Coming Soon: The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz in Zagreb
Starring Carlsen, Firouzja, Caruana, Nepo, Duda, Anand, Rapport, Gukesh and others.
More here, including a picture of Magnus Carlsen before his hair needed its own zip code. Not to turn into Jerry Seinfeld or anything, but what’s the deal with “super”-everything? “SuperUnited”, “Superbet”, the Russian Championship “Superfinal”…is this sort of inflation really necessary? Can’t it just go to 10?
Anyway, it should be an entertaining tournament, running from July 3-10, with an attractive field. (But no Ding Liren? Does anyone know when he’s going to play again?)