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Time of India
7 hours ago
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- Time of India
Freestyle Grand Slam Tour: Arjun Erigaisi's record run halted in semi-finals; all-American final in Vegas
Arjun Erigaisi lost his semi-final in the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. (Image: X/TakeTakeTakeApp) Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi's remarkable journey at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas came to an end in the semifinals after a 0-2 loss to Armenian-born American Levon Aronian on Friday. Erigaisi had made history as the first Indian to reach the semifinals of the prestigious tournament. Erigaisi's impressive run included victories over Magnus Carlsen in the preliminary playoffs and Hikaru Nakamura in the quarterfinals. However, he struggled to capitalise on his advantages against Aronian in the first game. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Despite finding himself in a challenging position, Aronian maintained his composure and secured victory when Erigaisi failed to convert his favourable position. The second game saw the American needing only a draw to advance. Aronian gained a slight edge in the opening of the second game. While the position appeared balanced, Erigaisi's necessary pursuit of victory led to risky decisions that ultimately proved costly. In the other semi-final, American Hans Niemann advanced to the finals by defeating compatriot Fabiano Caruana. Despite arriving late for the first game, Niemann secured a draw and eventually won the match 2.5-1.5 with skilled middlegame play. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa secured a victory in the playoff for 3rd-8th place against Germany's Vincent Keymer. After drawing the first game with black pieces, Praggnanandhaa won the second game for a 1.5-0.5 triumph. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen matched Praggnanandhaa's score, defeating Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov 1.5-0.5. In other matches, Wesley So of the United States overcame Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3-1. American Hikaru Nakamura dominated his countryman Leinier Dominguez Perez with a 2-0 victory. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
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06-07-2025
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Gukesh misses out on top spot despite improved performance as Carlsen wins SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2025
Despite emerging the top player in the Rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour event in Zagreb, D Gukesh finished third with 19.5 points, three less than world No 1 Magnus Carlsen. read more Magnus Carlsen surged ahead of D Gukesh and finished with 22.5 points at the end of the Rapid and Blitz games to be crowned SuperUnited Croatia winner. Image: Grand Chess Tour D Gukesh had a slightly better run on Sunday, the second day of the Blitz competition at SuperUnited Croatia, the Grand Chess Tour's event in Zagreb, by collecting three wins and two draws. That, however, did not prove enough for the Indian Grandmaster to retain the top spot in the tournament standings as Magnus Carlsen clinched the title with a final score of 22.5 points. Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen!🏆 With one round to spare, Magnus clinches first place at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia! Another dominant performance in the Grand Chess Tour! 🔥♟️#MagnusCarlsen #GrandChessTour — Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) July 6, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Gukesh had finished as the top player at the end of the Rapid section of the tournament with 14 points, finishing well ahead of Polish Grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda (11) and Carlsen (10), producing the kind of performance that helped him shatter his image of being a Classical-specialist. The 19-year-old GM, however, undid his hard work in the Rapid rounds by losing his first five Blitz games on the trot on Saturday, the penultimate day of the competition, and ending the day with seven losses in nine outings. Gukesh puts up improved Blitz performance on final day at Zagreb That stretched to nine defeats in 11 games after the chess star from Chennai began the final day of the tournament with back-to-back losses – against Wesley So and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. He would later collect victories over Duda, Ivan Saric and Fabiano Caruana besides holding Carlsen and compatriot R Praggnanandhaa to a draw. Despite his improved performance on Sunday, Gukesh finished at the bottom of the Blitz standings with 5.5 points. As for the overall standings, he finished third, behind Carlsen and American GM So. The final standings of the GCT Croatia. — Take Take Take (@TakeTakeTakeApp) July 6, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Carlsen, who had suffered a second defeat against Praggnanandhaa in as many tournaments last week, was off to a strong start on Day 1 of the Blitz event with six wins and three draws – against Duda, So and Dutch GM Anish Giri. So, on the other hand, had a poor run in the Rapid games but bounced back in Blitz to finish second with 20 points, half-a-point ahead of Gukesh.
