The 6th day of the GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 in Bucharest has concluded. After 6 rounds, Vincent Keymer leads with 4.5 points, while Fabiano Caruana is in second place with 3.5 points.

Grandmasters drew all four games in the round. 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja received a technical loss against 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer due to withdrawal from the tournament.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 4.5
2. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 3.5
3. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 3.5
4. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 3.5
5. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 3.5
6. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 3
7. 🇫🇷 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 3
8. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 2.5
9. 🇷🇴 GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac 2
10. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja (Withdrew) 1

The GCT Super Chess Classic Romania 2026 takes place from May 14 to 23, at the National Bank of Romania, Bucharest. The event features a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over single Round-Robin between 10 players.

Credit: Lennart Ootes