Las Vegas, July 21 -- Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished at sixth and seventh position respectively in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Las Vegas. Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States won the championship on Sunday after overcoming GM Hans Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the final, according to chess.com.

Aronian held firm in an opposite-coloured bishop ending in the first, before putting on a masterclass to take the match.

In his match today, Praggnanandhaa prevailed over Wesley with 1.5-0.5 score, marking the end of an impressive showing.

Caruana-Arjun was a one-sided affair, and the former brought indomitable form that saw Arjun slump to a third straight 0-2 defeat, 24 hours after falling to Carlsen by the s...