Magnus Carlsen restores order to the chess world (for now) with a victory over 16-year-old would-be usurper Alireza Firouzja! Quick report (more later!):
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-9-carlsen-teaches-firouzja-a-lesson
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tata-steel-9-carlsen-teaches-firouzja-a-lesson
chess24.com
Tata Steel 9: Carlsen teaches Firouzja a lesson
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has beaten Alireza Firouzja with the black pieces to join the 16-year-old on 5.5/9, just half a point behind the new sole leader Fabiano Caruana. The Tata Steel Masters showdown saw Magnus give a strategic masterclass,…
Not yet, kid! Magnus Carlsen scores a totally dominant win against 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja, who he's now caught in the standings:
https://t.co/VVltL3CkYT
https://t.co/VVltL3CkYT
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Firouzja, Alireza - Carlsen, Magnus
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Tata Steel Masters 2020 round 09
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Tata Steel Masters 2020 round 09
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♟ | Round 9 is in full swing!
Game of the day: Alireza Firouzja - Magnus Carlsen!
What are your predictions?
Game of the day: Alireza Firouzja - Magnus Carlsen!
What are your predictions?
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🗣 | Magnus Carlsen is as happy as you can be after beating a 16-year-old. #TataSteelChess
Magnus: "I’m very happy, obviously - as happy as you can be beating a 16-year-old and moving to +2 in Round 9"
Canadian GM Pascal Charbonneau provides a quick recap of Magnus Carlsen's crushing win over Alireza Firouzja today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKhZL5BPa4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKhZL5BPa4
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Magnus Carlsen beats Alireza Firouzja in Wijk aan Zee
GM Pascal Charbonneau takes us through the showdown between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and 16-year-old prodigy Alireza Firouzja from Round 9 of the 2020 Tata Steel Masters! Replay the game on an interactive board: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live…
9.dxc6! [Bishops need open diagonals!]
9...bxc6 10.c3? [Missing an opportunity to gain a slight advantage. White should have exploited the weakness of his opponent's light squares by occupying the e6–square with his knight:]
[10.Ne6! Qa5 (10...Qc8 11.Nxf8 Rxf8 12.0–0 Bf5 13.Bb3 Qb7 14.Nc3 0–0–0 15.a3 Nbd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.a4!± △a5) 11.0–0 d5 12.Nxf8 Rxf8 13.Bb3² Thanks to his bishop pair and safer king, White would have a better position.]
10...Nbd5 11.Bg5 Qb8 [¹11...Qb6! 12.Bb3 e5 13.Nf3 e4 14.Nd4 h6 15.Bc1 Nc7=/+]
12.Qe2 e5! 13.Na3 Be7=/+
9...bxc6 10.c3? [Missing an opportunity to gain a slight advantage. White should have exploited the weakness of his opponent's light squares by occupying the e6–square with his knight:]
[10.Ne6! Qa5 (10...Qc8 11.Nxf8 Rxf8 12.0–0 Bf5 13.Bb3 Qb7 14.Nc3 0–0–0 15.a3 Nbd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.a4!± △a5) 11.0–0 d5 12.Nxf8 Rxf8 13.Bb3² Thanks to his bishop pair and safer king, White would have a better position.]
10...Nbd5 11.Bg5 Qb8 [¹11...Qb6! 12.Bb3 e5 13.Nf3 e4 14.Nd4 h6 15.Bc1 Nc7=/+]
12.Qe2 e5! 13.Na3 Be7=/+