World Champion Magnus Carlsen restored some kind of order to the chess universe with a 2.5:1.5 victory over 16-year-old rising star Alireza Firouzja, but despite two wins and a draw the game everyone will remember was Game 2. Alireza, wearing shorts, pulled off a “fantastic swindle” (Grischuk) to catch the champ in a mating net. In the other match Hikaru Nakamura beat Anish Giri after turning a dubious opening in the first game of the day into a smooth victory.
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