Ding Liren and Nepomniachtchi back in action
Less than a week after Ding Liren became the 17th World Champion he’s back in action today in Bucharest, Romania as he takes on Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first round of the Superbet Chess Classic. It’s not just Ding making the trip from Astana, as Ian Nepomniachtchi faces Ding’s second Richard Rapport. The line-up features 2022 Grand Chess Tour champion Alireza Firouzja as well as Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and local wildcard Bogdan-Daniel Deac.