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Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) Vs Firouzja, Alireza (FID), Round 01, Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands

Carlsen, Magnus won the game with white pieces and taking advantage of the first move advantage against Alireza Firouzja in the battle of wits over middle game.

Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the current World Chess Champion, World Rapid Chess Champion, and World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen first reached the top of the FIDE world rankings in 2010, and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest rated player in the world.

Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian chess prodigy. He won the Iranian Chess Championship at the age of 12, and earned the grandmaster title at the age of 14. He is the second-youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this at the age of 16 years and 1 month.