GMs Magnus Carlsen and GM Praggnanandhaa R. continue to lead the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, now with the maximum score of nine points after three days of play. In second place, four points behind, are GM Levon Aronian and GM Alireza Firouzja. The latter defeated GM Anish Giri in the armageddon game of their tiebreak.
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Carlsen-Aronian 2.5-1.5
Carlsen struck immediately in the first game of this match, winning as Black with an early ...b5 against the London System. Aronian's decisive mistakes came much later though:
With three fighting draws, Carlsen held on to his lead, but it required hard work. After the match, he said: "Truth be told, I feel like I escaped more than I just crushed him today. But it was a lot of fun. It was a very, very interesting, very very tense match, and the result is great."
Praggnanandhaa-Niemann 2.5-1.5
Praggnanandhaa, the other leader of the tournament,...
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