Overview
- Alireza Firouzja played Monday’s round-five game from a hotel bed in Bucharest and drew Javokhir Sindarov at the Superbet Chess Classic.
- Tournament officials said his ankle was not broken and allowed play from a special room with an arbiter after securing opponents’ consent.
- He missed Sunday’s round four against Fabiano Caruana, and that game is set for Tuesday’s rest day to keep the schedule fair.
- All five classical games in round five ended in draws, which left Vincent Keymer alone in first place by half a point.
- Photos of the bedside matchup spread widely online and drew comparisons to Tony Miles, who competed on a massage table at Tilburg in 1985.