US EditionFreestyle Chess Grand Slam Final: Aronian Beats Carlsen to Win Title; Erigiasi Finishes in Sixth
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Levon Aronian Wins Freestyle Chess Grand Slam South Africa
Aronian beats Carlsen in the final Levon Aronian won the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tournament in Grootbos, South Africa, on Thursday, Freestyle-chess.com reported. At Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tournaments, participants play Chess960, a variant of chess that randomizes starting positions of the pieces on the back rank. The grandmaster from the USA defeated Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 1.5–0.5 in the Grand Final, winning the first game and secur…
Magnus Carlsen couldn't fight back – lost the final in South Africa Carlsen got off to a slow start with black pieces in the first final game and was thoroughly beaten. He had to win with white pieces in the next to force a replay with blitz. Under pressure, however, the chess genius from Lommedalen couldn't find a way to victory, and thus Aronian won the final in Cape Town with a draw in game number two. The second place in the tournament stil…
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