NEW YORK: After a convincing victory over Indian teenager Arjun Erigaisi, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen broke the 2900 Tour Rating barrier and won the Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh stop on the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.
The world number one defeated Erigaisi 2-0 to win the seventh leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in just two games. Carlsen increases his lead at the top of the overall scoreboard with his fourth tournament victory of the Tour season. Erigaisi, 19, deserves a lot of the credit for a remarkable run to the final.
Jovanka Houska, an international master, said: "Magnus in killer mood. He simply never stops. He is not really going to stop here. Magnus has arrived in this room today in full combat mode, dispelling whatever uncertainty we could have had about him. The beast, he is." Carlsen afterwards said that, "I'm overjoyed. I played very much against youthful players throughout this game of chess, trying to play older, less theoretical lines with significant strategic complexity, and it worked out quite well." With his performance, Carlsen has become the first player to attain the landmark 2900 Tour Rating level and has earned more than USD 180,000 on the Tour.
After defeating Erigaisi, one of India's most promising players, 2.5-0.5 on Saturday, Carlsen already had one hand on the trophy going into the last game on Sunday night. The excellent Erigaisi, who has been throughout the competition, simply folded once more because Carlsen didn't give him a chance.
The winner of the 2022 Meltwater Tour will be decided by two final tournaments, one "Regular" in October and one "Major" in November. Carlsen and Erigaisi have already earned spots in San Francisco's eight-player "Major."
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