The GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia 2026 begins tomorrow at The Westin hotel in Zagreb. The event runs from July 1 to 6, and first matches start at 1:00 PM UTC. The tournament features 10 players from 7 countries.

Tournament lineup:

  • 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov
  • 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer
  • 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja
  • 🇳🇱 Anish Giri
  • 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R
  • 🇳🇱 Jorden van Foreest
  • 🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju
  • 🇫🇷 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
  • 🇷🇴 Bogdan-Daniel Deac
  • 🇭🇷 Ivan Saric

The event consists of a Rapid single Round-Robin and a Blitz double Round-Robin. Points for both tournaments are summed up in a single leaderboard. Rapid and Blitz tournaments feature 25+10 and 5+2 time controls respectively. Rapid will take place from July 1 to 3 and Blitz from July 4 to 5. The event features a $200,000 prize pool.

The Grand Chess Tour is an annual circuit of international tournaments, featuring Classical, Rapid, and Blitz formats. The GCT Super Rapid & Blitz Croatia is the third event in the 2026 Tour. The 2025 edition of the tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen.

Credit: Lennart Ootes