GM Magnus Carlsen won the FTX Crypto Cup on Sunday despite losing his final match in a tiebreak to GM Praggnanandhaa R., who thereby secured second place in the tournament. GM Alireza Firouzja finished in third place.
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Carlsen-Praggnanandhaa 2-4
In what was a dream finale for the tournament, the two dominating players were paired against each other on the last day. Neither of them played at their very best, but the fight was definitely entertaining.
After two draws, Carlsen won the third game, with which he clinched tournament victory because even if he would lose his remaining games, he would get a point for reaching the tiebreak. And that's exactly what happened: Pragg levelled the score and then won both games in the blitz tiebreak.
Although not terrible according to the engine, 16...b5 in the fourth rapid game seemed too frivolous by Carlsen, who admitted lacking motivation by...
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