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GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Alireza Firouzja in the Grand Final of the 2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup to clinch his third tournament victory on the Champions Chess Tour. Though both players were in imperfect form, Firouzja scored a must-win victory to take the match into overtime when Carlsen won with black in armaggeddon.
In Division II, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated GM Levon Aronian with a game to spare, winning the first two and then sealing the match victory with a draw.
In Division III, GM Sam Sevian pulled off a stunning upset vs GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Sevian won the first match in a playoff and then was victorious again in the Grand Final Reset.
See what happened
Our Game of the Day is game three, Carlsen’s first victory of the match. Annotations by GM Rafael Leitao will be included in the full report.
Carlsen earned $30,000 for this victory in addition to the $75,000 he’s already collected from the tour. He reaches an uncatchable 525 in tour points and has qualified for the Final.
Firouzja earned $20,000 and is neck-and-neck with GM Denis Lazavik in tour points with one more CCT event ahead.
Tour Standings
Players Qualified for the CCT Finals
Division I Standings
Division II Standings
Division III Standings
The Champions Chess Tour 2023 (CCT) is the biggest online tournament of the year. It is composed of six events that span the entire year and culminate in live in-person finals. With the best players in the world and a prize fund of $2,000,000, the CCT is Chess.com’s most important event yet.
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