World champion D Gukesh ended his campaign with a finely manufactured victory in the ninth and final round of the Rapid section of Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour.
World champion D Gukesh wins the victory over Wesley So from the United States in the ninth and final round of the fast part of Super United Rapid and Blitz Tournament, part of the Grand Chess Tour. After five wins in a row on the second day, Gukesh played a few draw on day 3 and eventually beat Wesley to finish on 14 points from a possible 18.
In general, he had two draw, a loss against Duda Jan-Kryzsztof van Polen and six victories. With the fast part that takes care of two points for each victory, the Indian AAS now enjoys a healthy lead on Duda, who was taking the first two games and was ready to draw the third during the day. For Gukesh, the day started with a peaceful result against the Dutchman Anish Giri when the players reached an almost locked position despite different pieces on the board. The players shake hands, because neither of the parties could make a lot of progress.
July 4, 2025
The second round was really interesting for Gukesh when he hired the Marshall Gambit against Ivan Saric van Croatia and the marathon match lasted 87 movements before Vredne Wesley was, so it was already under pressure to catch up, but his challenge did not last long as Gukesh in the middle without a tactical error on a few advertisements on a few advertisements on a few advertisements on a few advertisements Advertisements.
World number one Magnus Carlsen showed the first promise on the last day of Rapid, starting with full points against Fabiano Caruana of the United States, but then a draw with Noodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan ended his hope to get much closer. The other Indian in the fight, R Praggnanandhaa defeated Saric in round seven and Drew with Wesley and his match against Duda was about to end in a draw, although the Indian enjoyed a miniscule benefit.
Result
Round 7: D Guick (IND) pulled with Anish Giri (Ned); Fabiano Caruana (US) lost to Magnus Carlsen (NOR); Alireza Firouzja (FRA) defeated Wesley So (US); R Pragngnandhaa (Indn Ivan Saric (CRO); Duda Jan-Krzysztof (poll with Noodirbek Abdustorov (UZB).
Round 8: Wesley so pulled praggnanandhaa; Abdusattorov pulled with Magnus Carlsen; Giri lost to Caruana; Saric pulled with Gukesh; Duda pulled with Firouzja.
Round 9:Gukesh defeated Wesley; Firouzja plays Abdusattorov; Carlsen plays Giri; Praggnanandhaa plays Duda; Caruana defeated Saric.
Last classification:
The last rankings after Grand Chess Tour convinced Rapid. @Dguketesh Has a 3-point lead over the field that goes in 18 rounds of Blitz Schaken! Jan-Krzysztof Duda is closest to 11/18 points. pic.twitter.com/malyvqwuhu
– Chessbase India (@Chessbaseindia) July 4, 2025
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