French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in two matches as he won the 2023 AI Cup and qualified for the upcoming Champions Chess Tour Finals.
Vachier-Lagrave had to first defeat Carlsen in a four-game match and again in a two-game “reset” to win the AI Cup and he began his unlikely title tilt in impressive style. The Frenchman won the first game in the first match of the Grand Final before the next four games ended in draws as neither player could break down the other’s defense. By winning the first match, Vachier-Lagrave forced a Grand Final “Reset” and he took victory in both games of the second match too.
Carlsen went for a queen sacrifice in the first game of the second match but his gamble ultimately failed as Vachier-Lagrave took victory. In the second game of the second match, however, it seemed as if Carlsen was regaining his form and salvaging his position before Vachier-Lagrave went for a bishop sacrifice that turned the game on its head. “I thought it might disrupt the course of the game,” he said afterwards, according to Chess.com.
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