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Prag was a beast during the tournament. Crushing opponent after opponent. We are truly blessed to live in a world with MC playing chess. Hikaru mentioned, and I think this applies to most of the seasoned top GMs, that he doesn’t love chess like when he first started. Now it’s more of a business, more of a grind and requires intense concentration. Magnus has won all major chess titles. A truly remarkable achievement.

Magnus has won all major chess titles. A truly remarkable achievement.

Magnus was fortunate he was not eliminated early in the tournament. Against the German grandmaster, Vincent Keymer, Magus played the stupid move 16.a3??, which should have lost the game, but Keymer missed the correct continuation: 16... Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Nxe4!, which forks White's knight and bishop after 18.fxe4 Qxe4.

Keymer overlooked the tactic because he didn't think Magnus was capable of such a blunder.

He Blunders AGAIN?? || Magnus Carlsen vs Vincent Keymer || FIDE World Cup (2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1gBD11MJFY