This is the first chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja from the Grand Final of the 2025 Esports World Cup. The game begins with the Catalan Opening and features engine-like precision until Firouzja’s twenty-first move. Carlsen responds with a beautiful interference tactic that takes advantage of Firouzja’s vulnerable back rank. The time control for this rapid game is 10 minutes with no increment. Magnus Carlsen represents Team Liquid, while Alireza Firouzja plays for Team Falcons in this groundbreaking Esports event for chess.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bd6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Qa4 e5 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nxe5 Nbxd5 11. Nxc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bc5 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rab1 c6 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qb4 Qh5 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Qxb7 Bxf3 19. exf3 Qxf3 20. Ne5 Qxc3 21. Nxc6 Qa3 22. Nb8 Raxb8 23. Qxb8 Qxa2 24. Qe5 h5 25. Rb8 Rxb8 26. Qxb8+ Kh7 27. Qb1+ Qxb1 28. Rxb1 g6 29. Ra1 Kg7 30. Rxa7 Ne4 31. Kg2 Ng5 32. Ra5 Ne4 33. Kf3 Nf6 34. h3 Nd7 35. Ke4 Kf6 36. Ra6+ Kg7 37. Kd5 Nf6+ 38. Ke5 Nd7+ 39. Kd6 Nf6 40. Ra4 Kf8 41. f3 Ne8+ 42. Ke5 Kg7 43. Ra6 Nc7 44. Rc6 Ne8 45. f4