Superbet Classic Romania – Pragg and Gukesh tie against each in R1 

India’s finest mind masters Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh D faced each other in Round 1 which ended in a draw, after Pragg even sacrificed his queen for a crucial move and Gukesh having an upper hand at one point. Praggnanandhaa somehow managed to show resilience and get hold of the game, directing it towards a draw. Speaking on going against Pragg, Gukesh D said, “It’ll be an interesting game for sure. He’s a great player and we have played (together) a lot. Just going to try and give my best”. 

The tournament kicked off with 5 face offs and 2 players registering a win for each with Round 1 had two white pieces wins by players Alireza Firoujza who pulled out a tactical move in an all French face off, that resulted with him as the victor against Maxime Vachier – Lagrave. “I prepared a lot for this tournament and I’m very motivated to win this tournament,” said Alireza Firoujza who won. 

Alireza Firouzja found a nice tactical blow to tear apart Maxime Vachier-Lagrave’s position in their all-French clash!
Look at these two diagrams and play like Alireza!#grandchesstour #SuperbetChessClassicRomania pic.twitter.com/0GiFHTg5mT

— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) May 7, 2025

Romania’s very own Bogdan-Daniel Deac headed against Wesley So, stealing the game in a high time pressure game that blew up after Deac cracked under pressure and made a blunder. 

The Superbet Chess Romania Tournament Round 2 will have Praggnanandhaa (IND) going against Fabiano Caruana (USA) while Gukesh D (IND) will be facing Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) at 3PM Local time. 

The Superbet Chess Tournament in Romania will happen from 7 to 16 May 2025. On its 10th edition, The Superbet Chess Tournament honored Grandmaster and Former World Champion Garry Kapserov.

यह भी पढ़ें: India’s Sports Market to Soar to $130 Billion by 2030 with Digital and Gen Z Surge