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Superbet Classic 2023 R2: Rapport and Nepo score

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/05/2023

Richard Rapport and Ian Nepomniachtchi scored the wins in the second round of Superbet Chess Classic 2023. Rapport had an opposite color bishop endgame against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. It should have ended in a draw with correct play. However, Duda blundered and his opponent seized the opportunity. Nepomniachtchi defeated the Romania no.2 and the lowest player in the fray, Bogdan-Daniel Deac. The former world championship challenger seized his opportunity when his opponent made a mistake in the endgame. Two out of three draws ended in 22 moves or less. It will be a world championship rematch between Ding and Nepo in Round 3 which starts today from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Two decisive games

Richard Rapport won a game which he felt he shouldn't have won | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Rapport - Duda: 1-0

Two of the most creative players of the current era, Richard Rapport (ROU, 2745) and Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL, 2724) faced each other in the second round. The game seemed to be meandering towards a draw in the opposite color bishop endgame.

Position after 45.Bxf5+

45...Ke7 46.Ka4 f6 47.Kb5 Kd6 48.Bg4 Be3 and White cannot get a breakthrough. However, Black misplayed here 45...Kd6?? 46.e5+ Kc7 47.e6 and now White is winning.

Rapport: I don't deserve to be +1 | Video: Saints Louis Chess Club

A tough loss for Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) drew with... | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

...Wesley So (USA) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
MVL: Draw with So ‘Not Satisfying | Video: Saint Louis Chess Club

Ding Liren (CHN) - Fabiano Caruana (USA): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Caruana: Ding isn’t trying very hard | Video: Saints Louis Chess Club

Anish Giri (NED) drew against... | Photo: Bryan Adams/Grand Chess Tour

...Alireza Firouzja (FRA) | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU) - Ian Nepomniachtchi: 0-1 |  | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Nepo: Not full of energy, motivation, ideas | Video: Saint Louis Chess Club

Photo Gallery

The 13th world champion Garry Kasparov poses for a photo with Richard Rapport | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Kasparov shares a light moment with Rapport and Duda | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

The playing arena | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Michael Khodarkovsky, Grand Chess Tour Executive Director with Garry Kasparov | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

The Artist - Richard Rapport was not happy with his win | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

Ian Nepomniachtchi signs an autograph for a fan | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour

The tournament is played at Grand Hotel Bucharest in Romania | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Replay Round 2 Live Commentary and analysis by GMs Varuzhan Akobian, Cristian Chirila, Yasser Seirawan, and IM Nazi Paikidze | Video: Saint Louis Chess Club

Replay Round 2 games

Round 2 results

Round 2 had two decisive games | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

Standings after Round 2

So, Rapport and Nepomniachtchi are at 1.5/2 each | Photo: Grand Chess Tour

Prize

The total prize fund for each of the classical event is US$ 350000 with the first prize being US$ 100000.

Schedule

2023 Superbet Chess Classic schedule | Photo: Grand  Chess Tour

Links

Official site

Tournament regulations


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