The third event in this year’s Grand Chess Tour. This is the 10th edition of the tour and the players will compete for $1.6m in prizes.
Tournament Details
- Dates: 5th May-17th May
- Location: Bucharest, Romania
- Prize Fund: $1.6m tour prize fund
- Time Control: 90 mins for 40 moves + 30 mins after, with 30-sec increment
- Official Website: https://grandchesstour.org/
Top Players
| Rank | Name | FIDE Profile | Federation | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Fabiano Caruana | FIDE Profile | USA | 2803 |
| 2 | GM Gukesh Dommaraju | FIDE Profile | IND | 2777 |
| 3 | GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov | FIDE Profile | UZB | 2766 |
| 4 | GM Alireza Firouzja | FIDE Profile | FRA | 2760 |
| 5 | GM Wesley So | FIDE Profile | USA | 2749 |
| 6 | GM Levon Aronian | FIDE Profile | USA | 2745 |
| 7 | GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu | FIDE Profile | IND | 2741 |
| 8 | GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda | FIDE Profile | POL | 2739 |
| 9 | GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FIDE Profile | FRA | 2729 |
| 10 | GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac | FIDE Profile | ROU | 2692 |
Schedule
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