R: 2025 GCT SuperUnited Croatia Rapid and Blitz - Rapid
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jul 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2711, and top seed was Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2819).
Gukesh D (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2654) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5.5) and Magnus Carlsen (5.0). D shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Gukesh D (GM, 2654) beat Magnus Carlsen (GM, 2819), a +165-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Gukesh D led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Gukesh D never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Gukesh D opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Gukesh D lost to GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2654 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 38.0 | +32.8 | 2937 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱GMDuda, Jan-Krzysztof | 2699 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 25.25 | 39.5 | +11.5 | 2792 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴GMCarlsen, Magnus | 2819 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -9.5 | 2742 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R | 2688 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | +3.1 | 2713 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano | 2756 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | -6.1 | 2706 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza | 2767 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -12.6 | 2661 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱GMGiri, Anish | 2687 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -1.7 | 2670 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley | 2709 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | -4.7 | 2668 |
| 9 | 🇭🇷GMSaric, Ivan | 2589 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 16.25 | 41.5 | +6.1 | 2644 |
| 10 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2740 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -18.9 | 2582 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gukesh DGMIND+32.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL+11.55.5 pts · #2
- 3Saric, IvanGMCRO+6.13.5 pts · #9
- 1Abdusattorov, NodirbekGMUZB-18.93.0 pts · #10
- 2Firouzja, AlirezaGMFRA-12.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR-9.55.0 pts · #3
- R6+165 Elo gap
- R2+113 Elo gap
- R5+102 Elo gap