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SuperUnited Blitz Croatia Tournament

Magnus Carlsen12.5/18(+8 -1 =9)[games]
Wesley So12/18(+8 -2 =8)[games]
Nodirbek Abdusattorov12/18(+10 -4 =4)[games]
Alireza Firouzja11/18(+9 -5 =4)[games]
Anish Giri9/18(+5 -5 =8)[games]
Jan-Krzysztof Duda8/18(+5 -7 =6)[games]
Fabiano Caruana8/18(+6 -8 =4)[games]
Ivan Saric6/18(+4 -10 =4)[games]
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa6/18(+2 -8 =8)[games]
Dommaraju Gukesh5.5/18(+4 -11 =3)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
SuperUnited Blitz Croatia (2025)

Name: SuperUnited Blitz Croatia
Event Date: July 5 - 6, 2025
Site: Zagreb CRO
Format: 10-player, 18 Rds, DRR; TC: 5m+2spm

Official site: https://grandchesstour.org/tours/20...

Pairings/results: https://chess-results.com/tnr120946...

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Caruana vs D Gukesh  0-1552025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA20 English
2. Firouzja vs R Praggnanandhaa  ½-½832025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA15 English
3. Saric vs So  ½-½542025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaB12 Caro-Kann Defense
4. Firouzja vs Caruana  ½-½452025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD00 Queen's Pawn Game
5. Giri vs D Gukesh  ½-½1002025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. R Praggnanandhaa vs Duda  0-1372025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
7. Carlsen vs Abdusattorov 1-0382025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaC70 Ruy Lopez
8. So vs Giri  1-0332025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA04 Reti Opening
9. Abdusattorov vs Saric  1-0492025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaE60 King's Indian Defense
10. Caruana vs R Praggnanandhaa  ½-½432025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
11. D Gukesh vs Firouzja  0-1402025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. Duda vs Carlsen ½-½652025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. Giri vs Carlsen  ½-½492025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
14. Saric vs Duda  ½-½632025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
15. Giri vs Abdusattorov  ½-½732025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
16. R Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen  0-1602025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
17. Firouzja vs So  0-1612025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaC53 Giuoco Piano
18. Abdusattorov vs Firouzja 1-0302025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaB57 Sicilian
19. D Gukesh vs R Praggnanandhaa  0-1392025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA04 Reti Opening
20. Carlsen vs Saric  1-0342025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. So vs Caruana  1-0552025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaC55 Two Knights Defense
22. Duda vs Giri  ½-½612025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaD02 Queen's Pawn Game
23. Saric vs R Praggnanandhaa ½-½682025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaC45 Scotch Game
24. D Gukesh vs Saric  0-1342025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaA12 English with b3
25. Abdusattorov vs Duda 1-0452025SuperUnited Blitz CroatiaB10 Caro-Kann
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 90  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-05-25  Rdb: Gukesh lost each of first three games.

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Jul-05-25  Rdb: And gukesh lost 4th game also

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Jul-05-25  fabelhaft: Carlsen scored 6 points better than Gukesh over the 9 games and have a big lead before the last day of the tournament.
Jul-05-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: Gukesh lost 7 of 9 on the first blitz day. Hopefully he recovers and plays better tomorrow. Carlsen scored 7½ of 9. He's still got it!
Jul-05-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: The first shall be last.
Jul-05-25  Toxic Narcissist: I wonder if Gukesh let his win in Rapid go to his head.
Jul-06-25  Chessinfinite: <Toxic Narcissist>..I think you may be right..blitz chess was never Gukesh's strong point, but this is something else...he must have lost total focus after a great rapid win..

atleast he got a draw with Giri..so there is some hope for him in blitz chess..

Jul-06-25  Atking: Last year ago, it has been said that Gukesh was weak on rapid "Selection of the move too much base on calculation, not enought on intuition..." This year he won clearly the rapid section. Let's him one more year to perfect the blitz section. The World Champion is indeed only 19 years old and one his quality is to learn quickly.
Jul-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Atterdag: Strange to see no. 1 in rapids become no. 10 and last in the blitz. One would assume the same skills would be mustered.
Jul-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Someone on YT christened the world champion, <Flukesh>.
Jul-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Dionysius1: Huh. Someone on YT should have a bit more respect. Gukesh won the championship fair and square and, given the pressures every WCC has found (is this all there is? etc), and his extreme youth, he's riding the storm remarkably well.

I like he beat up the top players at Zagreb. That'll hold them off thinking he'll be a soft touch if the defence of his crown comes to rapid playoffs.

From a huh to a hah!
D

Jul-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Who cares what some random on YouTube thinks?

Those rare times I watch chess other than CG, I block the chat because it is so insipid. Even poker sites, which generally feature a higher standard of commentary, are sometimes de trop, filled as they are with 'online pros' who believe they know better than world-class players.

Jul-07-25  macer75: <MissScarlett: Someone on YT christened the world champion, <Flukesh>.>

Ha! Accurate or not, that's pretty funny.

Jul-07-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: If the crap fits...
Jul-07-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  Dionysius1: ...flush it?
Jul-08-25  tonsillolith: Great performance of Carlsen, going unidefeated. I enjoyed the games

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