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at the time,

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and

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, as well as five teenage grandmasters. Iran’s

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was a late substitute for Poland’s

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. For the first time since 2015, Carlsen lost two classical games in a row: first in round 4 against Dutch grandmaster and five-times runner-up

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, and then in round 5 against the Uzbek teenager

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. Going into the last round Abdusattorov had a half point lead over Giri, but he lost his game against Dutch 2021 winner

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, while Giri defeated

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, making Giri the tournament's winner. Germany's

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won the Challengers section, securing an invitation to the 2024 Tata Steel Masters section. Both the Masters and Challengers sections were eligible for the

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Standings

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Masters results by round

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References

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