Aronian opens with the classic Ruy Lopez, aiming for solid development and central control.
Pragg plays an interesting move, aiming to unbalance the position. He’s clearly looking for dynamic chances early on.
Aronian tries to generate counterplay on the queenside against Pragg’s kingside, but the pawn push is slow and a positional mistake.
Pragg castles queenside, setting up a classic opposite-side battle. Expect fireworks as both players race pawns and launch attacks!
Pragg’s defensive move slows the action, offering Aronian hope to balance the position. Both sides must calculate carefully now.
The position is completely balanced - this could go either way. Both players need precision, one slip could decide the game!
Pragg’s rook and queen coordinate on the h-file, yet Aronian’s knights repel every threat.
A mistake by Pragg allows Aronian to snatch a central pawn. The initiative swings, and Aronian's position just got stronger!
Aronian finishes in style, wins Blitz Game 4 and clinches third place!
What a day for Levon Aronian, who dominates with 5/6 wins today! With this victory, he wraps up his match against Praggnanandhaa, having already clinched the overall match after Blitz Game 1.
The top board is also settled, congratulations to Fabiano Caruana 🇺🇸 for winning the Grand Chess Tour 2025!
It’s been an action-packed finale, with thrilling games and intense battles across all boards. Thanks for following our live commentary coverage, and we’ll see you in the next events!
Welcome to the final round of the tournament! Today on Board 2, we have the last clash between Aronian and Pragg.
In the previous blitz game, Pragg scored a brilliant victory in an intense and dramatic rook endgame, finally stopping Aronian’s winning streak.
Now it all comes down to this last game, will Aronian bounce back, or will Pragg end the tournament with another win? Stay tuned for the action, starting very soon!