Anish Giri has won his first match of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational against none other than World Champion Magnus Carlsen himself. After the 2.5:1.5 Round 5 win Anish commented, “I’m really, really happy, you cannot imagine – beyond belief!” It was a day of the underdogs, with 16-year-old Alireza Firouzja getting off the mark by picking up the full 3 points for beating rapid world no. 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave by the same scoreline.
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