Carlsen eliminated from Group C as Firouzja, Caruana, Giri and MVL lead
In Budapest, Hungary, Alireza Firouzja, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave led their groups as Magnus Carlsen was eliminated from contention in Group C, Chess.com reported on 15 November. Earlier on 12 November, Chess.com noted that Carlsen topped the nine-round blitz Swiss with 7/9, ahead of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian. ChessBase also reported that Carlsen finished the opening blitz unbeaten with 7 points, with Vachier-Lagrave second.
Chess.com later said Jorden van Foreest and Haik Martirosyan recovered to win their second games while several top players continued to lead their groups. ChessBase added that Fabiano Caruana and Hans Niemann each secured double victories and that Bibisara Assaubayeva recorded her first win against a 2700-rated opponent.
