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Playing in the Bed!! Romania GCT R5&6 Analysis

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The first classical event of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour have being place in Romania with 10 elite players facing each other in a round robin format. The line up is formed by: Candidates winner Javokhir Sindarov, US Champ Ffabiano Caruana, Candidates runner-up Anish Giri, The top 7, 8 and 9 of the world Vincent Keymer, Alireza Firouzja & Wesley So, 2 european top guys as MVL & Van Foreest, Olimpiad winner Praggnanandhaa and the local hero and Rumania nº1 Bodgan-Daniel Deac. Each day i going to analyze the best games of the round.

The Adjournment game

The game between Caruana and Firouzja was played in the rest da due to a medical isues that not allows Firouzja to compete in the fourth round
As his previous game vs Sindarov the game was player in a hotel room with Firouzja playing in the bed and his opponent in a chair.
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https://adjva4.dpdns.org/study/RSHmbk4F/aaOEmsZW#0

Runds 5&6 freeze the tournament with 9/9 draws

In the round 5 Sindarov was so close to beat Firouzja in the first game that he plays in the bed but Firouzja managed to defense the half point but i find more interesting the berlin's endgame between Giri and Keymer
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Knights vs Bishops

https://adjva4.dpdns.org/study/RSHmbk4F/eVAVwuUh#16

For the 6º round Firouzja withdraws the tournament so Keymer who plays against him ampliates his advantaje cause the other four games ended in a draw with everyboday ahead of 97% precision.
Lefting 3 rounds Keymer is on the top with 1 point separe but Van Foreest tomorrow is going to recieve the free point so the tieding Keymer waiting what the german do so the tournament still so open, follow me to see what happen in the last rounds, i analyzing the best games of the tournament in my Youtube Channel too if you want to check it, bye bye.