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Warszawa zakochana w szachach. Wielki sukces Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2022
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May 23, 2022

Warsaw fell in love with chess. Huge success of Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland 2022

Thousands of fans, great chess emotions, autographs and the impressive success of Jan-Krzysztof Duda – this is the balance of one of the most heavily attended tournaments in Poland organised by Superbet as part of the Grand Chess Tour series. This shows that both the brand and the Superbet Foundation are ready to create great things for the sake of the community.

In Warsaw, the so-called round-robin was played, where everyone plays against everyone else, and the prize pool was 175 thousand dollars. Jan-Krzysztof Duda received 40 thousand for his victory. The tournament itself had a unique character because of the appearance of the legendary Garry Kasparov, who is an unsurpassed role model for many young people, and the winner of the simultaneous tournament was a ten-year-old Ukrainian, as mentioned by Adam Lamentowicz, the President of the Management Board of the Polish company Superbet:

– His schedule is very tight, so we are happy that he could visit us. The simultaneous display with his participation was an unbelievable experience for many of us, also for some very young, promising players from our country. The winner of the simultaneous display was a 10-year-old from the Ukrainian Bucha, which only emphasises the symbolic dimension of this event. We have been involved with the Grand Chess Tour series for the third year, this is our first adventure in Poland. The experience after the tournament in Warsaw is excellent, and we will continue our commitment to such initiatives that create great things which are good for the general public, and at the same time promote our brand – emphasised Adam Lamentowicz.

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May 17, 2022

Superbet Foundation sponsors the national phase of the Women’s Oină Olympics!

The Superbet Foundation supports sport – essential from our point of view in the development and education of children and young people. Oina, although a sport with less media coverage, is our national sport, which is why we chose to sponsor the Oina Olympics for girls, at the national stage.

On May 14, the stadium in Dej hosted one of the most important national sheep competitions. The Superbet Foundation contributed to this event as the main sponsor.With our help, the young sports women had a memorable competition and a great opportunity to play against the best teams in the country. The first position of the podium was occupied by the host team from Dej, and the performance of the other teams exceeded the expectations of the organizers. National values and performance are part of the values of the Superbet Foundation and we want both to preserve them and to keep sport in the lives of young people.

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May 14, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 – May 14

The Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 edition will remain a memorable event for everyone. We had the honor of having 10 of the world’s greatest chess players with us, fighting for the Superbet Chess Classic trophy and $350,000 worth of prizes.

The spectacle of enlightened minds will remain memorable, and the victory of Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will occupy a place of honor in the table of Grand Chess Tour champions.

After 9 rounds in which there were plenty of surprises, and the grandmasters used the most innovative strategies to put their opponents in difficulty, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave conquered the first position of the ranking, being also declared the champion of this edition.

The next two ranked were the Americans Wesley So and Levon Aronian, followed by the best Romanian chess player, Bogdan Deac, Fabiano Caruana and Leiner Dominguez.

Following the fabulous performance he had in this competition, Bogdan Deac climbed up the FIDE ranking, currently occupying the 52nd position.

Round 9 results:

Levon Aronian – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½ – ½

Richard Rapport – Ian Nepomniachtchi ½ – ½

Bogdan Deac – Fabiano Caruana ½ – ½

Alireza Firouzja – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0-1

Leinier Perez Dominguez – Wesley So ½ – ½

Final ranking:

1st place: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 5.5p

2nd place: Wesley So 5p; Levon Aronian 5p

4th place: Bogdan Deac 4.5p; Fabiano Caruana 4.5p; Leinier Dominguez 4.5p

7th place: Alireza Firouzja 4p; Ian Nepomniachtchi 4p

9th place: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3.5p; Richard Rapport 3.5p

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May 12, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 – May 12

The number 3 was the lucky number in the 7th round of this year’s Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest edition. The audience was surprised by the show created by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja.

The three great masters of chess prevailed with a victory each in the 7th round, radically changing the ranking situation. This year we have the pleasure of witnessing a close fight until the last round, and the professionals from Bucharest are ready to delight us with a memorable final show in the Bucharest tournament.

I had the pleasure of having as a guest the great goalscorer of the Romanian national football team, Adrian Mutu, being the personality who made the first move in Bogdan Deac’s match with Wesley So. 

Our compatriot was put in difficulty by the experience of the American chess player, but his presence of mind and analytical thinking helped him to bring the match to a draw.

Results:

Levon Aronian – Fabiano Caruana ½ – ½

Ian Nepomniachtchi – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 0 – 1

Richard Rapport – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 0 – 1

Bogdan Deac – Wesley So ½ – ½

Alireza Firouzja – Leinier Dominguez 1-0

 

Ranking:

1-2 Wesley So 4.5p; Levon Aronian 4.5p

3 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 4p;

4-6 Bogdan Deac 3.5p; Fabiano Caruana 3.5p; Alireza Firouzja 3.5p

7-9 Ian Nepomniachtchi 3p; Leinier Dominguez 3p; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3p

10 Richard Rapport 2.5p

 

Media coverage:

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May 11, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 – May 11

The 6th round of the Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 welcomed us with two major victories. Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian did not let their guard down for a second and prevailed with a victory over the two competitors, Bogdan Deac and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

Unfortunately for our compatriot, the support of the public was not enough to achieve another victory, but the points accumulated by the two great masters boosted the standings.

Match results:

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Alireza Firouzja ½ – ½

▪ Leinier Dominguez – Bogdan Deac 1-0

▪ Wesley So – Richard Rapport ½ – ½

▪ Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Levon Aronian 0-1

▪ Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepomniachtchi ½ – ½

Ranking:

1-2 Wesley So 4p; Levon Aronian 4p

3-7 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3p; Bogdan Deac 3p; Fabiano Caruana 3p; Ian Nepomniachtchi 3p; Leinier Dominguez 3p

8-9 Richard Rapport 2.5p; Alireza Firouzja 2.5p

10 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2p

Media coverage:

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May 9, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 – May 9

The 5th round was marked by the surprise victory of Italian-American Fabiano Caruana over last year’s champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The surprise moves of the American put the great Azeri master in difficulty, and the victory in this round represented the re-entry into the fight for the great trophy.

Bogdan Deac remains in the fight for the first position after an unexpected tie with the young master, Alireza Firouzja. Both players looked for a way to win, but both players’ strategies led the fight to a draw.

5th round results:

▪ Levon Aronian – Wesley So ½ – ½

▪ Ian Nepomniachtchi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ½ – ½

▪ Bogdan Deac – Alireza Firouzja ½ – ½

▪ Fabiano Caruana – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1-0

▪ Richard Rapport – Leinier Dominguez ½ – ½

Ranking:

1 Wesley So 3.5p

2-4 Bogdan Deac 3p; Levon Aronian 3p; Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3p;

5-6 Fabiano Caruana 2.5p; Ian Nepomniachtchi 2.5p

7-9 Alireza Firouzja 2p; Richard Rapport 2p; Leinier Dominguez 2p;

10 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1.5p

Media coverage: 

– sport.ro

– bursa

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May 8, 2022

Summary of the day – Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest 2022 – May 8

The 4th round of Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest offered us the most surprises since the start of the tournament. Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave climbed the competition rankings following victories achieved after three spectacular matches in which novel strategies and unexpected moves were not missing from their arsenal.  

At the same time, our compatriot, Bogdan Deac, put last year’s champion, Sahriar Mamedyarov, in difficulty and achieved a draw after a match experienced by the fans at maximum intensity.

 

These are the results of the 4th round:

▪ Wesley So – Ian Nepomniachtchi 1-0

▪ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Bogdan Deac ½-½

▪ Alireza Firouzja – Richard Rapport ½-½

▪ Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Fabiano Caruana 1-0

▪ Leinier Dominguez – Levon Aronian 0-1

 

Media coverage: 

–  Sportmedia

–  Agerpres

–  Commissioner

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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

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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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