The Julius Baer Generation Cup was the forth and last tournament before the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Final that will be played in Oslo.
In this tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja met twice: once in the final, and again in the grand final after Alireza won the loser's bracket final.
In the final, Magnus won with a score of 2.5/1.5 after Alireza missed a winning move and lost due to time pressure. In the grand final, Magnus again won with 2.5/1.5 after Alireza, with only 4 seconds on the clock, could not find the drawing moves.
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