2024 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia: Caruana rules supreme

Fabiano Caruana clinched the 2024 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia title with a dominant performance, securing victory with five rounds to spare. Going into the blitz segment with a comfortable lead, Fabiano continued his hot run and matched Magnus Carlsen’s record by scoring 27 points.

The American GM took the top position in the GCT overall standings, overtaking Alireza Firouzja.

With Caruana dominating the field, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Alireza Firouzja battled for second place and ended up scoring 23 points and earning a $25,000 prize each.

Ian Nepomniachtchi and Levon Aronian had good moments throughout the event, but their inconsistent performances in the blitz segment did not allow them to climb higher.

Gukesh D, Anish Giri, Vidit Gujrathi, and Ivan Saric finished at the bottom.

Up next, the 2024 U.S. Juniors & Senior Championships from July 16–26.  All three tournaments are by invitation-only to showcase America’s past and upcoming chess phenoms. The expert commentary team of GM’s Yasser Seirawan and Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze will call the action live and provide game analysis daily online starting at 1:20 p.m. CT on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch.tv channels.

Photos: Lennart Ootes

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