2023 Superbet Chess Classic Romania

 

Kicking off the 2023 Grand Chess Tour will be the Superbet Chess Classic held in the historic city of Bucharest, Romania. Following last year's popular classical framework, the tournament features ten players in a round-robin fighting for their share of the hefty $350,000 prize fund. This will be the first of two classical events in the tour, and the participants’ first chance to earn points on the tour.

Fans should make sure to catch all the action online via the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch & YouTube channels.

 

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DATES

May 5 - 15, 2023

LOCATION

Grand Hotel Bucharest, Romania 

FORMAT

10 Player Round Robin

PRIZE FUND

$350,000

Participants

Ian

Nepomniachtchi

Alireza

Firouzja

Fabiano

Caruana

Anish

Giri

Ding

Liren

Wesley

So

Maxime

Vachier-Lagrave

Jan-Krzysztof

Duda

Richard

Rapport

Bogdan-Daniel

Deac

 

Date

Time*

Event

May 4

 

Player Arrival

May 5

 

Opening Ceremony

May 6 3:00 PM

Round 1

May 7 3:00 PM

Round 2

May 8 3:00 PM

Round 3

May 9

3:00 PM

Round 4

May 10

3:00 PM

Round 5

May 11

 

Rest Day

May 12

3:00 PM

Round 6

May 13 3:00 PM

Round 7

May 14 3:00 PM

Round 8

May 15

2:00 PM

Round 9

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

May 16

 

 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