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B: 2025 GCT SuperUnited Croatia Rapid and Blitz - Blitz

Double Round-RobinBlitz

10 players participated in this 18-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2739, and top seed was Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2883).

Magnus Carlsen (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2883) won with 12.5/18, ahead of Wesley So (12.0) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (12.0). Carlsen clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 12: Ivan Saric (GM, 2593) beat Alireza Firouzja (GM, 2814), a +221-point gap.

Location
🇭🇷Zagreb, Croatia
Dates
05 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Blitz: 5 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 18 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇴GMMagnus Carlsen2883
Avg top 10
2,739
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇫🇷France×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 18 rounds

GM Magnus Carlsen led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15R16R17R18Abdusattorov takes leadCarlsen takes lead
Carlsen#1Abdusattorov#2So#3Firouzja#4Giri#5Caruana#6Duda#7Praggnanandhaa#8Saric#9Gukesh#10
R17 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jul

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov takes the sole lead (12.0/17).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

GM Magnus Carlsen 1.0–1.0 against GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (R6 1-0, R15 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Magnus Carlsen 3 wins (R2–R4)GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3+3 wins (R9–R11, R15–R17)GM Wesley So 4 wins (R7–R10)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇳🇴GMCarlsen, Magnus2883*
½½
10
11
½½
½½
½1
½1
11
1½
12.5104.25155.0-2.42863
3🇺🇸GMSo, Wesley2786
½½
*
1½
½1
1½
0½
11
½0
1½
11
12.0103.50156.0+17.82858
2🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek2723
10
½0
*
10
1½
1½
10
1½
11
11
12.095.00156.0+34.02865
4🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza2814
00
0½
10
*
11
11
½½
½1
10
11
11.086.00158.0+0.42810
5🇳🇱GMGiri, Anish2690
½½
½0
½0
00
*
1½
10
½1
1½
½1
9.070.75162.0+13.42744
7🇵🇱GMDuda, Jan-Krzysztof2770
½½
½1
½0
00
½0
*
10
11
0½
01
8.069.50164.0-17.82692
6🇺🇸GMCaruana, Fabiano2782
0½
00
10
½½
10
10
*
½1
11
00
8.067.25164.0-21.82690
8🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R2734
0½
1½
½0
0½
0½
00
0½
*
0½
½1
6.055.50168.0-28.62614
9🇭🇷GMSaric, Ivan2593
00
½0
00
10
½0
½1
00
½1
*
01
6.048.00168.0+7.82630
10🇮🇳GMGukesh D2615
½0
00
00
00
0½
01
11
0½
01
*5.543.75169.0-2.82611

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets