World Champion Gukesh wins fast title at 2025 Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb

World Champion
Dommaraju Gukesh received the fast title on the SuperUnited Fast & Blitz match in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday. The three-day occasion was a part of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour. Gukesh received the title after beating American Grandmaster Wesley So within the closing spherical and ending with 14 out of 18 factors.

World Champion Gukesh D leads the SuperUnited Fast & Blitz Croatia after three days of fast chess, scoring 14 factors out of 18. A robust closing day, completed with a win in Spherical 9, gave him a three-point lead heading into the blitz portion of the occasion.

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After an excellent second day the place Gukesh received 5 video games in a row, he continued his good kind on the third and closing day of fast. He began the day with two attracts earlier than ending with a strong win over Wesley So. The attracts got here towards Anish Giri of the Netherlands after which towards Ivan Saric of Croatia.

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Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who beat Gukesh within the opening spherical, completed second 11 factors. In the meantime, World No. 1
Magnus Carlsen of Norway completed third with 10 factors. He began the day with a win towards American GM Fabiano Caruana however a draw within the subsequent sport towards Nodirbek Abdusattorov meant he couldn’t make a comeback within the match.

One other Indian participant, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, additionally performed nicely. He beat Ivan Saric in spherical 7 and drew with Wesley So and Duda within the final two rounds. He completed the fast part with 9 factors at degree with Fabiano Caruana. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, and Anish Giri took sixth to eighth spots with 8 factors every.

In the meantime, the blitz part of the SuperUnited Fast & Blitz match in Zagreb is scheduled to start on 5 July. The general winner can be determined after combining factors from the 2 sections.

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Remaining standings (fast)

1. D Gukesh – 14 factors

2. Jan-Krzysztof Duda – 11 factors

3. Magnus Carlsen – 10 factors

4-5. Fabiano Caruana, R Praggnanandhaa – 9 factors every

6-8. Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Anish Giri – 8 factors every

9. Ivan Saric – 7 factors

10. Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 6 factors