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RECAP | SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2024: Day 1 | #GrandChessTour

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CCSCSL Staff

on July 10, 2024 in

Sara Herman recaps Day 1 of the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2024. Taking place at The Westin Zagreb, the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz is the fifth edition in our Croatia series and the third of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Seven of the Tour players are joined by three wildcards (pairings below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin.

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RAPID ROUND 1 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Alireza Firouzja
Fabiano Caruana vs. Vidit Gujrathi
Levon Aronian vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Wesley So vs. Gukesh D
Ivan Saric vs. Anish Giri

RAPID ROUND 2 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Fabiano Caruana
Anish Giri vs. Wesley So
Alireza Firouzja vs. Gukesh D
Vidit Gujrathi vs. Levon Aronian
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Ivan Saric

RAPID ROUND 3 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Fabiano Caruana vs. Alireza Firouzja
Levon Aronian vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
Wesley So vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Gukesh D vs. Anish Giri
Ivan Saric vs. Vidit Gujrathi

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