Magnus Carlsen is still the greatest chess player in the world, and in today's video we're looking at a mind-blowing game that Magnus played vs Alireza Firouzja at the 2024 Julius Baer Cup! This game was simply unbelievable as Magnus went for a very rare (and slightly dubious!) line of the Caro-Kann Defense, but he managed to justify his rare choice by destroying Alireza Firouzja in a way that you just have to see to believe!

In the game Alireza Firouzja opens 1.e4 and Magnus Carlsen goes 1...c6. From there Alireza goes for the advance variation of the Caro-Kann opening with a fast e5 and h2-h4, to which Magnus responded with a fast ...c5 break - a very rare choice in the position it occured! From there things heated up as Magnus sacrificed his precious light-squared bishop for 2 pawns and a raging attack against White's position. But was it enough for Magnus Carlsen, or did Alireza Firouzja hang on and turn the tables against Magnus in the end? Make sure to watch till the end of the video to find out!

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