Today: Can Carlsen beat the record of Fedoseev?
Vladimir Fedoseev had a standout performance in the 2025 Grand Chess Tour, particularly in the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the first event of the tour held from April 26–30 in Warsaw. As a wildcard participant, Fedoseev dominated the tournament, securing the title with three rounds to spare and finishing with an impressive 26.5/36 points, one of the highest scores in Grand Chess Tour rapid and blitz history, only surpassed by Magnus Carlsen (27 points in Kolkata 2019) and Fabiano Caruana (27 points in Zagreb 2024). He remained undefeated in the rapid portion, scoring 11/18, and lost only one game out of 27 across both rapid and blitz, against Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Blitz Round 12. In the blitz portion, he scored a record-breaking 15.5/18, eclipsing Carlsen and Firouzja’s previous best. Today Carlsen has the chance to surpass the record of Fedoseev, after starting with 7,5/9 the blitz section of the Grand Chess Tour Croatia. This will be yet another record in Carlsen’s biography, after Magnus Carlsen’s win in Grenke Freestyle Chess 2025 with 9,0/9
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Grand Chess Tour blitz records
15.5 pts – Fedoseev (Poland 2025)
15 pts – Firouzja (Saint Louis 2022) and Carlsen (Croatia 2023)
14.5 pts – Carlsen (Belgium 2017)
14 pts – Carlsen (Poland 2023 & 2024)
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