SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia - Live!

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7/14/2024 – The third event of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour is the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, the second of three speed chess events. The tournament is taking place on July 10-14 in Zagreb. The event starts with 9 rounds of rapid action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz. Included in the field are the next World Championship challenger, Dommaraju Gukesh, and the recent winner of the Superbet Chess Classic, Fabiano Caruana. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 15.00 CEST (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)

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Day 5 - Blitz

The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Poland is the third stage of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour. The tournament features rapid and blitz chess.

The tournament will run from July 10 until July 14 with the well-known tour format of rapid and blitz chess: 9 rounds of rapid played on the first three days of action, followed by 18 rounds of blitz played on the final two days.

The time control in the rapid section is 25 minutes for the game plus 10-second increments per move. In the blitz section, it is 5 minutes for the game plus 2-second increments per move.

The event features a prize fund that amounts to $175,000, with $40,000 reserved for the winner. Grand Chess Tour points will also be awarded.

Live games and commentary

Commentary by Yasser Seirawan, Evgenij Miroshnichenko and Jovanka Houska

Current standings - Blitz

Final standings - Rapid (win = 2 pts; draw = 1 pt)

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