Here are today's results and the standings going into tomorrow's last round. Congratulations once again to Magnus Carlsen for winning the tournament with a round to spare!

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Congratulations to World Champion Magnus Carlsen on winning Altibox Norway Chess with a round to spare after beating Alireza Firouzja!

Being low on time can really play tricks with one's positional judgment. Alireza Firouzja played 69. Kc3 and resigned after natural 69...Kc5, handing Carlsen a tournament win.

But can you find which move makes a draw? (Hint: think of the distant opposition)
#NorwayChess #endgame

Simply STUNNING! This is how Firouzja lost to Carlsen, in classical chess, today in Norway! This is the type of position I teach much lower rated kids! Inexplicable! This is why you play everything out and not take premature draws. @FIDE_chess @WOMChess @EuropeEchecs @ECUonline

🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)

When Vidit blundered mate in 1 in a winning position, he easily with black the next day. When I resigned a drawn position, I crushed Nepo the next day. Strength of character after an egregious blunder makes or breaks a player. Very interested to see how Firouzja does tomorrow.

🔗 Sam Shankland (@GMShanky)

Magnus Carlsen: "He was so nervous!" | Norway Chess | Round 9

That was Carlsen's 10th major tournament victory in 2020:

🏆Altibox Norway Chess
🏆chess24 Banter Series
🏆St Louis Rapid & Blitz (*)
🏆Chess 9LX (*)
🏆Grand Final
🏆c24 Legends of Chess
🏆Chessable Masters
🏆Steinitz Memorial
🏆Clutch Chess
🏆MC Invitational

Magnus on Alireza: "He's so strong he's going to be around for a long time... it's nice to be the wise old man!"
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Viktor Korchnoi, pictured in play v. Anatoly Karpov in their 1981 World Championship match in Merano, Italy.
(Photo credit: J. Cooke, Corbis.) #chess

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

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“Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistible.”

🔸 Leonid Shamkovich

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At the USSR v. Yugoslavia match, Sochi, June 1968. On the 2nd junior board, 17-year-old Anatoly Karpov faces Branko Vujaković. Mikhail Steinberg looks on. (Photo source: S. Gubnitsky.)

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Mikhail Tal trying to make the impossible work.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Move of the Day!