
[Event "Esports World Cup 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.31"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "186"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.a4 Ne7 11.a5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Be3 c5 14.c3 Be6 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.Ne1 Be7 17.Nd3 Kd7 18.b4 cxb4 19.cxb4 a6 20.Bc5 Rc6 21.h3 Rd8 22.f4 h5 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Nc5 d4 25.Rd2 d3 26.Rxd3 Rxd3 27.Nxd3 Rc4 28.Rc1 Rd4 29.Rc3 Bf5 30.Nf2 Rxb4 31.Rc7+ Bd7 32.Nd3 Rb1+ 33.Kf2 Kd8 34.Rc2 Bf5 35.Rc3 Rb5 36.Nc5 h4 37.g4 hxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Ke7 39.h4 g6 40.h5 gxh5 41.Kh4 f6 42.Kxh5 fxe5 43.Kg5 Be6 44.f5 Bd5 45.f6+ Kd6 46.Na4 e4 47.Kf4 Rb1 48.Nb6 Rf1+ 49.Kg5 Be6 50.Nc4+ Bxc4 51.Rxc4 Ke5 52.Rc5+ Ke6 53.Rc7 Rf5+ 54.Kg4 Kxf6 55.Rxb7 Rxa5 56.Kf4 Ke6 57.Kxe4 Ra4+ 58.Kd3 Kd5 59.Kc3 Rh4 60.Rb6 Ra4 61.Kb3 Ra5 62.Kb4 Ra1 63.Rh6 Kd4 64.Rh5 Rb1+ 65.Ka5 Ra1+ 66.Kb6 Ke4 67.Ra5 Rb1+ 68.Kxa6 Rh1 69.Rb5 Kd4 70.Ka5 Kc4 71.Rb4+ Kc3 72.Rb5 Rh4 73.Kb6 Kd4 74.Rb4+ Kd3 75.Rxh4 Ke3 76.Rb4 Kf3 77.Kb5 Ke3 78.Kc5 Kd3 79.Kd5 Kc3 80.Rd4 Kb3 81.Rc4 Kb2 82.Kc5 Kb3 83.Kd4 Ka3 84.Kd3 Kb3 85.Rc3+ Kb4 86.Kd4 Kb5 87.Kd5 Kb6 88.Rc4 Kb5 89.Rc5+ Kb4 90.Kd4 Kb3 91.Rc4 Kb2 92.Kc5 Kb3 93.Kb5 Kb2 1/2-1/2
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.31"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "C67"]
[PlyCount "186"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.a4 Ne7 11.a5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Be3 c5 14.c3 Be6 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.Ne1 Be7 17.Nd3 Kd7 18.b4 cxb4 19.cxb4 a6 20.Bc5 Rc6 21.h3 Rd8 22.f4 h5 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Nc5 d4 25.Rd2 d3 26.Rxd3 Rxd3 27.Nxd3 Rc4 28.Rc1 Rd4 29.Rc3 Bf5 30.Nf2 Rxb4 31.Rc7+ Bd7 32.Nd3 Rb1+ 33.Kf2 Kd8 34.Rc2 Bf5 35.Rc3 Rb5 36.Nc5 h4 37.g4 hxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Ke7 39.h4 g6 40.h5 gxh5 41.Kh4 f6 42.Kxh5 fxe5 43.Kg5 Be6 44.f5 Bd5 45.f6+ Kd6 46.Na4 e4 47.Kf4 Rb1 48.Nb6 Rf1+ 49.Kg5 Be6 50.Nc4+ Bxc4 51.Rxc4 Ke5 52.Rc5+ Ke6 53.Rc7 Rf5+ 54.Kg4 Kxf6 55.Rxb7 Rxa5 56.Kf4 Ke6 57.Kxe4 Ra4+ 58.Kd3 Kd5 59.Kc3 Rh4 60.Rb6 Ra4 61.Kb3 Ra5 62.Kb4 Ra1 63.Rh6 Kd4 64.Rh5 Rb1+ 65.Ka5 Ra1+ 66.Kb6 Ke4 67.Ra5 Rb1+ 68.Kxa6 Rh1 69.Rb5 Kd4 70.Ka5 Kc4 71.Rb4+ Kc3 72.Rb5 Rh4 73.Kb6 Kd4 74.Rb4+ Kd3 75.Rxh4 Ke3 76.Rb4 Kf3 77.Kb5 Ke3 78.Kc5 Kd3 79.Kd5 Kc3 80.Rd4 Kb3 81.Rc4 Kb2 82.Kc5 Kb3 83.Kd4 Ka3 84.Kd3 Kb3 85.Rc3+ Kb4 86.Kd4 Kb5 87.Kd5 Kb6 88.Rc4 Kb5 89.Rc5+ Kb4 90.Kd4 Kb3 91.Rc4 Kb2 92.Kc5 Kb3 93.Kb5 Kb2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Esports World Cup 2025"]
[Site "Riyadh KSA"]
[Date "2025.07.31"]
[Round "1.1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence, open variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.31"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventType "k.o."]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. a4 Ne7 11. a5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Be3 c5
14. c3 Be6 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Ne1 Be7 17. Nd3 Kd7 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 a6 20.
Bc5 Rc6 21. h3 Rd8 22. f4 h5 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Nc5 d4 25. Rd2 d3 26. Rxd3
Rxd3 27. Nxd3 Rc4 28. Rc1 Rd4 29. Rc3 Bf5 30. Nf2 Rxb4 31. Rc7+ Bd7 32. Nd3
Rb1+ 33. Kf2 Kd8 34. Rc2 Bf5 35. Rc3 Rb5 36. Nc5 h4 37. g4 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3
Ke7 39. h4 g6 40. h5 gxh5 41. Kh4 f6 42. Kxh5 fxe5 43. Kg5 Be6 44. f5 Bd5
45. f6+ Kd6 46. Na4 e4 47. Kf4 Rb1 48. Nb6 Rf1+ 49. Kg5 Be6 50. Nc4+ Bxc4
51. Rxc4 Ke5 52. Rc5+ Ke6 53. Rc7 Rf5+ 54. Kg4 Kxf6 55. Rxb7 Rxa5 56. Kf4
Ke6 57. Kxe4 Ra4+ 58. Kd3 Kd5 59. Kc3 Rh4 60. Rb6 Ra4 61. Kb3 Ra5 62. Kb4
Ra1 63. Rh6 Kd4 64. Rh5 Rb1+ 65. Ka5 Ra1+ 66. Kb6 Ke4 67. Ra5 Rb1+ 68. Kxa6
Rh1 69. Rb5 Kd4 70. Ka5 Kc4 71. Rb4+ Kc3 72. Rb5 Rh4 73. Kb6 Kd4 74. Rb4+
Kd3 75. Rxh4 Ke3 76. Rb4 Kf3 77. Kb5 Ke3 78. Kc5 Kd3 79. Kd5 Kc3 80. Rd4
Kb3 81. Rc4 Kb2 82. Kc5 Kb3 83. Kd4 Ka3 84. Kd3 Kb3 85. Rc3+ Kb4 86. Kd4
Kb5 87. Kd5 Kb6 88. Rc4 Kb5 89. Rc5+ Kb4 90. Kd4 Kb3 91. Rc4 Kb2 92. Kc5
Kb3 93. Kb5 Kb2 1/2-1/2