The third and final day of the GCT Super Rapid Croatia 2026 in Zagreb has concluded. After 9 rounds, two players share the lead with 12 points each, with Alireza Firouzja leading on tiebreaks.

🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja lost one game during the Rapid part of the event. 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated Alireza in 40 moves in round 8. Abdusattorov played the game with 96.9 accuracy, while Firouzja’s was 89.6.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇫🇷 GM Alireza Firouzja 12
2. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 12
3. 🇫🇷 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 11
4. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 11
5. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 10
6. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 10
7. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 8
8. 🇷🇴 GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac 7
9. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 7
10. 🇭🇷 GM Ivan Saric 2

The GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026 takes place from July 1 to 5, at The Westin hotel in Zagreb. The Rapid part features a 25+10 time control over single Round-Robin between 10 players. The Rapid takes place from July 1 to 3, and the Blitz begins on July 4.

Credit: Lennart Ootes