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Weissenhaus, Germany, July 19 — Arjun Erigaisi's historic march at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam came to a halt in the semifinals after a 0-2 loss to Levon Aronian. Despite the setback, the 20-year-old grandmaster etched his name in history as the first Indian to reach the final four of this elite event, highlighted by wins over Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura in earlier rounds.Erigaisi entered the semifinals high on momentum, having stunned Carlsen in a play-off and then dispatched Nakamura with confident play. Against Aronian, however, the Indian star faltered at critical moments. The first game saw Arjun fail…