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Magnus Carlsen: 'My B-level performance is enough to win the Grand Chess Tour'

On the evening of July 6, Magnus Carlsen won the Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz championship in Zagreb with a total of 22.5 points.

Báo Tuổi TrẻBáo Tuổi Trẻ07/07/2025

Carlsen - Ảnh 1.

Despite not being in top form, Carlsen still had enough points to win the Grand Chess Tour championship - Photo: chess.com


This is the lowest score in a Grand Chess Tour blitz tournament since 2023, when Fabiano Caruana won with 21 points in Saint Louis (USA). Carlsen also frankly admitted that he did not perform at his best in Zagreb.

"When no one is playing really well, my 'B' performance is often enough to win the championship. But I always strive to achieve more," the Norwegian player humorously wrote on social network X.

On the final day, Carlsen earned 5 more points with 2 wins, 6 draws and only 1 loss. Meanwhile, the two players behind him before the final day, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Gukesh Dommaraju, only gained 3 and 4 points respectively, completely unable to compete with the 34-year-old.

With an excellent score of 5.5 points on the 6-7 competition day, Filipino-American Wesley So moved up to second place with 20 points overall and received a prize of 30,000 USD. The most impressive player of the day was Nodirbek Abdusattorov with 7 points, including a victory over Carlsen himself. However, the representative of Uzbekistan only ranked 6th overall with 18 points.

World champion Gukesh Dommaraju played better than his disastrous July 5-7, but still finished the tournament in third place with 19.5 points. Yesterday's game between Gukesh and Carlsen was disappointing as the two players quickly drew. However, the final day's results helped the Indian representative return to the world's top 100 blitz chess rankings.

Carlsen shared that during the 5 days of competition (from July 2 to July 6), he was only truly satisfied with himself on July 5. "The level of the players in this tournament was quite balanced, and no one was too outstanding. I really didn't feel like I had won. I just felt like I came to Zagreb, played okay, and no one did anything special," Carlsen shared.

Carlsen received $40,000 for the championship. Home player Ivan Saric finished last with 13 points, receiving $7,500.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/magnus-carlsen-man-trinh-dien-hang-b-cua-toi-cung-du-de-vo-dich-grand-chess-tour-20250707092421416.htm


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