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The SuperUnited Croatia Rapid and Blitz took place Wed 2nd Jul to Sun 6th Jul 2025. Players: Magnus, Carlsen, World Champion D Gukesh, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Jan Krzysztof Duda, R Praggnanandhaa, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Anish Giri and Ivan Saric.

World Chess Champion Gukesh won the rapid portion of the event, he lost against Duda in the first round and then won five in a row with Magnus Carlsen being the last of these wins, he had two draws at the start of the final day before beating Wesley So. In the blitz Magnus Carlsen dominated and Gukesh finished last struggling throughout. The final results were produce by doubling the rapid total and adding that to the blitz total. Carlsen finished first, Wesley So finished second and Gukesh did enough to finish in third. A full table and prizes below.

Superbet CRO Rapid and Blitz 2025 Zagreb CRO (CRO), 2-6 vii 2025								cat. XXI (2757)
Rk	Name	FED	Rtg	TB1	TB1x2	TB2	Total	Prize
1	Carlsen, Magnus	NOR	2819	5	10	125	22.5	$40,000
2	So, Wesley	USA	2709	4	8	12	20	$30,000
3	Gukesh, D	IND	2654	7	14	5.5	19.5	$25,000
4	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	POL	2699	5,5	11	8	19	$17,500
4	Firouzja, Alireza	FRA	2767	4	8	11	19	$17,500
6	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	UZB	2740	3	6	12	18	$11,000
7	Caruana, Fabiano	USA	2756	4,5	9	8	17	$9,500
7	Giri, Anish	NED	2687	4	8	9	17	$9,500
9	Praggnanandhaa, R	IND	2688	4,5	9	6	15	$8,000
10	Saric, Ivan	CRO	2589	3,5	7	6	13	$7,000

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Superbet CRO Rapid 2025 Zagreb CRO (CRO), 2-6 vii 2025															cat. XXI (2757)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Gukesh, D	g	IND	2776	*	0	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	7	2974
2.	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	g	POL	2725	1	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	5½	2840
3.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2837	0	½	*	½	1	½	½	1	½	½	5	2791
4.	Praggnanandhaa, R	g	IND	2767	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	4½	2755
5.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2777	0	½	0	½	*	½	1	0	1	1	4½	2754
6.	Firouzja, Alireza	g	FRA	2766	0	½	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	4	2712
7.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2748	½	0	½	½	0	1	*	0	½	1	4	2714
8.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2745	0	½	0	½	1	0	1	*	½	½	4	2715
9.	Saric, Ivan	g	CRO	2661	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	*	½	3½	2687
10.	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	g	UZB	2767	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	3	2630

Round 1 (July 2, 2025)
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Gukesh, D	1-0	59	C22	Centre Gambit
Firouzja, Alireza	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	50	D20	QGA
Giri, Anish	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	1-0	66	C70	Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	50	C55	Two Knights Defence
Saric, Ivan	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	42	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 2 (July 2, 2025)
Gukesh, D	- Firouzja, Alireza	1-0	61	E68	King's Indian Fianchetto
Carlsen, Magnus	- So, Wesley	1-0	75	A14	Reti Opening
Caruana, Fabiano	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	100	A13	Reti Opening
Giri, Anish	- Saric, Ivan	½-½	45	B50	Sicilian Defence
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	56	D25	QGA
Round 3 (July 2, 2025)
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	64	C48	Four Knights Rubinstein
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Gukesh, D	0-1	38	A07	Barcza System
Firouzja, Alireza	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	62	C55	Two Knights Defence
So, Wesley	- Giri, Anish	1-0	48	E48	Nimzo Indian
Saric, Ivan	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	62	C19	French Winawer
Round 4 (July 3, 2025)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	75	A08	Barcza System
Caruana, Fabiano	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	53	C10	French Rubinstein
Giri, Anish	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	0-1	49	C70	Ruy Lopez
Saric, Ivan	- So, Wesley	½-½	31	C45	Scotch Game
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Gukesh, D	0-1	27	E36	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 5 (July 3, 2025)
Gukesh, D	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	59	A07	Barcza System
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Saric, Ivan	½-½	35	B97	Sicilian Najdorf
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	74	A42	Modern Defence
Firouzja, Alireza	- Giri, Anish	0-1	32	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
So, Wesley	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	50	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 6 (July 3, 2025)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Gukesh, D	0-1	49	A21	English Opening
Giri, Anish	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	14	C72	Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
So, Wesley	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	63	C50	Giuoco Piano
Saric, Ivan	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	36	B96	Sicilian Najdorf
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	58	C55	Two Knights Defence
Round 7 (July 4, 2025)
Gukesh, D	- Giri, Anish	½-½	64	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	156	A07	Barcza System
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Saric, Ivan	1-0	66	B95	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Caruana, Fabiano	- Carlsen, Magnus	0-1	57	B12	Caro Kann Advanced
Firouzja, Alireza	- So, Wesley	1-0	55	C55	Two Knights Defence
Round 8 (July 4, 2025)
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	56	B92	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Giri, Anish	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	36	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
So, Wesley	- Praggnanandhaa, R	½-½	37	B27	Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Saric, Ivan	- Gukesh, D	½-½	84	C89	Ruy Lopez Marshall
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	38	C50	Giuoco Piano
Round 9 (July 4, 2025)
Gukesh, D	- So, Wesley	1-0	36	A06	Zukertort Opening
Carlsen, Magnus	- Giri, Anish	½-½	133	D00	Queen's Pawn Game
Praggnanandhaa, R	- Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	½-½	108	D05	Colle System
Caruana, Fabiano	- Saric, Ivan	1-0	31	E71	King's Indian 5.h3
Firouzja, Alireza	- Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	½-½	57	C50	Giuoco Piano

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Superbet CRO Blitz 2025 Zagreb CRO Wed 2nd Jul 2025 - Sun 6th Jul 2025 Leading Final Round 18 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	9	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	NOR	2883	12.5
2	6	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2786	12
	7	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	GM	UZB	2723	12
4	3	Firouzja, Alireza	GM	FRA	2814	11
5	2	Giri, Anish	GM	NED	2690	9
6	4	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2782	8
	8	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	GM	POL	2770	8
8	1	Saric, Ivan	GM	CRO	2593	6
	10	Praggnanandhaa, R	GM	IND	2734	6
10	5	Gukesh, D	GM	IND	2615	5.5
10 players

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