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April 13, 2022

Romania’s two best chess players received wildcards in the first stages of the Grand Chess Tour™ 2022 tournament

Romania’s two best chess players received wildcards in the first stages of the Grand Chess Tour™ 2022 international tournament, founded by the famous Garry Kasparov. The Superbet Foundation becomes a global strategic partner of the tournament.

The Grand Chess Tour™ 2022, founded by multiple world champion Garry Kasparov, announce the wildcards for the first two legs in Europe.

Bogdan-Daniel Deac and Constantin Lupulescu, the best Romanian chess players, will compete in the first stages of the GCT circuit: from Bucharest (May 4-15) and Warsaw (May 17-24).
The Superbet Foundation becomes a global strategic partner of the Grand Chess Tour circuit.

BUCHAREST, APRIL 13, 2022 – The organizers of the Grand Chess Tour international chess circuit, whose 2022 edition will debut in Bucharest on May 4, announce seven wildcards for the first two stages in Europe: Superbet Chess Classic Romania and Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland . Among the seven grand masters (GMs) selected are also the two best Romanian chess players, according to the FIDE (International Chess Federation) ranking , namely: Bogdan-Daniel Deac (59th place in the world) and Constantin Lupulescu (151st place in the world).

Bogdan-Daniel Deac will play in the stage from Bucharest, and Constantin Lupulescu in Warsaw. Also in Poland , the Ukrainians Kirill Shevchenko and Anton Korobov, the Poles Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Radoslaw Wojtaszek , as well as the Indian Viswanathan Anand, a former world champion, received wildcards .

Starting with the 2022 edition, the Superbet Foundation becomes a strategic partner of the Grand Chess Tour, founded by the greatest chess player of all time, multiple world champion, Garry Kasparov, together with the American billionaire Rex Sinquefield, also known as the “chess mogul”. This is the Foundation’s most honored international collaboration, thus joining the big names that have supported the GCT chess circuit in its early years, including: Vivendi SA, Saint Louis Chess Club, Tata Steel India, Lohia Foundation or DeepMind ( Google’s Artificial Intelligence company).

“We are extremely happy that the two best Romanian chess players, Bogdan Deac and Constantin Lupulescu, are playing again in this prestigious tournament which, for the third consecutive year, brings the elite of world chess to Bucharest. Seeing the extraordinary impact it had on the local chess community and wanting to make this sport an essential component in the education of children and young people, from this year we are also organizing the tournament in Poland, where the Superbet Group has direct operations since 2017. The mission of the Grand Chess Tour is to to take chess to all corners of the world, and we aim to increase interest in this sport, which of all sports is perhaps the most closely related to the social and professional performance of those who practice it”, said the president of the Superbet Foundation ,Augusta Dragic.

Together with the Grand Chess Tour, which is joined by two sponsors from Romania, One United Properties and First Bank, the Superbet Foundation will organize two of the five stages of the world tour: those in Bucharest and Warsaw. The prizes of the entire circuit reach the amount of 1.4 million dollars, of which 350,000 dollars for the classical chess stage and 175,000 dollars for the rapid and blitz chess stages. Each stage of this tournament pits ten chess players – among the best in the world – against each other.

“All these organizational and financial supports make it possible to fulfill the mission of the Grand Chess Tour to popularize chess in all corners of the world”, said the executive director of the Grand Chess Tour, Michael Khodarkovsky .

The five stages of the Grand Chess Tour circuit are as follows: Superbet Chess Classic Romania (May 3-15), Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland (May 17-24), SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia (July 18-25), Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (August 24-31) and the last stage, the Sinquefield Cup (August 31-September 13), which will take place in Saint Louis (Missouri, USA).

The Romanian Chess Federation is co-organizer and partner of the Romanian stage . Currently, Romania ranks 27th out of 186 countries, worldwide, in the FIDE ranking.

Superbet Chess Classic Romania 3-15 May 2022

#	Name	The type of player	Country	FIDE Rating	BEAR Rating
1	Alireza Firouzja	Play the whole tournament	FRA	2804	2781
2	Levon Aronian	Play the whole tournament	USA	2785	2776
3	Fabiano Caruana	Play the whole tournament	USA	2781	2793
4	Wesley So	Play the whole tournament	USA	2778	2797
5	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Play the whole tournament	AZE	2776	2768
6	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Play the whole tournament	FIDE	2773	2792
7	Richard Rapport	Play the whole tournament	HUN	2762	2775
8	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Play the whole tournament	FRA	2761	2751
9	Leinier Dominguez	Play the whole tournament	USA	2756	2748
10	Bogdan-Daniel Deac	Wild card	ROU	2656	2652

Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland May 17 – 24, 2022

#	Name	The type of player	The country	Ranking FIDE	Ranking BEAR
1	Levon Aronian	Play the whole tournament	USA	2785	2776
2	Fabiano Caruana	Play the whole tournament	USA	2781	2793
3	Wesley So	Play the whole tournament	USA	2778	2797
4	Richard Rapport	Play the whole tournament	HUN	2762	2775
5	Kirill Shevchenko	Wild card	UKR	2652	2673
6	Viswanathan Anand	Wild card	IND	2751	2751
7	Jan-Krzysztof Duda	Wild card	POL	2750	2870
8	Anton Korobov	Wild card	UKR	2695	2722
9	Radoslaw Wojtaszek	Wild card	POL	2694	2710
10	Constantin Lupulescu	Wild card	ROU	2622	2638

About Bogdan Deac

He achieved the title of international grandmaster at only 14 years and 7 months, becoming the youngest grandmaster in the world at the time. He was selected for the first time in the Romanian national team at only 14 years old. In July 2019 he was rated by FIDE as the 8th junior in the world. Today he is Romania’s best chess player, with ELO 2656. At the European Championship in November 2021, he achieved the fourth best ELO performance at the first table.

About Constantin Lupulescu

He is the second best Romanian chess player, currently an international grandmaster, ELO 2622. Multiple National Champion of Romania for seniors, in 2011 he entered the world Top 100 for the first time. He was equal to the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, at the Baku Olympics in 2016, achieving a draw, and thus the Romanian team defeated the Norwegian national team. He won the powerful tournament in Reykjavik in 2019, where he defeated one of the world’s most promising juniors, Alireza Firouzja. He was born in Buftea, in 1984, and was initiated into the secrets of chess, at only 8 years old, by his grandfather.

About the Superbet Foundation

Through the Superbet Foundation, the Superbet Group, the largest operator in the Betting & Gaming industry in Romania, runs a variety of CSR programs through which it gets involved in the life of the community. The foundation promotes education, performance, cultural values and supports the realization of actions and materials (books, films, cultural programs, etc.) that contribute to education, correct information or the development of skills. In addition to being involved in the promotion of chess, it is also a strategic partner of the Romanian Chess Federation since 2019. Notable projects include those dedicated to health (#pariempebine, Race for Cure), as well as cultural ones, supporting the Old Dilema magazine, the Science magazine & Tech or the bimonthly business publication New Money.

About the Grand Chess Tour (GCT)

The GCT is an international circuit that brings together the world’s best chess players. The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the biggest “ambassadors” of chess, at the global level, inspired the establishment of the Grand Chess Tour and, at the same time, contributed to strengthening the partnership between the organizers.

Media contact

Loredana Trupșor

loredana.trupsor@porternovelli.ro

0763 597 889

Gabriela Stanciu

gabriela.stanciu@porternovelli.ro

0757 088 838 / 0741 068 170

chesstour@porternovelli.ro

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March 10, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022- May 10 – Charity action

May 10th was marked by a unique moment for Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022. In the context of the war across the border, we dedicated May 10th to a fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees and war victims.

Charity meets quality under the aegis of “Uniting minds, Uniting Hearts”, and some of the Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 competitors gave us a memorable chess show. Fundraising took place in the form of a doubles competition where a professional player played alongside an amateur. Older and younger chess players played alongside grandmasters to raise funds for refugees from across the border.

The guests were amazed by the performances of the participants, and the amateurs enjoyed a memorable opportunity to play alongside some of the world’s greatest chess players.

The event was an example of solidarity from everyone, and the Superbet Foundation joined this project, doubling the amounts donated by the participants.

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December 13, 2021

The Romanian Chess Federation launches the project “Me too! I support Romanian chess” in partnership with Superbet Foundation

Romanian chess is about to change!

The Romanian Chess Federation launched the project “And I! I support Romanian chess”, a project to which the Superbet Foundation joined.

On December 9, 2021, the presentation of the new project proposed by the Romanian Chess Federation took place. During this celebration, Monica Anisie, former Minister of Education, Gabriel Petrescu, Vice President of the Superbet Foundation and Alin Berescu, Vice President of the Romanian Chess Federation, were present as main guests, together with the President of the Romanian Chess Federation, Vlad Ardeleanu.

Among the guests, we had Romania’s best chess players, Constantin Lupulescu and Bogdan Deac. Superbet offered them each a prize of 40,000 euros, to further support their evolution in professional chess.

During the event, the president of the Romanian Chess Federation explained the benefits of the project “Me too! I support Romanian chess”, and the perspective for the next 4 years.

Both professional chess players and young people eager to learn the secrets of the mind sport are targeted in this project. Also, one of the ideas behind this project aims to implement chess in as many schools as possible to bring it closer to the students’ activities.

The end of the presentation was marked by the donation of 240,000 euros offered by Superbet in order to support this extended project over the next 4 years. We are confident in the new leadership of the Romanian Chess Federation and we want to bring chess among the most popular sports in Romania.

With the help of the involvement of the Superbet Foundation, Romanian players will have the chance to participate in as many international competitions as possible, and Romania can earn a place of honor on the world chess map.

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November 19, 2021

Superbet Foundation supports the medalists of the European Karate Championship for children

The young talents of today are the great champions of tomorrow, and their training for a successful sports career is part of the ideals of the Superbet Foundation.

October was a month full of good news, the athletes from Club Karate Kentos Timisoara conquered the podium at the European Karate Championship, being some of the most appreciated participants of the competition. The club from Timișoara still has 8 medals in its track record, prizes won by children between 10 and 15 years old. The efforts of the athletes, the involvement of the Superbet Foundation and the guidance of sensei Mihai Stanciu led to a remarkable performance of the club; ambition and daily effort will guide young athletes to at least as good results in future competitions.

Three of our medalists took gold in their age category, finishing the tournament with flying colors after winning fiery finals:

1st place – Mihai Stanciu – senior kata;

1st place – Mihai Stanciu – kata teams;

1st place – Yasmina Sutto – kata children 10-11 years;

In addition to the three athletes with gold medals, the Karate Kentos Timișoara club also has a runner-up and 4 other bronze medalists in the Kata, Kumite and Shobu Ippon styles.

2nd place – Milena Matits – kumite children 10-11 years, minus 40kg;

3rd place – Mihai Stanciu – kata absolute open seniors;

3rd place – Marko Matits – kumite mini cadets 12-13 years, minus 45kg;

3rd place – Ana Maria Turcitu – kumite children 10-11 years, plus 40kg;

3rd place – Corina Stan – shobu ippon 14-15 years.

The 7 days of competition have been an honorable experience for our champions, and next year’s big competitions are the main reason why they are preparing thoroughly during this period.

We congratulate all the participants of the club and are proud to be with them along this road. With certainty, the future belongs to these young talents, and the Superbet Foundation will always support those who put their passion into building a sports career.

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June 1, 2021

Garry Kasparov gives a chess lesson for children, at the opening of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 chess tournament

The best chess player of all time, the multiple world champion Garry Kasparov, will give a chess lesson for children, on June 4, during the official opening ceremony of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 chess tournament, which will represent the first stage of of the Grand Chess Tour 2021 world competition .

The lesson will have two components. Garry Kasparov will make recommendations from his experience and give explanations especially for children, during an inspirational conference that he will give at the ceremony. Afterwards, 12 children with medals at the National Championships – girls and boys – will participate in a simultaneity offered by Garry Kasparov and the grandmasters participating in the Grand Chess Tour.

Garry Kasparov’s recommendations for the youngest chess players will be able to be watched by children and lovers of the mind sport, during the live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony, on the SuperChess Youtube page and on the Superchess Facebook page , as well as in the recordings that will stay online.

“We want to encourage children and young people in Romania to discover and love chess. We want chess to become one of the tools through which young generations learn to develop their mind, imagination and strategic thinking. That is why, in the opening of the first stage of the Grand Chess Tour 2021 , Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021, we have a chess lesson for children in Romania. Garry Kasparov can inspire and attract children to this special sport, just as he can send a message to the younger generation to find the resources to reinvent themselves after the pandemic with an educated mind”, he declared Augusta Dragic, president of the Board of Directors of the Superbet Foundation.

The opening ceremony of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 chess tournament was conceived as a celebration of the educated mind and will include several moments, all of which will be broadcast live on the website www.superchess.ro and on the Superchess Facebook page . We present them below, with the mention that the full details of the event will be broadcast on June 3, 2021, after the completion of all organizational elements:

13.00 – 14.05 The first part of the official opening ceremony of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 tournament: the messages of the organizers and special guests; presentation of the players; the draw for the order of the contest, the first move with Garry Kasparov, which marks the symbolic opening of the tournament, questions from the press.

14.05 – 16.00 The second part of the official opening ceremony of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 tournament:

14.05 – 14.55 – Inspirational conference held by Garry Kasparov, with the theme “Change your life. Make your move”, in the form of an interview and a children’s chess lesson, followed by questions and answers with guests from the room, including children.

15.00 – 16.00 – Demonstration chess games simultaneously, with the participation of 12 child national chess champions, the 10 players registered in the tournament, Garry Kasparov and some guests from various socio-professional fields.

The opening event aims to convey, especially to young people, but also to chess lovers and the general public, a message of confidence and renewal of one’s own strength, after the difficult experience of the pandemic, summarized in the slogan of the edition: “Change your life. Make your move. With Kasparov” .

The chess competition that will take place in Bucharest between June 5-14 is the first of five stages in the world circuit founded by Garry Kasparov, Grand Chess Tour 2021 . The organizers are the Romanian Chess Federation, the Superbet Foundation and the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). 10 internationally recognized chess players will participate, including Romania’s best chess player, who was confirmed by the GCT as a wildcard . The registered chess players are: Fabiano Caruana ; Levon Aronian ; Anish Giri ; Alexander Grischuk; Wesley So ; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ; _ _ _ Teimour Radjabov; Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ; Richard Rapport, Constantin Lupulescu.

The competition will be classical chess, unlike the 2019 edition hosted by Romania, which was rapid and blitz chess. Chess players will play in a tournament system, that is, each against each other, and the winner will be decided based on the accumulated points. The prizes of the stage in Bucharest amount to 325,000 dollars.

Public health information

Both the opening ceremony and the chess tournament will be held in compliance with health protection rules. Access will be based on proof of vaccination, proof of the presence of sar-cov-2 antibodies, or a negative result of a rapid test, done at the entrance. The spaces will be set up respecting the physical distance between the participants. The mask will be mandatory.

Event Support:

Main sponsor: Superbet

Sponsor: One United

Media partners: PRIMA TV; NEWSWEEK, LOOKSPORT, NEWS.RO, PROFIT.RO, HOTNEWS.RO

Additional details: Oana Marinescu, chess@omavision.ro ; Oana Marinescu@omavision.ro ; 0741278737

Change your life. Make your move. With Kasparov

Garry Kasparov gives a chess lesson for children, at the opening of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 chess tournament

Accreditation of journalists for the event continues until June 3

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May 28, 2021

Garry Kasparov comes to Bucharest to inaugurate the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021, part of the Grand Chess Tour™ 2021

Change your life. Make your move. With Kasparov

Garry Kasparov comes to Bucharest to inaugurate the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 chess tournament, within the Grand Chess Tour™ 2021

The tournament’s opening ceremony: a celebration of the educated mind and inspiration for young people to renew their resources, after the shock of the pandemic, through chess.

Accreditation of journalists for the event begins

The first stage of the Grand Chess Tour™ 2021 circuit – Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 – will take place in Bucharest, from June 5-14, 2021, and will be inaugurated on June 4, with an official ceremony dedicated to the educated mind and honored by the extraordinary participation of the greatest chess player of all time, multiple world champion Garry Kasparov.

The opening event aims to convey, especially to young people, but also to chess lovers and the general public, a message of confidence and renewal of one’s own strength, after the difficult experience of the pandemic, summarized in the slogan of the edition: “Change your life. Make your move. With Kasparov” .

“Together with Garry Kasparov, we want to encourage the younger generation to discover chess as a sport of the mind and as a tool for education and self-education to face the most difficult moments that young people can face in their lives. We want to inspire young people to look for successful role models who can help them make the right choices in life,” said Augusta Dragic, President of the Superbet Foundation, co-organizer of the opening ceremony and the tournament.

The opening ceremony will take place on June 4, starting at 1 p.m., at Face Convention (Piața Presei Libere, 3-5, Bucharest) , and will consist of a press conference, followed by the first move, made by Garry Kasparov together with a special guest, player draw and a series of invitational events featuring the 10 chess players entered in the tournament and International Grandmaster Kasparov. The full agenda of the event will be communicated later.

The chess competition that will take place in Bucharest between June 5-14 is the first of five stages in the world circuit founded by Garry Kasparov, Grand Chess Tour™ 2021 . The organizers are the Romanian Chess Federation, the Superbet Foundation and the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). 10 internationally recognized chess players will participate, including Romania’s best chess player, who was confirmed by (GCT) as a wildcard . The registered chess players are: Fabiano Caruana ; Levon Aronian ; Anish Giri ; Alexander Grischuk; Wesley So ; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ; Teimour Radjabov; Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ; Richard Rapport, Constantin Lupulescu.

The competition will be classical chess, unlike the 2019 edition hosted by Romania, which was rapid and blitz chess. Chess players will play in a tournament system, that is, each against each other, and the winner will be decided based on the accumulated points. Prizes for the Bucharest stage amount to USD 325,000.

Hierarchy of players registered in the stage from Bucharest:

#	Name	Type of player	Country	FIDE Rating	URS Rating
1	Caruana, Fabiano	Basic player	USD	2820	2800
2	Aronian, Levon	Basic player	ARM	2781	2784
3	Giri, Anish	Basic player	NED	2780	2769
4	Grischuk, Alexander	Basic player	RUS	2776	2785
5	So, Wesley	Basic player	USD	2770	2792
6	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	Basic player	AZE	2770	2771
7	Radjabov, Teimour	Basic player	AZE	2765	2770
8	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	Basic player	FRA	2760	2799
9	Rapport, Richard	Basic player	HUN	2763	2748
10	Lupulescu, Constantin	Wild card	ROU	2656	2652

Public health information

The opening ceremony and the chess tournament will be held in compliance with health protection rules. Access will be based on proof of vaccination, proof of the presence of sar-cov-2 antibodies, or a negative result of a rapid test, done at the entrance. The spaces will be set up respecting the physical distance between the participants. The mask will be mandatory inside.

Event support

Main sponsor: Superbet

Sponsor: One United

Additional details: Oana.Marinescu@omavision.ro ; chess@omavision.ro ; 0741278737

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November 15, 2019

SuperChess Cup

SUPERCHESS CUP is a chess tournament organized for the first time by the Superbet Foundation , under the patronage of the Romanian Chess Federation , bringing together the most brilliant minds of Romanian chess.

Organized for the first time in 2019, in parallel with the Grand Chess Tour stage, the SuperChess tournament brought together 10 of the best Romanian chess players. They had the opportunity to be close to a world-wide competition, but also to compete for special prizes.

SuperChess Cup brought to the fore Andrei Istrațescu, Bogdan Deac, Corina Peptan, Tiberiu Georgescu, David Gavrilescu, Luminița Cosma, Lucian Miron, Mircea Pârligras and Constantin Lupulescu, the latter being also the first: he finished the competition in first place.

SuperChess will also promote the Superbet Foundation’s partnership with the Romanian Chess Federation, for the financial support of Romania’s national chess teams.

At the same time, SuperChess supports the Chess School , a program of the Bucharest University Chess Club, intended for all willing children or parents interested in developing their children’s thinking in a strategic and calculated way.

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November 5, 2019

Romania checkmate at the biggest world circuit, the Grand Chess Tour

In November 2019, Romania hosted for the first time the GRAND CHESS TOUR, the largest chess circuit in the world. 10 of the greatest chess players on the planet came to Bucharest! We are honored and happy that the Superbet Foundation stood behind this world-class event.

Superbet Rapid & Blitz Chess Romania brought together 10 of the world’s best chess players, together with 10 of Romania’s best chess players, who competed at the SuperChess Cup 2019. The fifth edition of the Grand Chess Tour is the biggest so far. The 8 tournaments are played on four continents (Africa, Asia, Europe and America). During the competition, chess enthusiasts have the opportunity to watch exciting games in both classic and quick & blitz formats.

Between November 6 and 10, at Stejarii Country Club, world titans Anton Korobov, Fabiano Caruana, Giri Anish, Le Quang, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Shahryar Mamedyarov, Viswanathan Anand, Vladislav Artemiev and Wesley So battled for the title of the best, which went to Aronian in the end.

2019 also represented a premiere: it was the first year of the SuperChess Cup competition, which brought Andrei Istrațescu, Bogdan Deac, Corina Peptan, Tiberiu Georgescu, David Gavrilescu, Luminița Cosma, Lucian Miron, Mircea Pârligras and Constantin Lupulescu to the forefront, this the latter being the former: he finished the competition in first place.

The former great glory of tennis, Boris Becker, made the first move on the chessboard, followed by Romanian sports legends Virgil Stănescu, Elisabeta Lipa, Marius Urzică and Mihai Covaliu.

The Superbet Foundation is the partner of the Romanian Chess Federation, for the financial support of the national chess teams of Romania and also supports the Chess School, a program of the Bucharest University Chess Club.

The Superbet Foundation aims to support and promote Romanian chess, the development of this sport which actually means the development of the society in which we live. We encourage and support children to practice this noble sport and invest in the brilliant minds of Romania.

We also invite other companies to join us and from a bit of a pawn to become champions together and support Romanian sport.

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