Carlsen survives Firouzja onslaught to win his fourteenth Champions Chess Tour event

The world number one had to fight back from a set down against a resurgent Alireza Firouzja to win the 2024 Chessable Masters, the first of four events in this year’s Champions Chess Tour.

The online tournament was not without its controversies as some competitors continued to make passive-aggressive insinuations about each other, but a fireworks-filled final more than made up for it in the end. When he deigns to compete, Magnus Carlsen still remains the player to beat in the chess world—especially in the faster time controls. After defending his title at the offline Rapid & Blitz World Championship late last year, he continued his pristine performances in chess.com’s online competition, making it 14 out of 17 since the tech behemoth took over what was formerly known as the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

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