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Gukesh settles for pragmatic 3rd place; Magnus Carlsen shrugs and clucks his way to Zagreb victory

A gruelling 27 games over five days that had more ebbs and flows than a theme park roller-coaster ended with 19-year-old Classical World Champion D. Gukesh vanquishing his past struggles in speed chess, securing a creditable third-place finish at...

Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh's Zagreb event in numbers: World champion from India was given 0.3% chance of winning

Magnus Carlsen claimed the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia title at Zagreb after five days of action across the two faster formats. Carlsen was third in the standings after the nine games in the rapid portion ended on Friday. But he ended up...

Is Croatia Embracing Controversial Nationalism at Concerts?

A massive concert in Zagreb has sparked outrage, as popular Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, known as Thompson, led a crowd of hundreds of thousands in performing a pro-Nazi salute. This event unfolded as nostalgia for Croatia’s nationalistic past...

'World's largest-ever paid concert': 450,000 people flock to Croatia

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Zagreb on Saturday to attend a show by controversial Croatian nationalist rock singer Marko Perkovic Thompson. /Reuters Tens of thousands of people flocked to Zagreb on Saturday to attend a show by...

Carlsen reacts to Gukesh's 'shocking' struggle in Blitz leg of SuperUnited Croatia: 'Couldn't really have gone any worse'

After winning the Rapid leg of SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia in Zagreb, D Gukesh found himself losing the first six matches on the trot in the Blitz section and ending the day at the bottom of the standings with seven defeats in nine games....

In Croatia, Ambassador Trichilo on a mission to Mali Lošinj

Italy's ambassador to Zagreb, Paolo Trichilo, went on a mission to Mali Lošinj. Together with the Consul General of Italy in Rijeka, Iva Palmieri, he visited the headquarters of the Community of Italians in Mali Lošinj, meeting with the president...

Dubrovnik’s Beaches Rated Among Cleanest in Croatia – Sea Temp Hits 26°C

If you're planning a dip along the Dubrovnik coast this summer, you're in luck – the sea is sparkling clean almost everywhere. In the latest round of water testing carried out across 121 beaches between June 16 and 26, a whopping 118 locations...

Here’s how much was spent in Zagreb on day of Thompson concert

by croatiaweek July 6, 2025 in News (Photo: Jason Kovac/Instagram) Marko Perković Thompson made history on Saturday night when over half a million fans packed the Zagreb hippodrome in what is now the largest-ticketed concert ever held. According...

Master craftspeople numbers rise across Croatia as demand grows

by croatiaweek July 6, 2025 in Business The number of master craftspeople in Croatia continues to grow, with 861 individuals earning their master qualification last year. These skilled professionals have joined over 240,000 existing craftspeople...

Third battle of war between Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen ends in 14 moves and lasts just over one minute

The final battle between world champion Gukesh and world no 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a 14-move draw at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia. It was a battle that lasted barely a minute and five seconds. In their first clash at the Zagreb...

Croatian rock singer Thompson "conquered" Zagreb with half a million people at a historic concert

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Zagreb on Saturday night to attend a concert by the famous Croatian rock singer Marko Perković - Thompson, BGNES reported. The event was announced as the largest concert in the country's history with...

Third battle of war between Gukesh and Magnus Carlsen ends in 14 moves and lasts just over one minute

The final battle between world champion Gukesh and world no 1 Magnus Carlsen ended in a 14-move draw at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Croatia. It was a battle that lasted barely a minute and five seconds. In their first clash at the Zagreb...

Singer, fans perform pro-Nazi salute at Croatia concert

Perkovic, whose stage name is Thompson after a US-made machine gun, had previously said both the song and the salute focused on the 1991-95 ethnic war in Croatia, in which he fought using the American firearm, after the country declared...

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Singer, fans perform pro-Nazi salute at Croatia concert

Most Slovenians to holiday in Croatia this summer

Ljubljana, 6 July - A survey carried out by Mediana suggests that 71% of Slovenians plan to vacation this summer, more than half of them in Croatia. Slovenia ranks second as their most favourite holiday destination. The rest of this news item is...

VIDEO: Thompson plays to 504,000 to break world record in Zagreb

(Photo credit: Roberta F./CC BY-SA 3.0/InstragraM/Dalmatinksi Portal/Screenshot) Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson made history on Saturday night with a spectacular concert at Zagreb’s Hippodrome that reportedly drew over half a million...

Gukesh, Pragg in Croatia GCT blitz final round; Women's Chess World Cup begins, Skeet shooters in Logano World Cup: Indian Sports LIVE, July 6

With Indian sport being as action-packed as it is, it's quite easy to miss out on important news and results. That's where we come in -- ESPN's daily Indian sports blog has all the updates from the world of Indian sports as well as the news,...

Gukesh shatters image of a one-format champion with latest victory over Carlsen and Rapid title in Croatia

D Gukesh not only defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time in as many meetings in the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, he ended up winning the Rapid section of the event to finally dispel the notion of his ability as a world-class player...