Freestyle Grand Slam Tour: Erigaisi's record run halted; all-American final in Vegas
Arjun Erigaisi's impressive run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ended in the semifinals with a loss to Levon Aronian, despite earlier victories over Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. Hans Niemann defeated Fabiano Caruana to advance to the finals. In the playoffs, R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen secured victories, while Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura also won their respective matches.
Arjun Erigaisi's impressive run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ended in the semifinals with a loss to Levon Aronian, despite earlier victories over Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. Hans Niemann defeated Fabiano Caruana to advance to the finals. In the playoffs, R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen secured victories, while Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura also won their respective matches.
