The star-studded line-up of Super United Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2022 produced some nail-biting matches in the last three days of rapid and blitz chess, we take a look at the latest results, standings, and upcoming schedule of the tournament
Prior to the start of blitz games at SuperUnited Croatia Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Jorden van Foreest defeated Alireza Firouzja in the final game of rapid chess to take the lead. Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen, and Wesley So are all separated from Jorden by just one point at the top, making it exceedingly close.
Croatia Rapid And Blitz 2022 Results Today, Standings, Day 4 Schedule, Date, Time, Point Table, Participants List, Draw, Prize Money And Live Stream
Jorden van Foreest is the surprise leader after the rapid section in Zagreb, but there are blitz monsters lurking just behind him going into the 18 rounds of blitz to come! https://t.co/RmfECUgnUe #c24live #GrandChessTour pic.twitter.com/yeAPHRUghX
— chess24.com (@chess24com) July 22, 2022
A 2nd win to end the rapid section and Magnus Carlsen will be just 1 point off the lead going into the weekend blitz! https://t.co/waDG6WqWSi #c24live #GrandChessTour pic.twitter.com/eOqG3Z0EbB
— chess24.com (@chess24com) July 22, 2022
Jorden van Foreest is the sole leader going into today's blitz games, but Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Wesley So are just a point behind! Day 3 report:https://t.co/yhD9uFLmup#GrandChessTour #c24live pic.twitter.com/oQtdWw5VkM
— chess24.com (@chess24com) July 23, 2022
Tournament Format, Rules, and Prize Money Pool
A rapid chess round-robin amongst the top 10 grandmasters precedes a double round-robin of blitz in the format. This format was designed with the idea that blitz and rapid chess will keep viewers alert and make them eagerly anticipate the games each day. The first three days of the tournament included rapid chess matches, and now the next two days will feature blitz chess matches.
A ten-player single round-robin rapid chess event with a time limit of 25 minutes for all moves and a 10-second increment from move one, was played throughout the course of the first three days. Over the course of the final two days of the competition, 18 rounds of 5+2 blitz will be played. The Zagreb tournament is set to go down to the wire since in addition to Firouzja, Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So are also trailing Jorden by just one point. With 18 rounds of 5-minute blitz match stretched throughout Saturday and Sunday, the Zagreb event is headed for a nail-biting ending.
| Date | Time | Event |
| July 18 | Player Arrival | |
| July 19 | Opening Ceremony | |
| July 20 | 3:00 PM | Rapid Round 1 |
| 4:30 PM | Rapid Round 2 | |
| 6:00 PM | Rapid Round 3 | |
| July 21 | 3:00 PM | Rapid Round 4 |
| 4:30 PM | Rapid Round 5 | |
| 6:00 PM | Rapid Round 6 | |
| July 22 | 3:00 PM | Rapid Round 7 |
| 4:30 PM | Rapid Round 8 | |
| 6:00 PM | Rapid Round 9 | |
| July 23 | 3:00 PM | Blitz Day 1 |
| July 24 | 2:00 PM | Blitz Day 2 |
| Closing Ceremony | ||
| July 25 | Player Departure |
The full schedule, pairing, and results of the tournament can be found here.
SuperUnited Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2022 Rapid Chess Final Standings
There are ten star players at Super United Croatia Grand Chess Tour Tournament including reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and Norway Chess runner-up Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. After six rounds of play, Alireza Firouzja leads the SuperUnited Croatia Rapid & Blitz with nine points in six rounds, which is one point more than total of second placed Wesley So and three points more than total of reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Jorden van Foreest only managed two victories in 27 games during the 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour, with none coming in rapid play, and he came in last place. The 23-year-old Dutch star ended the rapid phase in the lead after winning five games while no one else managed more than three, which is something no one could have expected a year earlier.
Jorden started off Day 3 with an easy victory over Veselin Topalov before opting for an unconventional opening and losing to Magnus Carlsen.
Jorden then faced Alireza Firouzja in the day’s final round. Alireza only needed a draw in the decisive round to ensure at least a tie for first place in the rapid stage. A tie appeared certain, but in the middlegame Alireza completely lost his marbles and came under a devastating attack, which gave Jorden the victory.
| Rank | Player | FIDE Rating | Matches | Points |
1 | Van Foreest,J | 2678 | 9 | 12 |
2 | So,W | 2773 | 9 | 11 |
3 | Carlsen,M | 2864 | 9 | 11 |
4 | Firouzja,A | 2793 | 9 | 11 |
5 | Vachier-Lagrave,M | 2760 | 9 | 10 |
6 | Nepomniachtchi,I | 2766 | 9 | 9 |
7 | Mamedyarov,S | 2759 | 9 | 8 |
8 | Dominguez Perez,L | 2754 | 9 | 7 |
9 | Saric,I | 2680 | 9 | 6 |
10 | Topalov,V | 2728 | 9 | 5 |
Super United Croatia Rapid & Blitz 2022 Prize Money
The overall prize pool for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia is set to be around $ 150,000 with the winner set to receive a total of $40,000. Meanwhile, the runner-up of the tournament will earn $ 30,000.
| Place | Prize |
| 1st | $40,000 |
| 2nd | $30,000 |
| 3rd | $25,000 |
| 4th | $20,000 |
| 5th | $15,000 |
| 6th | $11,000 |
| 7th | $10,000 |
| 8th | $9,000 |
| 9th | $8,000 |
| 10th | $7,000 |
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