Day two of Croatia Rapid and Blitz

Held since 2019, SuperUnited Croatia is the third tournament of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 and marks the halfway point of the current series.

Day 2 – Rapid

Held since 2019, SuperUnited Croatia is the third tournament of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 and marks the halfway point of the current series.

The Ragozin Defense

The Ragozin is being played by every top grandmaster in the world – it is time you also add it to your repertoire to get interesting and dynamic positions against 1. d4!
GM Alejandro Ramirez analyses every single move that White can play once the Ragozin is reached, but due to several transpositional possibilities he always emphasises strategic goals to keep in mind.

Commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez, Cristian Chirila, Evgenij Miroshnichenko, and WGM Anastasia Karlovich

Current standings – Rapid

Rk.		Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.	n	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TB	Perf.
1	GM	Firouzja,A	2793		6.0	4		½					½		1	1	5.50	2953
2	GM	Carlsen,M	2864		5.0	4	½				½		½			1	6.00	2857
3	GM	So,W	2773		4.0	3				1	½			½			7.00	2856
4	GM	Van Foreest,J	2678		4.0	3			0			1		1			5.00	2887
5	GM	Vachier-Lagrave,M	2760		4.0	3		½	½							1	4.50	2913
6	GM	Mamedyarov,S	2759		3.0	3				0			1		½		3.00	2708
7	GM	Nepomniachtchi,I	2766		2.0	3	½	½				0					5.50	2680
8	GM	Dominguez Perez,L	2754		2.0	3			½	0					½		3.00	2585
9	GM	Saric,I	2680		2.0	3	0					½		½			2.50	2644
10	GM	Topalov,V	2728		0.0	3	0	0			0						0.00	2006
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger