Super Chess Classic

Super Chess Classic
Tournament information
Sport	Chess
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Established	2021
Format	Round-robin tournament
Most championships	Fabiano Caruana (2)
Current champion
	Vincent Keymer

Super Chess Classic is an annual closed chess tournament taking place in Bucharest, Romania. It is a part of the Grand Chess Tour since its inception in 2021. The tournament was formerly known as Superbet Chess Classic.

Winners

#	Year	Winner
1	2021	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
2	2022	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
3	2023	Fabiano Caruana (United States)
4	2024	Fabiano Caruana (United States)
5	2025	R Praggnanandhaa (India)
6	2026	Vincent Keymer (Germany)

2021

The first edition of the Superbet Chess Classic took place on 3–15 June. It was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan. It was the first leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2021.^[1]

2021 Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 June Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2750.5)
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TPR	Tour Points	Prize money
1	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)	2770	Does not appear	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	6	2882	13	$90,000
2	Levon Aronian (Armenia)	2781	0	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	5	2791	8.3	$45,000
3	Wesley So (United States)	2770	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	5	2793	8.3	$45,000
4	Alexander Grischuk (Russia)	2776	½	0	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	1	½	5	2792	8.3	$45,000
5	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2780	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	0	1	4½	2747	5.5	$22,500
6	Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)	2765	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	4½	2749	5.5	$22,500
7	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2627	½	0	½	0	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	4	2720	WC (3.5)	$16,250
8	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2820	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	4	2698	3.5	$16,250
9	Constantin Lupulescu (Romania)	2656	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	3½	2672	WC (1.5)	$11,250
10	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2760	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	Does not appear	3½	2660	1.5	$11,250

2022

The second edition was held in Bucharest, Romania from 3 to 15 May 2022. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took first after beating both Levon Aronian and Wesley So in the playoffs.^[2]

2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, 3–15 May Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2761.4)
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TB	TPR	Tour Points	Prize money
1	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2750	Does not appear	½	0	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	5½	2	2843	10	$77,677
2	Wesley So (United States)	2766	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	5½	1	2841	10	$67,677
3	Levon Aronian (United States)	2765	1	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	5½	0	2841	10	$67,667
4	Leinier Domínguez (United States)	2753	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	1	½	0	1	½	4½		2762	6	$26,333
5	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2786	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	½	4½		2759	6	$26,333
6	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2671	½	½	½	0	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	4½		2771	WC (6)	$26,333
7	Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)	2773	½	0	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	0	½	4		2720	3.5	$17,250
8	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2804	0	½	½	1	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	4		2717	3.5	$17,250
9	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)	2770	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	½	Does not appear	½	3½		2680	1.5	$11,750
10	Richárd Rapport (Hungary)	2776	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	3½		2679	1.5	$11,750

First place playoff
Place	Player	Rapid rating	1	2	3	Score
1	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2743	Does not appear	1	1	2
2	Wesley So (United States)	2784	0	Does not appear	1	1
3	Levon Aronian (United States)	2751	0	0	Does not appear	0

2023

The winner of the tournament was Fabiano Caruana.^[3]

2023 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 4–16 Bucharest, Romania, Category XXI (2757.1)
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Tour Points	Prize money	Circuit
1	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2764	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	5½	13	$100,000	26.84
2	Wesley So (United States)	2760	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	5	7.75	$42,750	17.44
3	Richárd Rapport (Romania)	2745	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	5	7.75	$42,750	17.44
4	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2768	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	½	½	5	7.75	$42,750	17.44
5	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2785	½	0	½	½	Does not appear	0	½	1	1	1	5	7.75	$42,750	17.44
6	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)	2724	½	½	0	½	1	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	4½	4.5	$19,750
7	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2742	0	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	4½	4.5	$19,750
8	Ding Liren (China)	2789	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	4	3	$16,000
9	Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)	2794	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	Does not appear	1	3½	2	$13,000
10	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2700	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	Does not appear	3	WC (1)	$10,500

2024

The fourth edition was held from June 25–5 July, 2024. It was the second, not first, leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2024, after event in Poland. Fabiano Caruana defended his title, defeating Alireza Firouzja, R Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh Dommaraju in the playoffs.^[4]

2024 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, June 25–5 July Bucharest, Romania, Category XX (2750)
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TB	Tour Points	Prize money	Circuit
1	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2805	Does not appear	1	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	5	3	9.25	$68,750	21.23
2	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2737	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	5	2	9.25	$58,750	14.70
3	Gukesh Dommaraju (India)	2763	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	5	1	9.25	$58,750	14.70
4	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2747	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	½	½	½	5	0	9.25	$58,750	14.70
5	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2745	1	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	4½		5	$21,833
6	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2732	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	4½		5	$21,833
7	Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)	2770	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	4½		5	$21,833
8	Wesley So (United States)	2757	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	4		2.5	$14,500
9	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)	2766	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	4		2.5	$14,500
10	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2680	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	3½		WC (1)	$10,500

First place playoff
Place	Player	Rapid rating	1	2	3	4	Score
1	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2738	Does not appear	1	1	1	3
2	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2724	0	Does not appear	1	1	2
3	Gukesh Dommaraju (India)	2647	0	0	Does not appear	1	1
4	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2709	0	0	0	Does not appear	0

2025

R Praggnanandhaa won the tournament in playoffs against Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.^[5]^[6]

2025 GCT Superbet Chess Classic, May 7–16 Bucharest, Romania
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TB	Tour Points	Prize money	Circuit
1	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2758	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	5½	1½	10	$77,666	23.90
2	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2757	½	Does not appear	1	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	5½	1	10	$67,666	20.64
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2723	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	5½	½	10	$67,666	20.64
4	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2776	½	1	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	5	Does not appear	7	$32,000
5	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)	2771	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	4½	Does not appear	6	$26,000
6	Wesley So (United States)	2751	0	½	0	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	4	Does not appear	3.5	$17,125
7	Levon Aronian (United States)	2747	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	0	0	1	4	Does not appear	3.5	$17,125
8	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2668	½	0	½	½	½	0	1	Does not appear	½	½	4	Does not appear	WC (3.5)	$17,125
9	Gukesh Dommaraju (India)	2787	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	½	Does not appear	½	4	Does not appear	3.5	$17,125
10	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)	2739	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	Does not appear	3	Does not appear	1	$10,500

First place play-off
	Player	Blitz rating	1	2	3	Score
1	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2717	Does not appear	½	1	1½
2	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2857	½	Does not appear	½	1
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2748	0	½	Does not appear	½

2026

The tournament from May 14–23. Vincent Keymer took sole first after defeating Jorden van Foreest in final round. Alireza Firouzja fell from the stage after round three, which led to his game against Fabiano Caruana being postponed to the rest day. Firouzja played Caruana and Javokhir Sindarov in his hotel room before withdrawing after round five, resulting in forfeit losses against his remaining opponents.

2026 GCT Super Chess Classic, May 14–23 Bucharest, Romania, Category XX (2743.8)
	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Tour Points	Prize Money	Decisive Games Bonus	Circuit
1	Vincent Keymer (Germany)	2759	Does not appear	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	1	+^[a]	6	13	$100,000	$31,250	26.82
2	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2788	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	5½	10	$65,000	$20,833	19.50
T–3	Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)	2776	1	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	5	7.5	$42,500	$20,833	8.53
T–3	Wesley So (United States)	2754	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	+^[a]	5	7.5	$42,500	$0	8.53
T–5	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2767	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	0	1	4½	4	$18,000	$10,416
T–5	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2717	0	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	4½	4	$18,000	$10,416
T–5	Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)	2735	0	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	+^[a]	4½	4	$18,000	$10,416
T–5	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2733	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	4½	4	$18,000	$10,416
T–5	Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Romania)	2650	0	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	Does not appear	+^[a]	4½	WC (4)	$18,000	$10,416
10	Alireza Firouzja (France)	2759	-^[a]	0	½	-^[a]	0	0	-^[a]	½	-^[a]	Does not appear	1	1	$10,000	$0

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Firouzja suffered an ankle injury after Round 3 and eventually withdrew after having played five out of nine games, thereby his remaining games against Keymer, van Foreest, So and Deac resulting in forfeit losses^[7]

References

↑ "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Classic".
↑ "Vachier-Lagrave has a brilliant day, wins Superbet Chess Classic". ChessBase. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
↑ "Caruana Wins Superbet Classic, Takes Grand Chess Tour Lead".
↑ "2024 Superbet Romania Chess Classic". June 9, 2024.
↑ Levin, Anthony (2025-05-16). "Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025: Praggnanandhaa Wins His 1st GCT Event After Blitz Playoffs". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
↑ "Final Ranking after 9 Rounds". Chess Results. Retrieved 2026-09-13.
↑ "Alireza Firouzja Withdraws from Super Chess Classic Romania 2026". Grand Chess Tour. 2026-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-23.

[a-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Firouzja suffered an ankle injury after Round 3 and eventually withdrew after having played five out of nine games, thereby his remaining games against Keymer, van Foreest, So and Deac resulting in forfeit losses^[7]

[1] "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Classic".

[2] "Vachier-Lagrave has a brilliant day, wins Superbet Chess Classic". ChessBase. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2026-09-13.

[3] "Caruana Wins Superbet Classic, Takes Grand Chess Tour Lead".

[4] "2024 Superbet Romania Chess Classic". June 9, 2024.

[5] Levin, Anthony (2025-05-16). "Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2025: Praggnanandhaa Wins His 1st GCT Event After Blitz Playoffs". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-05-17.

[6] "Final Ranking after 9 Rounds". Chess Results. Retrieved 2026-09-13.

[8] "Alireza Firouzja Withdraws from Super Chess Classic Romania 2026". Grand Chess Tour. 2026-05-20. Retrieved 2026-05-23.

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