FTX Crypto Cup - Tournament Magnus Carlsen clinches

Magnus Carlsen is the FTX Crypto Cup champion for the second one 12 months in a row after conserving off a fierce task from Indian youngsterager Praggnanandhaa.

Norway's World Champion overcame the gifted 17-12 months-vintage with a recreation to spare of their very last spherical shootout for the identity. In doing so, Carlsen notched up a 3rd win of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour season and his first Major win. The result additionally stretches his lead on the pinnacle of the $1.6 million Tour leaderboard and wins him the match's precise NFT trophy.

Pragg and Carlsen have been neck-and-neck all through the complete match with the teenager installing an actual assertion of overall performance all through. But in Round 7 of the all-play-all occasion, Pragg confronted the actual acid test - international #1 Carlsen. The teenager had possibilities withinside the first recreation after which needed to protect like a lion in recreation 2. Finally, he ran out of steam withinside the third.

Carlsen clinched the win that assured him the identity and in traditional Magnus-style - with a chunk of endgame brilliance and a big feel of relief. Reacting earlier than the very last fast recreation, Carlsen said: "This recreation became very nervy, I suppose, for each of us. Today I have not been capable of discovering a rhythm at all, however optimistically I can loosen up a chunk withinside the closing recreation." Carlsen did loosen up - however, it slightly mattered to him. In the fourth recreation, the champion looked to steerage the sport to a draw however blundered withinside the endgame.

"I suppose Magnus simply desired to have greater fun!" Pragg said, who nevertheless had paintings to do to complete 2d.

In the very last tiebreak, Pragg gained the primary after which ended it in a dramatic 2d recreation wherein Carlsen blundered badly. Pragg ended the match on a high, securing the runner-up spot.

Carlsen hailed his match to win a "brilliant result". The $210,000 elite esports match, held at Florida's Eden Roc Miami Beach, had long gone into its very last day with all eyes on Carlsen and Pragg's eagerly-awaited showdown.

But withinside the different matches, Alireza Firouzja became struggling with overhauling Pragg on the closing hurdle and secured as a minimum a 3rd area end with a 2.five-1.five win over Levon Aronian.

The struggles endured for 19-12 months-vintage New Yorker Hans Niemann, who has entertained all and sundry all through together along with his interviews. Niemann completed unnecessarily as he went down 2.five-1.five to Vietnam's Liem Quang Le.

However, the newly-crowned "horrific boy of chess" can cast off from the match memorable wins over Carlsen, Pragg, and Aronian, plus a military of recent fans. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the winner of the Oslo Esports Cup, completed his match off with a 2.five-0.five wins over Dutch No.1 Anish Giri. Duda had a hard beginning to the occasion however completed with spectacular wins over Carlsen and Pragg after which Giri. The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour will go back with its next "Regular" occasion on September 19.

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