World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen clinched victory at the 2025 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament held in Zagreb, Croatia (July?2–6), securing the title with a round to spare. With a dominant performance across rapid and blitz formats, Carlsen reaffirmed his status as one of the most formidable fast chess players.

Key Points:

• Carlsen finished with 22.5/36 points, securing his 10th win in 12 Grand Chess Tour rapid & blitz events, and his sixth consecutive victory in 2025.
• He comfortably beat Wesley So (2nd, 20 points) and Gukesh Dommaraju (3rd, 19.5).
• Despite a “quiet” second blitz day, Carlsen held firm, crediting his solid “B-game” as enough to win when others couldn’t break away.
• This triumph continues Carlsen’s Grand Chess Tour dominance, following wins at Chessable Masters, Paris Freestyle, Grenke Freestyle, Chess.com Classic, and Norway Chess in 2025.
• Carlsen earned $40,000 in prize money and described the rapid & blitz format as rewarding consistency across many games.