Generation Cup: Carlsen overpowers Firouzja

by Klaus Besenthal
9/2/2023 – Magnus Carlsen won the winners’ final of the Julius Baer Generation Cup with a smooth 3-0 victory over Alireza Firouzja. The Norwegian has thus reached the Grand Final set to take place on Sunday. His opponent will be the winner of the losers’ bracket, where Denis Lazavik and Nodirbek Abdusattorov will first play in the semifinals on Saturday; the winner will then face Firouzja.
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Carlen reaches the Grand Final

Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana were eliminated on Friday. Both lost their respective matches in the losers’ bracket, both in Armageddon deciders: So lost to Denis Lazavik, Caruana lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Magnus Carlsen had a 2-0 lead over Alireza Firouzja, which meant the youngster was under pressure to win at all costs in the third game. Things did not go well for the French representative.

Expert analysis by IM Robert Ris

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1.e4 5 e5 9 2.Nf3 1 Nc6 1 3.Bb5 1 a6 2 4.Ba4 1 Nf6 1 5.0-0 1 Nxe4 3 6.d4 2 b5 1 7.Bb3 1 d5 1 8.dxe5 1 Be6 2 9.Be3 4 Be7 30 10.c3 15 0-0 18 11.Nbd2 4 Bg4 2 12.h3 2 Nxd2 18 13.hxg4 1 Nxf1 1 14.Qxf1 0 Na5 1:42 15.Bc2 5 Nc4 36 16.Bf4 2 f6 3:12 16...Nxb2 17.g3 g6 18.Qh3 Black should play 16...g6! 17.e6 2 17.exf6= Bxf6 18.b3 17...Bd6 41 18.g3 2 g6 2:19 18...Nxb2 19.Qb1 Kh8 20.Qxb2± 18...Bxf4 19.gxf4 c5 20.Qd3 19.Re1 6:04 Qe7! 19 20.Bh6 34
20...Ne5 52 20...Rfe8! Hoping for ...Be5. 21.Bb3 21.Bc1 Be5 21...Rad8 21.Nh2 16 21.Nxe5? fxe5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 21...Qxe6! 52 22.f4 15 Rf7 14 23.fxe5 1:43 23.Kg2 might be stronger. 23...fxe5 6 24.Qe2 6 e4 16 25.Kg2 17 Qe5 50 26.Qe3! 26 Re8 24 26...Rf3 27.Nxf3 Qxg3+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+ 29.Kf2 Qg3+ 30.Ke2 Qxg4 31.Kd2 Qxf3 32.Bb3 Qxe3+ 33.Rxe3± 27.Bf4 32 27.Bb3= 27...Rxf4 11 27...Qe7 ...Bxf4 is the strong threat. 28.Rf1 Bxf4 29.Rxf4 Ref8 30.Rxf7 Rxf7 28.gxf4 1 Qxf4 0 29.Qxf4 1 Bxf4 0 30.Nf1 16 Kg7 2 31.Ng3 4 Kf6 27 32.Ne2 21 Bd6 7 32...Ke5 33.Rf1+ 26 Kg5 14 33...Ke5= is superior. 34.Bb3 1 c6 15 35.Nd4 9 c5 6 36.Ne2 12 c4 3 36...Kxg4 37.Bxd5 Be5 38.Bxe4+- 37.Bd1 2 Rf8 12 37...Kxg4 38.Nf4+ Kg5 39.Nxd5 38.Rxf8 26 Bxf8 0 39.Nd4 0 39.a4!= 39...Bd6 7 40.a4 21
40.Kf1!= was the only way to keep the balance. 40...b4! 46 41.b3 1:04
41.cxb4 Bxb4 42.Be2 41...bxc3 22 Better is 41...Kf4!-+ 42.bxc4 dxc4 42.bxc4 1 dxc4 15 42...Kf4!? 43.Nc2 43.cxd5 Ke3 43...dxc4= 43.Nc2 31 43.Kf2!? 43...Kf4 5 44.Be2 1 a5 1 45.Kh3 1 Bc5 4 46.Kg2 16 h6 4 47.Kf1 1 Kg3 3 48.Ke1 15 Bf2+ 1 49.Kd1 2 Bc5 1 50.Kc1 11 50.Bxc4 Kxg4 51.Bf7 Kf5-+ 50.Ke1!= remains equal. 50...Kf2 4 51.Bxc4 2 51.Kd1 51...e3? 2 Black should try 51...h5-+ 52.gxh5 gxh5 52.Kd1= 4 h5 1 53.gxh5 2 gxh5 0 54.Ne1 0 Bd4 12 55.Nd3+ 4 Kg3 0 56.Ke2 25 h4 1 57.Ne1! 1 Bc5 8 58.Nc2 2 Kf4 2 59.Bd5 8 h3 3 60.Kd3 6 h2 3 61.Bh1 24 Bb6 2 62.Ne1! 6 62.Kxc3? Kg3 63.Ne1 Kf2 64.Nd3+ Kg1-+ 62...Kg3 2 63.Ke2! 1 63.Kxc3? Kf2 64.Nd3+ Kf1-+ 63...Bc5 8 64.Ba8 4 64.Nc2!? 64...Ba7 2 65.Nc2 9 Kf4! 1 66.Bc6 6 Bc5 2 67.Kd3 18 Ba7 2 68.Bb7 16 Bb6 5 69.Na3 8 69.Kxc3? too greedy. Kg3 70.Ne1 70.Kd3? Kf2-+ 70...Kf2-+ 69...Bc5 1 69...Kg3!? 70.Ke2 70.Kxc3? e2-+ 70...Bc5 70.Nc2 8 Ba7 1 71.Bh1! 4 Bb6 1 72.Ke2 0 72.Kxc3 Kg3 73.Ne1 Kf2-+ 72.Ne1!? Bc5 73.Bc6 73.Kxc3? perishes. Bb4+ 74.Kd3 Bxe1-+ 72...Bc5 2 73.Ne1 2 Kg3 3 74.Kf1 2 Ba7 5 75.Nc2 1 Bc5 1 76.Ke1 2 Ba7 6 77.Ke2 2 Kf4! 0 78.Ne1 2 Kg3 5 79.Nc2 8 Kf4! 2 80.Ne1 0 Kg3 1 81.Nc2 1 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2835Tabatabaei,M2696½–½2023C83Julius Baer Div-1 20231.1
So,W2769Eljanov,P26951–02023C50Julius Baer Div-1 20231.1
Abdusattorov,N2725Firouzja,A27770–12023D37Julius Baer Div-1 20231.1
Lazavik,D2560Caruana,F2782½–½2023E05Julius Baer Div-1 20231.1
Caruana,F2782Lazavik,D2560½–½2023C65Julius Baer Div-1 20231.2
Firouzja,A2777Abdusattorov,N27251–02023E01Julius Baer Div-1 20231.2
Tabatabaei,M2696Carlsen,M28350–12023A36Julius Baer Div-1 20231.2
Eljanov,P2695So,W27690–12023A38Julius Baer Div-1 20231.2
Carlsen,M2835Tabatabaei,M26961–02023C77Julius Baer Div-1 20231.3
So,W2769Eljanov,P26951–02023B06Julius Baer Div-1 20231.3
Abdusattorov,N2725Firouzja,A27770–12023A32Julius Baer Div-1 20231.3
Lazavik,D2560Caruana,F27821–02023E06Julius Baer Div-1 20231.3
Caruana,F2782Lazavik,D25601–02023C65Julius Baer Div-1 20231.4
Caruana,F2782Lazavik,D25601–02023C65Julius Baer Div-1 20231.5
Carlsen,M2835Caruana,F27821–02023C78Julius Baer Div-1 20232.1
So,W2769Firouzja,A2777½–½2023E94Julius Baer Div-1 20232.1
Caruana,F2782Carlsen,M28350–12023A10Julius Baer Div-1 20232.2
Firouzja,A2777So,W2769½–½2023C43Julius Baer Div-1 20232.2
Carlsen,M2835Caruana,F27820–12023B22Julius Baer Div-1 20232.3
So,W2769Firouzja,A2777½–½2023E92Julius Baer Div-1 20232.3
Caruana,F2782Carlsen,M2835½–½2023A21Julius Baer Div-1 20232.4
Firouzja,A2777So,W27691–02023C84Julius Baer Div-1 20232.4
Carlsen,M2835Firouzja,A27771–02023B90Julius Baer Div-1 20233.1
Firouzja,A2777Carlsen,M28350–12023B48Julius Baer Div-1 20233.2
Carlsen,M2835Firouzja,A27771–02023C11Julius Baer Div-1 20233.3
Carlsen,M2835Firouzja,A2777½–½2023C84Julius Baer Div-1 20234.1
Firouzja,A2777Carlsen,M2835½–½2023B45Julius Baer Div-1 20234.2
Carlsen,M2835Firouzja,A27771–02023C84Julius Baer Div-1 20234.3
Firouzja,A2777Carlsen,M28351–02023B40Julius Baer Div-1 20234.4
Firouzja,A2777Carlsen,M28350–12023B40Julius Baer Div-1 20234.5
Tabatabaei,M2696Lazavik,D25601–02023C65Julius Baer Div-1 202351.1
Eljanov,P2695Abdusattorov,N2725½–½2023D41Julius Baer Div-1 202351.1
Abdusattorov,N2725Eljanov,P26951–02023C77Julius Baer Div-1 202351.2
Lazavik,D2560Tabatabaei,M26961–02023E11Julius Baer Div-1 202351.2
Tabatabaei,M2696Lazavik,D25600–12023D02Julius Baer Div-1 202351.3
Caruana,F2782Abdusattorov,N27251–02023B29Julius Baer Div-1 202352.1
So,W2769Lazavik,D2560½–½2023C54Julius Baer Div-1 202352.1
Abdusattorov,N2725Caruana,F27821–02023A14Julius Baer Div-1 202352.2
Lazavik,D2560So,W2769½–½2023D27Julius Baer Div-1 202352.2
Abdusattorov,N2725Caruana,F27821–02023A14Julius Baer Div-1 202352.3
Lazavik,D2560So,W27691–02023D26Julius Baer Div-1 202352.3
Lazavik,D2560Abdusattorov,N27251–02023D94Julius Baer Div-1 202353.1
Abdusattorov,N2725Lazavik,D2560½–½2023E36Julius Baer Div-1 202353.2
Firouzja,A2777Lazavik,D2560½–½2023C54Julius Baer Div-1 202354.1
Lazavik,D2560Firouzja,A27770–12023D12Julius Baer Div-1 202354.2

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1.d4 12 Nf6 11 2.c4 1 e6 1 3.Nc3 2 d5 2 4.cxd5 4 exd5 1 5.Bg5 2 c6 13 6.e3 2 h6 4 7.Bh4 2 Be7 3 8.Bd3 3 0-0 1 9.Nge2 3 D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation. Re8 16 10.0-0 3 Nh5 10 11.Bxe7 1 The position is equal. Qxe7 0 12.Qd2 2 Nd7 3 13.Rae1 1 Nb6 24
14.Nd1!N 15       A top novelty. Predecessor: 14.Nc1 Nf6 15.f3 Nc4 16.Qf2 Qb4 17.Re2 a5 18.a3 Qf8 19.e4 Be6 20.e5 0-1 So,W (2769)-Abdusattorov,N (2725) Aimchess Rapid Div 1 W 2023 (1.4) 14...a5 12 15.f3 2 Bd7 31 15...Qg5 is more complex. 16.Qc2 Be6 17.Nf2 f5 16.Nec3 13 Nf6 18 17.Qf2 46 17.e4 17...Be6 1:33 17...c5= 18.a3 2:04 White should try 18.e4± 18...Rad8= 6 19.Ne2 18       c5 23 20.Ndc3 12       Bd7 22 21.dxc5 52 Qxc5 7 22.Nd4 1 Nc4 13 23.Bxc4 12 dxc4 32 24.e4 1 Nh5 1:41 25.Nd5 22 Inhibits Nf4. 25.Nde2!? Qxf2+ 26.Kxf2 25...Be6 5:41 25...f5= 26.Nxe6 5 A dynamic duo of knights. Qxf2+ 1 27.Rxf2 5 fxe6 56 28.Nb6 7 White is more active. Nf4 4 29.Rc2 2 Don't play 29.Nxc4 Nd3 30.Ree2 Nxf2 31.Kxf2 Ra8 29...Rd6 49 30.Nxc4 10 Rc8 19
Hoping for ...Rdc6. 31.g3 9 Much worse is 31.Nxd6?! Rxc2 32.g3 32.Nxb7 Rxg2+ 33.Kh1 Rxb2 32...Nh3+ 33.Kh1 Nf2+ 34.Kg1 Nh3+ 35.Kh1 Nf2+ 36.Kg1 Nh3+= 31...Rdc6 38 White must now prevent ...Nd3. 32.gxf4 31 aiming for Rec1. Rxc4 1 33.Rxc4 0 Rxc4± 1       Endgame KR-KR 34.Re3 1 Strongly threatening Rb3. b5 15 35.Rb3 25 b4 10 36.Kf2 11 Rc2+ 11 37.Kg3 2 bxa3 4 38.bxa3 2 38.Rxa3± Rc5 39.Rb3 38...Ra2!= 0 39.h4 4 a4 2 40.Rc3 1 h5 5 41.f5 19 exf5 3 42.e5 0
And now Kf4 would win. 42...Rb2? 14       42...Kf7 43.Rc4+- 3 White is clearly winning. Kf7 2 44.Rxa4 3 Rb1 6 45.Kf4 2 Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.13 (very precise) 1–0
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Nepomniachtchi,I2779Chigaev,M26161–02023D35Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Artemiev,V2698Alekseev,E2573½–½2023B44Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Esipenko,A2683Fedoseev,V26761–02023C02Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Mamedov,R2633Aronian,L27420–12023C42Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Yakubboev,N2630Amin,B26840–12023E73Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2617Suleymanli,A25860–12023A25Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Dreev,A2606Fressinet,L2652½–½2023D32Julius Baer Div-2 20231.1
Amin,B2684Yakubboev,N26301–02023C00Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Fedoseev,V2676Esipenko,A26831–02023E06Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Fressinet,L2652Dreev,A26061–02023B45Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Chigaev,M2616Nepomniachtchi,I2779½–½2023D87Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Suleymanli,A2586Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2617½–½2023D13Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Alekseev,E2573Artemiev,V2698½–½2023C54Julius Baer Div-2 20231.2
Artemiev,V2698Alekseev,E25731–02023A30Julius Baer Div-2 20231.3
Sarana,A2685Nihal Sarin26841–02023B06Julius Baer Div-2 20231.3
Yakubboev,N2630Amin,B26841–02023E73Julius Baer Div-2 20231.3
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2617Suleymanli,A25860–12023A13Julius Baer Div-2 20231.3
Dreev,A2606Fressinet,L26520–12023D30Julius Baer Div-2 20231.3
Amin,B2684Yakubboev,N26300–12023C00Julius Baer Div-2 20231.4
Alekseev,E2573Artemiev,V2698½–½2023C54Julius Baer Div-2 20231.4
Esipenko,A2683Fedoseev,V2676½–½2023B51Julius Baer Div-2 20231.5
Mamedov,R2633Aronian,L2742½–½2023A26Julius Baer Div-2 20231.5
Yakubboev,N2630Amin,B2684½–½2023E73Julius Baer Div-2 20231.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Fedoseev,V26760–12023C43Julius Baer Div-2 20232.1
Aronian,L2742Sarana,A26850–12023B50Julius Baer Div-2 20232.1
Fressinet,L2652Artemiev,V2698½–½2023C02Julius Baer Div-2 20232.1
Suleymanli,A2586Amin,B26841–02023E97Julius Baer Div-2 20232.1
Sarana,A2685Aronian,L27420–12023D45Julius Baer Div-2 20232.2
Amin,B2684Suleymanli,A2586½–½2023A07Julius Baer Div-2 20232.2
Aronian,L2742Sarana,A26851–02023B50Julius Baer Div-2 20232.3
Suleymanli,A2586Amin,B2684½–½2023E94Julius Baer Div-2 20232.3
Sarana,A2685Aronian,L2742½–½2023D17Julius Baer Div-2 20232.4
Amin,B2684Suleymanli,A25861–02023A07Julius Baer Div-2 20232.4
Amin,B2684Suleymanli,A25861–02023A07Julius Baer Div-2 20232.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Amin,B26841–02023E94Julius Baer Div-2 20233.1
Artemiev,V2698Aronian,L27421–02023D94Julius Baer Div-2 20233.1
Aronian,L2742Artemiev,V26980–12023B10Julius Baer Div-2 20233.2
Amin,B2684Nepomniachtchi,I27790–12023A07Julius Baer Div-2 20233.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Amin,B2684½–½2023C47Julius Baer Div-2 20233.3
Artemiev,V2698Aronian,L2742½–½2023A49Julius Baer Div-2 20233.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Artemiev,V26981–02023C55Julius Baer Div-2 20234.1
Artemiev,V2698Nepomniachtchi,I2779½–½2023E36Julius Baer Div-2 20234.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Aronian,L27421–02023D11Julius Baer Div-2 20235.1
Aronian,L2742Nepomniachtchi,I27790–12023C42Julius Baer Div-2 20235.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2779Aronian,L2742½–½2023B22Julius Baer Div-2 20235.3
Mamedov,R2633Nihal Sarin26841–02023B98Julius Baer Div-2 202351.1
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2617Yakubboev,N2630½–½2023A20Julius Baer Div-2 202351.1
Chigaev,M2616Esipenko,A26830–12023E05Julius Baer Div-2 202351.1
Dreev,A2606Alekseev,E25731–02023D36Julius Baer Div-2 202351.1
Esipenko,A2683Chigaev,M2616½–½2023B06Julius Baer Div-2 202351.2
Yakubboev,N2630Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26171–02023B41Julius Baer Div-2 202351.2
Alekseev,E2573Dreev,A26061–02023B38Julius Baer Div-2 202351.2
Mamedov,R2633Nihal Sarin26841–02023C54Julius Baer Div-2 202351.3
Alekseev,E2573Dreev,A26061–02023B13Julius Baer Div-2 202351.3
Sarana,A2685Esipenko,A26830–12023D36Julius Baer Div-2 202352.1
Fedoseev,V2676Mamedov,R26330–12023D10Julius Baer Div-2 202352.1
Fressinet,L2652Yakubboev,N2630½–½2023D40Julius Baer Div-2 202352.1
Suleymanli,A2586Alekseev,E25730–12023D38Julius Baer Div-2 202352.1
Esipenko,A2683Sarana,A26851–02023A20Julius Baer Div-2 202352.2
Mamedov,R2633Fedoseev,V26760–12023B22Julius Baer Div-2 202352.2
Yakubboev,N2630Fressinet,L2652½–½2023C67Julius Baer Div-2 202352.2
Alekseev,E2573Suleymanli,A2586½–½2023B13Julius Baer Div-2 202352.2
Mamedov,R2633Fedoseev,V26760–12023A05Julius Baer Div-2 202352.3
Yakubboev,N2630Fressinet,L26521–02023D37Julius Baer Div-2 202352.3
Esipenko,A2683Yakubboev,N26301–02023B31Julius Baer Div-2 202353.1
Alekseev,E2573Fedoseev,V2676½–½2023C44Julius Baer Div-2 202353.1
Fedoseev,V2676Alekseev,E25730–12023D35Julius Baer Div-2 202353.2
Yakubboev,N2630Esipenko,A26831–02023C88Julius Baer Div-2 202353.2
Yakubboev,N2630Esipenko,A26831–02023C84Julius Baer Div-2 202353.3
Aronian,L2742Alekseev,E25731–02023C54Julius Baer Div-2 202354.1
Amin,B2684Yakubboev,N26301–02023A07Julius Baer Div-2 202354.1
Yakubboev,N2630Amin,B26840–12023E73Julius Baer Div-2 202354.2
Alekseev,E2573Aronian,L2742½–½2023C24Julius Baer Div-2 202354.2
Amin,B2684Aronian,L27421–02023A05Julius Baer Div-2 202355.1
Aronian,L2742Amin,B26841–02023C54Julius Baer Div-2 202355.2
Amin,B2684Aronian,L2742½–½2023A05Julius Baer Div-2 202355.3
Artemiev,V2698Aronian,L27420–12023B80Julius Baer Div-2 202356.1
Aronian,L2742Artemiev,V2698½–½2023B06Julius Baer Div-2 202356.2

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