Wesley So’s Crushing Attack Destroys Alireza Firouzja’s Defense

With an incredible tactical play American GM Wesley So beats rising star Alireza Firouzja at Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Wesley So vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2021) (rapid), chess24.com INT, rd 1, Mar-17
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Variation (B12)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6
7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3 g5 9. Bd2 a5 10. a4 Qc7 11. c3 f6 12. exf6
Ng6 13. c4 Bd6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Bxa5 Rxa5
17. Qxd3 Kf7 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Qf5 Qd8 20. Rae1 Ngf8 21. Re7+
Bxe7 22. fxe7+ Kxe7 23. Re1+ Kd6 24. Ne5 Rh7 25. Nxd7 Qxd7
26. Qe5#
1-0
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