Caruana wins two consecutive Grand Chess Tour events
"I had a quite a bit of luck of course. But very happy with my play as well. The last day was mostly about chasing Magnus' record which I almost managed. I realized that at some point it's just so difficult - to collect points when everyone wants to beat you, it's really tough" - Fabiano Caruana shared his feeling on winning SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2024. "I think I have been hearing this for the last five years or something. I think sometime things come together. It's not always that my performances are good. In the last year or so, my performances in Rapid and Blitz have been sometimes quite decent." - Caruana on doing well in the faster time control events lately.
Vachier-Lagrave - Aronian, Round 15
Arguably the best game of the day was played Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2764) against Levon Aronian (USA, 2766) in Round 15. 15.Ngh5! is start of a series of beautiful moves and ideas executed on the board by former World Blitz champion.
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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.
