Alireza Firouzja had already beaten the Norwegian world champion at one-minute bullet and takes him on again next Monday in the $250,000 Carlsen Invitational
Magnus Carlsen’s aura of invincibility was dented on Wednesday for the second time this month when the world champion was defeated 8.5-7.5 in the final of the $14,000 Banter Blitz Cup by the tactical skills of 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja.
The teenager left his native
Iran due to its policy of forbidding games against
Israeli opponents, and now plays under the Fide global chess body flag. He has lived in
Paris for several months, where his talent has blossomed to world elite levels.