Magnus Carlsen on facing Alireza Firouzja in the final: By far my biggest challenge

Fasten your seatbelts! Get the popcorn ready. Tonight at 19:00 CEST we're all set for one of the biggest duels of the year in the chess world: Magnus Carlsen will battle it out against Alireza Firouzja on chess24 it what can only be described as the dream final of the Banter Blitz Cup. The World Champion took the opportunity to praise the super-talent and says the match against his 16-year-old opponent will be his toughest challenge yet.

chess24 - Congratulations to 18-year-old Alireza Firouzja on breaking Magnus Carlsen's record as the youngest player ever to cross 2800, by 6 months! He'll be world no. 2 and rated 2804 on

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