SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2024: Day 1 |

Live from 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. Today are the first three rounds of the rapid round robin. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Evgenij Miroshnichenko & Cristian Chirila, IM Jovanka Houska, and WGM Anastasiya Karlovich for the move-by-move.
2024.07.10
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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

[@RVeda-vh5on]

49:00 round 1 is a special treat. Both Aronian-mvl and nepo-firouja are archetypal opposite-castling positions. Each one is an attacking race with tremendous variety and energy. What a contrast with drier games we all plod through while waiting for positions like these.

[@dank2476]

Will Vidit be awarded the golden egg prize if he does not win or draw a single game?

[@AbhijitSinha-jv2ed]

4:38:30 standings

[@RVeda-vh5on]

40:00 You seem to forget, we're here for the chess. There are constant smiling interruptions at the most intriguing points, as if what we're looking at just doesn't matter at all: let's just forget all about that and go straight to Zagreb. WE DON'T CARE if they're standing by in Zagreb with an interview and some boring platitudes (or especially your announcers' silly guesses about the winner). LET 'EM WAIT! Tell production to stop wetting their pants. We're trying to watch some chess!

[@yanair2091]

Why these professional chess commenters keep avoiding the word "takes" when the peace is captured. Like @ 1:17:37 Christian says "..because after Queen *to* d7 you have Knight to e5". But the white Bishop is on d7, so he should have said ".. because after Queen *takes* d7 you have Knight to e5". Especially when talking fast, it's much easier to follow what's going on.
I never heard Yasser missing these simple rules and it's disappointing so many other commenters do.

[@RVeda-vh5on]

Wesley is right: your engine is distinctly inferior - especially for broadcast of important tournaments to a wide audience. Please start using lichess's stockfish at least; don't bother posting any more bogus question marks until you do. We're not talking supercomputers here, just a competent modern engine.
(PS: A move does not deserve exclamation just because the only other move is checkmate in one.)

[@theia_glo]

come back stronger vidit

[@conillet]

Is Jovanka's pronunciation ("Chass", "chack", "tan saconds", "Gukash") typical for a particular part of England, or is it all her personal own?

[@Tresorthas]

It's a pretty typical accent for posher parts of London.

[@EfendiMamonto-ll1wr]

Carlsen ngk hadir
Hmmm psti menang klu carlsen ada

[@nomoreblitz]

Let go of the shameful abuse of power and bring back Hans Niemann , please

[@refeez3700]

Screw that filthy cheater forever. He's absolute trash in every way possible.

[@31redorange08]

@Jovanka & Yasser: His name is Šarić. Do your homework. Cristian even gave you a hint with his correct pronunciation.

[@Leikjarinn]

Get a profile picture

[@justinkagan6222]

Indeed seems strange that someone with such a long and international career in chess would make no effort to pronounce their names correctly. Get some coaching eith Danya🥹, Yasser,!

[@abhinavsingh-vw1yv]

Vidit should not play speed chess. He is really bad at it

[@uddhavkinhal1990]

Correction: Vidit should not play chess, he is really bad at it.
Marketing, vlogs, and handling chocolate stores are his forte.

[@lukaswolek7294]

He is usually better than Gukesh though

[@that_ramen_guy7999]

@@uddhavkinhal1990rating kya h sir aapki jus asking cuz im pretty sure 2000 se kam heee hogi
Bhai theek h itta accha nhi khelta blitz rapid abbb phle toh theek tha
N woh waise bhee super gms ke beech h tu saale mujhse haar jaaega id bhj tujhe aukaad dikhaata himmat h toh aayio

[@dank2476]

Vidit must have trained with Ding recently

[@lukaswolek7294]

@@dank2476 By universal rating Ding is still better than Gukesh.(They’re both not top 20)