2026 Super Chess Classic Romania
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2744, and top seed was Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2788).
Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2788) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Vincent Keymer (5.0) and Javokhir Sindarov (5.0). Caruana shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Bogdan-Daniel Deac (GM, 2650) beat Anish Giri (GM, 2767), a +117-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Fabiano Caruana led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Fabiano Caruana takes the sole lead (4.5/7).
GM Fabiano Caruana drew with GM Vincent Keymer (White).
GM Fabiano Caruana went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano | 2788 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 35.5 | +3.8 | 2819 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪GMKeymer, Vincent | 2759 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 5.0 | 20.75 | 36.0 | +7.8 | 2835 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿GMSindarov, Javokhir | 2776 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.00 | 36.0 | +0.7 | 2783 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R | 2733 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 36.5 | +1.7 | 2745 |
| 4 | 🇳🇱GMGiri, Anish | 2767 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 36.5 | -3.2 | 2741 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷GMVachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2717 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 36.5 | +3.8 | 2747 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley | 2754 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 18.00 | 37.0 | -1.4 | 2741 |
| 9 | 🇷🇴GMDeac, Bogdan-Daniel | 2650 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | — | 3.5 | 16.25 | 37.5 | +6.3 | 2711 |
| 8 | 🇳🇱GMVan Foreest, Jorden | 2735 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | — | 3.5 | 15.00 | 37.5 | -4.2 | 2700 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza | 2759 | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | * | 1.0 | 4.75 | 40.0 | -15.3 | 2516 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Keymer, VincentGMGER+7.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Deac, Bogdan-DanielGMROU+6.33.5 pts · #9
- 3Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA+3.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Firouzja, AlirezaGMFRA-15.31.0 pts · #10
- 2Van Foreest, JordenGMNED-4.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Giri, AnishGMNED-3.24.5 pts · #4
- R8+117 Elo gap