Praggnanandhaa survived a thrilling final game to clinch a 3:1 victory over Levon Aronian and move to a perfect 12/12 after Round 4 of the FTX Crypto Cup. Pragg is still level with Magnus Carlsen, who pounced on blunders to beat Liem Le 3:1, while Alireza Firouzja is 4 points behind in 3rd place after winning a rollercoaster battle with Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Hans Niemann talked about ways to “numb the pain” as he went on to lose to Anish Giri.
Round 4 of the FTX Crypto Cup was another day when no tiebreaks were required, with Firouzja, Praggnanandhaa, Carlsen and Giri all winning in rapid chess to pick up the full 3 points and $7,500.
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Praggnanandhaa 3:1 Aronian
The most exciting match of the day saw 17-year-old Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa follow wins over Firouzja, Giri and Niemann by taking down world no. 6 Levon Aronian.
The first game was relatively quiet, but in the second Pragg went for the same move...
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