Alireza Firouzja was in first place until the Norwegian and the
American outclassed the 16-year-old when they metFabiano Caruana, the world No 2 who narrowly lost the title match to Magnus Carlsen at
London 2018, is well placed to gain some revenge as the American leads the world champion by a full point going into the final two rounds at Wijk aan Zee.
![Chess: Fabiano Caruana leads Magnus Carlsen by a point as Wijk end nears](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0e38674e0680ad59b1b5ceb8c2e832d3a6b90e25/0_296_1117_670/master/1117.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=a1c5b4f315c8df36fa39cd3ee7a1e1bc)
Carlsen has a brilliant record at the elite Netherlands tournament with four first prizes and a second place in the last five years. In the 2020 edition he began slowly with seven straight draws, sidetracked by his successful attempt at a world record unbeaten streak which has now reached 118 games.