Hans Niemann celebrated Magnus Carlsen's losses at the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas, even offering to take Levon Aronian to dinner after Aronian defeated Carlsen. Despite finishing second in Group 2 behind Hikaru Nakamura, Niemann expressed immense satisfaction, calling it the 'best day of his life' in two years.
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