US EditionChess: 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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Like Gukesh now, a young Vishy Anand too faced criticism and was once dismissed by Soviet stars as ‘coffee house player’
Anand had written in his autobiography about the treatment he got from players from the Soviet Union in his early days: “(When people describe you as a ‘talent’) it merely reflects that you are not yet a threat to their dominance. It’s when they trash-talk you that you know you’re respected. Maybe even feared”
A few weeks ago, on the occasion of the masterful tournament held in Norway, which Magnus Carlsen won, but where he lost a game (that one that led the Norwegian to punch on the table, at the time of losing) with the world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, we pointed out that a rivalry had been born. Carlsen, in his private life, is newly married and expecting his first son, and he said several times already that classical thought chess offered him litt…
Wesley So finishes runner-up to Carlsen in Croatia, bags P1.7 million
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So completed his rebound by placing second to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 2025 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia at the Westin Zagreb Hotel on Sunday, July 6 (Monday, July 7, Manila time). The Bacoor, Cavite-born So bested fellow American and dethroned titlist Fabiano Caruana in the 27th and last round of the two-in-one event to finish with 20 points, 2.5 behind Carlsen and half a point ahead of world champion …
Grand Chess Tour: Magnus Wins Super United Rapid and Blitz with a Round to Spare
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. World number one Magnus Carlsen yet again proved he is the best in the world as he won the Super United Rapid and blitz chess tournament with a round to spare while reigning world champion D. Gukesh finished third in the standings. Sports News | Grand Chess Tour: Magnus Wins Super United Rapid and Blitz with a Round to Spare.
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