Magnus Carlsen takes on Tata Steel Masters winner Jorden van Foreest, rapid no. 2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Iranian prodigy Alireza Firouzja and his arch-rival Anish Giri one after the other as the Magnus Carlsen Invitational starts Saturday at 16:00 GMT. The full pairings are now out and include a first round clash between Levon Aronian, not yet officially representing the USA, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who is making his Meltwater Champions Chess Tour debut.

Live games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-magnus-carlsen-invitational-2021-prelims/1/1/1

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