Gukesh misses out on high spot regardless of improved efficiency as Carlsen wins SuperUnited Fast and Blitz 2025

D Gukesh had a barely higher run on Sunday, the second day of the Blitz competitors at SuperUnited Croatia, the Grand Chess Tour’s occasion in Zagreb, by accumulating three wins and two attracts. That, nonetheless, didn’t show sufficient for the Indian Grandmaster to retain the highest spot within the event standings as Magnus Carlsen clinched the title with a ultimate rating of twenty-two.5 factors.

Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen!🏆
With one spherical to spare, Magnus clinches first place on the SuperUnited Fast & Blitz Croatia!
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Gukesh had completed as the highest participant on the finish of the Fast part of the event with 14 factors, ending nicely forward of Polish Grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda (11) and Carlsen (10), producing the type of efficiency that helped him
shatter his picture of being a Classical-specialist.

The 19-year-old GM, nonetheless, undid his arduous work within the Fast rounds by
shedding his first 5 Blitz video games on the trot on Saturday, the penultimate day of the competitors, and ending the day with seven losses in 9 outings.

Gukesh places up improved Blitz efficiency on ultimate day at Zagreb

That stretched to 9 defeats in 11 video games after the chess star from Chennai started the ultimate day of the event with back-to-back losses – towards Wesley So and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He would later gather victories over Duda, Ivan Saric and Fabiano Caruana in addition to holding Carlsen and compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to a draw.

Regardless of his improved efficiency on Sunday, Gukesh completed on the backside of the Blitz standings with 5.5 factors. As for the general standings, he completed third, behind Carlsen and American GM So.

The ultimate standings of the GCT Croatia. pic.twitter.com/WPAZAr7tJd

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Carlsen, who had suffered a second defeat towards Praggnanandhaa in as many tournaments final week, was off to a powerful begin on Day 1 of the Blitz occasion with six wins and three attracts – towards Duda, So and Dutch GM Anish Giri.

So, alternatively, had a poor run within the Fast video games however bounced again in Blitz to complete second with 20 factors, half-a-point forward of Gukesh.