Anish Giri

Chess: Lupulescu, Vachier-Lagrave end game in a tie at the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021

Constantin Lupulescu, the best rated Romanian chess player, drew with the Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, world number 12, on Tuesday, in Bucharest, in the fourth round of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2021 tournament, from the Grand Chess Tour. The other Romanian in the tournament, Bogdan Deac (19 years old), got defeated by the Russian Aleksandr Grishciuk.

Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov Retains Lead, Moves Closer to Norway Chess Title

Bulgaria's chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov retained his lead and moved closer to claiming the championship title at the Norway Chess Supertournament, which is taking place in Stavanger.

In the seventh round, which took place on Tuesday, Topalov drew the Italian Fabiano Caruana after 48 moves, adding another half a point to his score.