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Chess: World No 1 Carlsen Dominates in Zagreb Despite Another Loss to Gukesh

ZAGREB, CROATIA, JUL 6 – Magnus Carlsen secured victory by scoring 22.5 points, overcoming a four-point rapid deficit with a 7.5/9 blitz performance, winning $40,000 from a $175,000 prize pool.

  • Magnus Carlsen secured first place at the 2025 Rapid & Blitz Chess event held in Zagreb on July 6, finishing with 22.5 points and clinching the title before the final round.
  • After the nine rounds of rapid play, Carlsen was four points behind reigning world champion D. Gukesh but managed to surpass him during the subsequent blitz matches.
  • Gukesh scored 14 points in the rapid section but struggled in the blitz, finishing third with 19.5 points, narrowly ahead of Alireza Firouzja and Duda Jan-Krzysztof.
  • Carlsen earned a $40,000 prize, Wesley So finished second with 20 points and $30,000, while Gukesh won $25,000; So described his pivotal game against Caruana as uncertain until the final moves.
  • Carlsen claimed his tenth title in 12 Grand Chess Tour events, while So earned a spot in the final stage of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour scheduled to take place in Sao Paulo, demonstrating the continued strength of leading players in upcoming tournaments.
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World News broke the news in United States on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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