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10 hours ago
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World Champion Gukesh wins rapid title at 2025 Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb
World Champion D Gukesh clinched the rapid title at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz 2025 tournament in Zagreb, finishing with 14 points. The Indian GM is now leading the Grand Chess Tour event ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Magnus Carlsen. The blitz section is set to begin on 5 July. read more D Gukesh finished at the top of the standings in the rapid section of the Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament. Image: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour World Champion Dommaraju Gukesh won the rapid title at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday. The three-day event was part of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour. Gukesh won the title after beating American Grandmaster Wesley So in the final round and finishing with 14 out of 18 points. World Champion Gukesh D leads the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia after three days of rapid chess, scoring 14 points out of 18. A strong final day, finished with a win in Round 9, gave him a three-point lead heading into the blitz portion of the event. Jan-Krzysztof Duda is in… — Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) July 4, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD After a brilliant second day where Gukesh won five games in a row, he continued his good form on the third and final day of rapid. He started the day with two draws before ending with a solid win over Wesley So. The draws came against Anish Giri of the Netherlands and then against Ivan Saric of Croatia. Also Read: Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who beat Gukesh in the opening round, finished second 11 points. Meanwhile, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway finished third with 10 points. He started the day with a win against American GM Fabiano Caruana but a draw in the next game against Nodirbek Abdusattorov meant he could not make a comeback in the tournament. Another Indian player, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, also played well. He beat Ivan Saric in round 7 and drew with Wesley So and Duda in the last two rounds. He finished the rapid section with 9 points at level with Fabiano Caruana. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, and Anish Giri took 6th to 8th spots with 8 points each. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, the blitz section of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament in Zagreb is scheduled to begin on 5 July. The overall winner will be decided after combining points from the two sections. Also Read: D Gukesh beats Magnus Carlsen again as he takes revenge for 'weaker players' jibe, moves into sole lead in Croatia Final standings (rapid) 1. D Gukesh – 14 points 2. Jan-Krzysztof Duda – 11 points 3. Magnus Carlsen – 10 points 4-5. Fabiano Caruana, R Praggnanandhaa – 9 points each 6-8. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Anish Giri – 8 points each 9. Ivan Saric – 7 points 10. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6 points
NDTV
18 hours ago
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- NDTV
Grand Chess Tour: D Gukesh Beats Wesley So To Continue His Domination In Rapid
World champion D. Gukesh ended his campaign with a finely-crafted victory over Wesley So of the United States in the ninth and final round of the rapid section of Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. After five victories in a row on the second day, Gukesh played out a couple of draws on day 3 and eventually defeated Wesley to end on 14 points out of a possible 18. Overall in rapid, he had two draws, a loss against Duda Jan-Kryzsztof of Poland and six wins. With the rapid section ensuring two points for each win, the Indian ace now enjoys a healthy lead over Duda who drew the first two games and was poised to draw the third one too in the day. For Gukesh, the day started with a peaceful result against Dutchman Anish Giri when the players reached a nearly-locked position despite several pieces on the board. The players shook hands as neither side was able to make much progress. The second round was really interesting for Gukesh as he employed the Marshall gambit against Ivan Saric of Croatia and the marathon match lasted 87 moves before peace was signed. Wesley So was already under pressure to catch up but his challenge did not last long as Gukesh capitalised on a tactical error to net a couple of pawns in the middle game and two full points without much ado in just 36 moves. World number one Magnus Carlsen showed initial promise on the final day of rapid, starting off with full points against Fabiano Caruana of the United States but then a draw with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan ended his hopes of coming much closer. The other Indian in the fray, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Saric in round seven and drew with Wesley and his game against Duda was about to end in a draw too though the Indian enjoyed a miniscule advantage. Results Round 7: D Gukesh (Ind) drew with Anish Giri (Ned); Fabiano Caruana (USA) lost to Magnus Carlsen (Nor); Alireza Firouzja (Fra) beat Wesley So (USA); R Praggnanandhaa (Ind) beat Ivan Saric (Cro); Duda Jan-Krzysztof (Pol) drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb). Round 8: Wesley So drew with Praggnanandhaa; Abdusattorov drew with Magnus Carlsen; Giri lost to Caruana; Saric drew with Gukesh; Duda drew with Firouzja. Round 9: Gukesh beat Wesley; Firouzja playing Abdusattorov; Carlsen playing Giri; Praggnanandhaa playing Duda; Caruana beat Saric.
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Business Standard
19 hours ago
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- Business Standard
World champion D Gukesh bags Rapid title at 2025 Grand Chess Tour Zagreb
World champion D Gukesh ended his campaign with a finely-crafted victory over Wesley So of the United States in the ninth and final round of the rapid section of Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. After five victories in a row on the second day, Gukesh played out a couple of draws on day 3 and eventually defeated Wesley to end on 14 points out of a possible 18. Overall in rapid, he had two draws, a loss against Duda Jan-Kryzsztof of Poland and six wins. With the rapid section ensuring two points for each win, the Indian ace now enjoys a healthy lead over Duda who drew the first two games and was poised to draw the third one too in the day. For Gukesh, the day started with a peaceful result against Dutchman Anish Giri when the players reached a nearly-locked position despite several pieces on the board. The players shook hands as neither side was able to make much progress. The second round was really interesting for Gukesh as he employed the Marshall gambit against Ivan Saric of Croatia and the marathon match lasted 87 moves before peace was signed. Wesley So was already under pressure to catch up but his challenge did not last long as Gukesh capitalised on a tactical error to net a couple of pawns in the middle game and two full points without much ado in just 36 moves. World number one Magnus Carlsen showed initial promise on the final day of rapid, starting off with full points against Fabiano Caruana of the United States but then a draw with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan ended his hopes of coming much closer. The other Indian in the fray, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Saric in round seven and drew with Wesley and his game against Duda was about to end in a draw too though the Indian enjoyed a miniscule advantage. Results Round 7: D Gukesh (Ind) drew with Anish Giri (Ned); Fabiano Caruana (USA) lost to Magnus Carlsen (Nor); Alireza Firouzja (Fra) beat Wesley So (USA); R Praggnanandhaa (Ind) beat Ivan Saric (Cro); Duda Jan-Krzysztof (Pol) drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb). Round 8: Wesley So drew with Praggnanandhaa; Abdusattorov drew with Magnus Carlsen; Giri lost to Caruana; Saric drew with Gukesh; Duda drew with Firouzja. Round 9: Gukesh beat Wesley; Firouzja playing Abdusattorov; Carlsen playing Giri; Praggnanandhaa playing Duda; Caruana beat Saric. Final standings: To be updated after all matches finish.
India.com
19 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
Grand Chess Tour: D Gukesh beats Wesley So to continue his domination in rapid
D Gukesh. (PIC - X) World champion D. Gukesh ended his campaign with a finely crafted victory over Wesley So of the United States in the ninth and final round of the rapid section of the Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. After five victories in a row on the second day, Gukesh played out a couple of draws on day 3 and eventually defeated Wesley to end on 14 points out of a possible 18. Overall in rapid, he had two draws, a loss against Duda Jan-Kryzsztof of Poland and six wins. With the rapid section ensuring two points for each win, the Indian ace now enjoys a healthy lead over Duda who drew the first two games and was poised to draw the third one too in the day. For Gukesh, the day started with a peaceful result against Dutchman Anish Giri when the players reached a nearly-locked position despite several pieces on the board. The players shook hands as neither side was able to make much progress. The second round was really interesting for Gukesh as he employed the Marshall gambit against Ivan Saric of Croatia and the marathon match lasted 87 moves before peace was signed. Wesley So was already under pressure to catch up but his challenge did not last long as Gukesh capitalised on a tactical error to net a couple of pawns in the middle game and two full points without much ado in just 36 moves. World number one Magnus Carlsen showed initial promise on the final day of rapid, starting off with full points against Fabiano Caruana of the United States but then a draw with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan ended his hopes of coming much closer. The other Indian in the fray, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Saric in round seven and drew with Wesley and his game against Duda was about to end in a draw too though the Indian enjoyed a miniscule advantage. Results Round 7: D Gukesh (Ind) drew with Anish Giri (Ned); Fabiano Caruana (USA) lost to Magnus Carlsen (Nor); Alireza Firouzja (Fra) beat Wesley So (USA); R Praggnanandhaa (Ind) beat Ivan Saric (Cro); Duda Jan-Krzysztof (Pol) drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb). Round 8: Wesley So drew with Praggnanandhaa; Abdusattorov drew with Magnus Carlsen; Giri lost to Caruana; Saric drew with Gukesh; Duda drew with Firouzja. Round 9: Gukesh beat Wesley; Firouzja playing Abdusattorov; Carlsen playing Giri; Praggnanandhaa playing Duda; Caruana beat Saric. Final standings: To be updated after all matches finish.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Grand Chess Tour: Gukesh in joint lead with Carlsen and Wesley So after day one
World champion D Gukesh came up with two straight victories to tie for the top spot alongside world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Duda Jan-Krzysztof of Poland and American Wesley So at the end of the first three rounds of the Super United Rapid and Blitz Chess tournament, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. Starting the day with a loss against Duda, Gukesh overpowered a reckless Alireza Firouzja of France before defeating compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to reach on four points out of a possible six. Carlsen beat Wesley So and drew his remaining two games against local star Ivan Saric and Duda to match Gukesh on points, while Wesley was the only other player involved in all decisive games, apart from Gukesh, as he put it across his US compatriot Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri of Holland. In-form Praggnanandhaa had a tough day in office as he drew with Firouzja and Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan with the loss against Gukesh costing him dearly. With six rounds still to come in the rapid section, and 18 thereafter in the blitz, it's early days but Carlsen still remains the firm favourite in his second favourite version after freestyle chess. With four players in front, Giri and Saric are close behind with three points apiece and then a group of four players -- Caruana, Abdusattorov, Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa -- follow then with two points each. In the rapid section, two points are awarded for a victory while in blitz there will be one point for each win. Gukesh was not disheartened after his first-round loss and came up with a fine effort. "Duda just got a nice position and played well," said Gukesh after the end of the day. Firouzja got a bit impatient against the Indian, while Praggnanandhaa simply blundered. Carlsen was held by Saric in a game played well by the Croatian, and his second-round victory was pretty much Carlsensque as he ground down Wesley in the endgame that lasted 75 moves. Standing after round 3: 1-4: Magnus Carlsen (Nor); Duda Jan-Krzysztof (Pol); Wesley So (USA), D Gukesh (Ind) 4 each; 5-6: Ivan Saric (Cro); Anish Giri (Ned) 3 each; 7-10; Fabiano Caruana (USA); Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb); Alireza Firouzja (Fra); R Praggnanandhaa (Ind) 2 each.
