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The 16-year-old Alireza defeated such heavyweights as the former contender for the title of world champion, Sergey Karjakin, the Isle of Man winner and one of the participants of the Candidates tournament, Wang Hao and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. His overall performance rating in the rapid reached spectacular 2835 points! Firouzja continued his blast in the Blitz section, where he finished sixth, on 13.5 points out of 21.
