SuperUnited Blitz 2024: Fabiano Caruana increases his sole lead by a staggering 4.5 points
Fabiano Caruana (USA) increased his sole lead by a whopping 4.5 points at SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2024. Despite starting the day with a loss against Ian Nepomniachtchi, Caruana won the next four games in-a-row, before losing to Alireza Firouzja (FRA). Caruana was completely winning against the France no.1. However, he made a one-move rook blunder in a winning endgame. Speaking of Frenchman, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored 6.5/9 to move to shared second place with Wesley So at 16.5/27. They are followed by Firouzja at 14.5/27. Only top six have a mathematical possibility of reaching Caruana's present score. The last nine rounds of Blitz will be played today from 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Can Caruana break GCT record?
Fabiano Caruana is playing at a different level. Despite starting the day with a loss, he made a strong comeback by winning the next four games consecutively. His lead is so massive that only the present top six players of the event can either equal or surpass him. The bottom four have no mathematical chance of tying his score. That is a different level of domination.
Ian Nepomniachtchi tweeted about his game against Wesley So
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Round 9 results
| Bo. | Name | Result | Name | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | So, Wesley | 1 - 0 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | PGN | ||
| 2 | GM | Firouzja, Alireza | 1 - 0 | GM | Saric, Ivan | PGN | ||
| 3 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1 - 0 | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | PGN | ||
| 4 | GM | Giri, Anish | 1 - 0 | GM | Gukesh, D | PGN | ||
| 5 | GM | Aronian, Levon | 0 - 1 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | PGN |
Standings after Blitz Round 9
Round 10 pairings
| Bo. | Name | Result | Name | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | ||||
| 2 | GM | Aronian, Levon | GM | Gukesh, D | ||||
| 3 | GM | Giri, Anish | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | ||||
| 4 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | GM | Saric, Ivan | ||||
| 5 | GM | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | So, Wesley |
Schedule and Format
SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz will have three rounds per day in the Rapid portion from 10th to 12th July. The Blitz event will take place on 13th and 14th July. It will be a double round-robin event for the Blitz which means nine rounds will be played on each day. Round 1 starts at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. It will be a 10-player Round Robin event. Time control for Rapid will be 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment. For Blitz, it will be 5 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Prize
The total prize fund for each of the Rapid and Blitz event is US$ 175000.
