Superbet Classic 2023 R5: Firouzja beats Ding Liren, now World no.2 again - ChessBase India

World no.4 Alireza Firouzja became the first person to beat Ding Liren after he became the 17th world champion. This win also returned Firouzja to the World no.2 position in the live ratings. The Chinese made a tiny inaccuracy in the queen vs rook and bishop with few pawns endgame. Firouzja seized his opportunity and won it comfortably. He is now at shared second place with Wesley So and Richard Rapport at 3/5 each, a half point behind the tournament leader, Fabiano Caruana 3.5/5. The former World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored his first win of the event against Ian Nepomniachtchi. MVL and Anish Giri are now at 50% score.

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