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Wesley So sweeps dethroned titlist Fabiano Caruana within the SuperUnited Speedy & Blitz Croatia to complete behind Magnus Carlsen and forward of world champion Gukesh Dommaraju
MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So accomplished his rebound by putting second to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen within the 2025 SuperUnited Speedy & Blitz Croatia on the Westin Zagreb Resort on Sunday, July 6 (Monday, July 7, Manila time).
The Bacoor, Cavite-born So bested fellow American and dethroned titlist Fabiano Caruana within the twenty seventh and final spherical of the two-in-one occasion to complete with 20 factors, 2.5 behind Carlsen and half some extent forward of world champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
So bagged $30,000 (round P1.7 million) and achieved his aim of qualifying for the 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals set September 26 to October 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
After a disappointing stint within the fast part, the place he landed tied from sixth to eighth with 8 factors, So gained traction with 6.5 factors within the first round-robin of the blitz occasion.
Boosted by his roller-coaster victory over Caruana, So completed with 5.5 factors within the second round-robin to overhaul Gukesh, whom he tamed twice in blitz after dropping in fast.
Jan-Krzysztof Duda shared fourth place with Alireza Firouzja at 19 factors after dropping to Anish Giri within the final spherical.
In a uncommon incidence, So swept Caruana, Crew USA’s prime board participant, of their fast encounter and two blitz video games.
“I used to be dropping first, then successful, then dropping, then two strikes earlier than the tip of the final sport I wasn’t positive,” mentioned So of his pivotal sport with Caruana.
Earlier than the all-Tremendous Grandmaster match began, So predicted that the presence of Carlsen, a wildcard, might break the probabilities of the Grand Chess Tour common gamers.
So turned out to be proper as Carlsen, cruised to his sixth straight title, the tenth in 12 Grand Chess Tour occasions he participated in.
The ultimate outcome, nonetheless, happy In order he improved on his joint second end with Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave within the 2024 version received by Caruana. – Rappler.com
