Gukesh tops the Grand Chess Tour Croatia after the rapid stage

Sergio — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:24:52 +0000

The World Champion Gukesh is the leader after the Grand Chess Tour Croatia rapid stage. Gukesh collected 14.0/18 points, scoring along the way five consecutive victories between rounds 2 and 5, including a victory against World Number 1 Magnus Carlsen

The second place after the rapid is for Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who was the only one to score a full point against Gukesh and was chasing him in the standings until the very end of the rapid section. (stay tuned for updates) Scroll down for the full results

The blitz section starts tomorrow and you can follow it here. The winner of the whole SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz is the winner of the combined standings.

World Champion Gukesh @DGukesh wins Grand Chess Tour Croatia rapid https://t.co/ww3WCIsgfi
— Chessdom (@chessdom) July 4, 2025

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025 aka Grand Chess Tour Zagreb 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize fund. The Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb is among the Top tournaments in The Chess Calendar. It continues with the blitz section of the tournament, join us on Chessdom for the live coverage.

More: Grand Chess Tour Croatia 2025 LIVE rapid / Grand Chess Tour 2025 Rapid Zagreb information / Grand Chess Tour 2025 – Zagreb Blitz information / Pairings

The victory of Gukesh against Carlsen sends ripples through the chess worldhttps://t.co/s8u4AsTRGr
— Chessdom (@chessdom) July 4, 2025

Surprise at the start of the @GrandChessTour as @GM_JKDuda defeats World Champion @DGukesh

Now Gukesh has some bouncing back to do, but in round 2 he meets @AlirezaFirouzja !https://t.co/Eh1Jqrnsmi
— Chessdom (@chessdom) July 2, 2025

Bounce back confirmed @DGukesh wins his round 2 game https://t.co/Eh1Jqrnsmi from the @GrandChessTour Croatia https://t.co/gRCdaLlHy9
— Chessdom (@chessdom) July 2, 2025

Grand Chess Tour Croatia results

Round 1 on 2025/07/02 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	1	2687	GM	Giri, Anish	1 – 0	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2740	10
2	2	2589	GM	Saric, Ivan	½ – ½	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2819	9
3	3	2709	GM	So, Wesley	1 – 0	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2756	8
4	4	2699	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1 – 0	GM	Gukesh, D	2654	7
5	5	2767	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2688	6
Round 2 on 2025/07/02 at 16:30
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	10	2740	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2688	6
2	7	2654	GM	Gukesh, D	1 – 0	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	2767	5
3	8	2756	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	½ – ½	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2699	4
4	9	2819	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	1 – 0	GM	So, Wesley	2709	3
5	1	2687	GM	Giri, Anish	½ – ½	GM	Saric, Ivan	2589	2
Round 3 on 2025/07/02 at 18:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	2	2589	GM	Saric, Ivan	½ – ½	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2740	10
2	3	2709	GM	So, Wesley	1 – 0	GM	Giri, Anish	2687	1
3	4	2699	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½ – ½	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2819	9
4	5	2767	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	½ – ½	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2756	8
5	6	2688	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	0 – 1	GM	Gukesh, D	2654	7
Round 4 on 2025/07/03 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	10	2740	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	0 – 1	GM	Gukesh, D	2654	7
2	8	2756	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2688	6
3	9	2819	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	½ – ½	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	2767	5
4	1	2687	GM	Giri, Anish	0 – 1	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2699	4
5	2	2589	GM	Saric, Ivan	½ – ½	GM	So, Wesley	2709	3
Round 5 on 2025/07/03 at 16:30
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	3	2709	GM	So, Wesley	½ – ½	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2740	10
2	4	2699	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½ – ½	GM	Saric, Ivan	2589	2
3	5	2767	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	0 – 1	GM	Giri, Anish	2687	1
4	6	2688	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	½ – ½	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2819	9
5	7	2654	GM	Gukesh, D	1 – 0	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2756	8
Round 6 on 2025/07/03 at 18:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	10	2740	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	0 – 1	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2756	8
2	9	2819	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	0 – 1	GM	Gukesh, D	2654	7
3	1	2687	GM	Giri, Anish	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2688	6
4	2	2589	GM	Saric, Ivan	½ – ½	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	2767	5
5	3	2709	GM	So, Wesley	½ – ½	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2699	4
Round 7 on 2025/07/04 at 15:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	4	2699	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½ – ½	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2740	10
2	5	2767	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	1 – 0	GM	So, Wesley	2709	3
3	6	2688	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	1 – 0	GM	Saric, Ivan	2589	2
4	7	2654	GM	Gukesh, D	½ – ½	GM	Giri, Anish	2687	1
5	8	2756	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	0 – 1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2819	9
Round 8 on 2025/07/04 at 16:30
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	10	2740	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½ – ½	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	2819	9
2	1	2687	GM	Giri, Anish	0 – 1	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2756	8
3	2	2589	GM	Saric, Ivan	½ – ½	GM	Gukesh, D	2654	7
4	3	2709	GM	So, Wesley	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R	2688	6
5	4	2699	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½ – ½	GM	Firouzja, Alireza	2767	5
Round 9 on 2025/07/04 at 18:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg	No.
1	5	2767	GM	Firouzja, Alireza		GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2740	10
2	6	2688	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R		GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2699	4
3	7	2654	GM	Gukesh, D		GM	So, Wesley	2709	3
4	8	2756	GM	Caruana, Fabiano		GM	Saric, Ivan	2589	2
5	9	2819	GM	Carlsen, Magnus		GM	Giri, Anish	2687	1

SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025

Sergio — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:51:17 +0000

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour, is scheduled for June 30 to July 7, 2025, in Zagreb, Croatia, at The Westin Zagreb Hotel. This is the third leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, marking its 10th anniversary, and features a 10-player round-robin tournament with a $175,000 prize fund. The Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb is among the Top tournaments in The Chess Calendar.

SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025 Participant

Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Gukesh Dommaraju, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Ivan Saric, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Live: Grand Chess Tour Croatia 2025 rapid live

The Grand Chess Tour so far

This event follows the Superbet Chess Classic Romania and Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, with Vladimir Fedoseev and Praggnanandhaa winning the first two legs, respectively. Magnus Carlsen, a two-time GCT champion, has a history of dominance in Zagreb, including a perfect 9/9 blitz score in 2023.

Warsaw: Grand Chess Tour 2025 Warsaw (replay) / Grand Chess Tour 2025 – Warsaw, Rapid info
Bucharest: Grand Chess Tour 2025 – Bucharest (replay) / Grand Chess Tour 2025 – Bucharest, Classical info
Next: Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025 and Sinquefield Cup

Schedule

Get ready for one of the most thrilling events on the chess calendar – the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2025, part of the Grand Chess Tour!

Marking the midway point of the tour, this high-stakes tournament begins July 2 in Zagreb, and follows the exciting format… pic.twitter.com/tHnyAXG77S
— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) June 23, 2025

SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025 – Chessdom

Gukesh tops the Grand Chess Tour Croatia after the rapid stage

SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia 2025