The first day of the Bucharest leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2023 was full of excitement for the 10 fantastic chess players.

The 5 matches played today were a delight for chess fans everywhere. The show was in abundance and the close competition led the matches to one win and 4 draws. 

Here are the results of the first matches:

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Ding Liren – 1/2

Bogdan Deac – Fabiano Caruana-1/2

Richard Rapport – Ian Nepomniachtchi-1/2

Wesley So – Alireza Firouzja- 1

Anish Giri – Jan Krzysztof Duda-1/2