GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu outcalculated GM Javokhir Sindarov in spherical two of the Tremendous Chess Traditional Romania 2026 handy the world championship challenger his first classical loss since early September. There have been additionally wins for GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who beat his French rival GM Alireza Firouzja, and GM Vincent Keymer, who upped the stress till GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac cracked. GM Fabiano Caruana vs. GM Anish Giri and GM Jorden van Foreest vs. GM Wesley So had been drawn.
Spherical three is on Saturday Might 16, beginning at 9:10 a.m. ET / 15:10 CEST / 6:40 p.m. IST.
This can be a flash report—come again later for full protection of spherical two!
Any fears that we had been in for a draw fest in Bucharest had been dispelled with a preventing spherical that includes three decisive video games and a few energetic moments within the remaining two video games.
Spherical 2 Outcomes
We now have three leaders, and naturally three gamers trailing in final place.
Standings After Spherical 2
Our Recreation of the Day is Praggnanandhaa’s win, which GM Rafael Leitao will analyze under.
Praggnanandhaa vs. Keymer would be the one conflict of leaders in spherical three, whereas Vachier-Lagrave vs. Sindarov will probably be fascinating to observe as Sindarov finds himself within the uncommon scenario of needing to bounce again.
Spherical 3 Pairings
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The 2026 Tremendous Chess Traditional Romania is the second occasion on the 2026 Grand Chess Tour and runs from Might 13 to 23 on the Museum of the Nationwide Financial institution of Romania in Bucharest. It is a 10-player round-robin with a time management of 90 minutes for 40 strikes, adopted by 30 extra minutes for the remainder of the sport, plus a 30-second increment beginning on transfer one. The prize fund is $475,000.
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