet Classic Grand Chess Tour 2024, then do try it out on ChessRanga. It is sure to help you! https://t.co/FS0hebXNT7 https://t.co/SpjBR1XcjY
37th Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de León Semifinal 1: Vishy Anand🇮🇳 beats Veselin Topalov🇧🇬 2.5-1.5 The first two games ended in draws. @Vishy64theking won the third one. Fourth game also ended in another draw. Thus, the maestro Anand advanced to the Final. He will face… https://t.co/zJMM4bSxG0
Make a prediction and screenshot it for later! What will be the final score of the World Chess Championship match between Ding and Gukesh? 🏆👀
Now that's a fun position! (for White) https://t.co/XjMWyGZjOh #SpeedChess https://t.co/SXcT508W5b