Superbet Classic R7: Abdusattorov outplays Duda
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) outplayed Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) in Round 7 of Grand Chess Tour Superbet Chess Classic 2025. The remaining four games ended in draws. Tee World Champion, D Gukesh had a well contested draw against Wesley So (USA). R Praggnanandhaa had a lukewarm draw against Alireza Firouzja (FRA). Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana (USA) and Praggnanandhaa remain at the 4/7. They are closely followed by Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU), Abdusattorov, Levon Aronian (USA) and So at 3.5/7 each. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Exciting finish ahead
Praggnanandhaa - Firouzja: 0.5-0.5
R Praggnanandhaa (2758) and Alireza Firouzja (FRA, 2757) had eight draws against each other in Classical rated games including the one same event last year. Their only decisive game was won by Firouzja nearly seven and a half years ago when they were teenagers. This time they had a lukewarm draw.
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Schedule and Format
Superbet Chess Classic will have one round per day from 7th to 16th April. Rest day is on Monday 12th April. Each round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST, except the last round which starts at 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. It will be a 10-player Round Robin event. Time control will be 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Prize
The total prize fund for each Classical event is US$ 350000. The top three prizes are US$ 100000, $65000 and $48000.
Round 7 results
| Bo. | No. | FED | Rtg | White | Result | Black | FED | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | IND | 2758 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | ½ - ½ | GM | Firouzja, Alireza | FRA | 2757 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 7 | UZB | 2771 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 1 - 0 | GM | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2739 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | USA | 2747 | GM | Aronian, Levon | ½ - ½ | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2776 | 10 | |||
| 4 | 5 | IND | 2787 | GM | Gukesh, D | ½ - ½ | GM | So, Wesley | USA | 2751 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 8 | ROU | 2668 | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | ½ - ½ | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2723 | 9 |
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2723 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13,25 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Firouzja, Alireza | FRA | 2757 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13,25 | |
| 3 | 10 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2776 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14,25 | |
| 4 | 6 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | IND | 2758 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13,75 | |
| 5 | 8 | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2668 | 3,5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12,50 | |
| 6 | 7 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2771 | 3,5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11,25 | |
| 7 | 4 | GM | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2747 | 3,5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12,00 | |
| 8 | 3 | GM | So, Wesley | USA | 2751 | 3,5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11,75 | |
| 9 | 1 | GM | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | POL | 2739 | 2,5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9,00 | |
| 10 | 5 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2787 | 2,5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8,50 |
Round 8 pairings
| Bo. | No. | FED | Rtg | White | Result | Black | FED | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | USA | 2747 | GM | Aronian, Levon | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2787 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | POL | 2739 | GM | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | GM | Deac, Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2668 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | FRA | 2757 | GM | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2771 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 10 | USA | 2776 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2723 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | USA | 2751 | GM | So, Wesley | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | IND | 2758 | 6 |
