Norway Chess 10: Levon beats Magnus | Firouzja snatches 2nd
Magnus Carlsen had already wrapped up victory in Altibox
Norway Chess with a round to spare, but as in 2019 his mood was spoilt by a
last round loss, this time in classical chess to Levon Aronian. “Mostly I felt
pretty clueless throughout the tournament,” confessed the World Champion, while
17-year-old Alireza Firouzja, who beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the final round, was
understandably happy with his event apart from the blunder against Magnus.
Levon’s win meant that counting only the classical games, with standard
scoring, we’d have had three players tied for first.