
[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"]
[PlyCount "99"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 f6 6.O-O Nh6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9.Nxd4 Qa5 10.Nd2 Rg8 11.Nc4 Qg5 12.Ne3 Bb7 13.f4 Qg7 14.Qd3 c5 15.Nb5 O-O-O 16.Nxa7+ Kb8 17.Qb5 Bd6 18.Rad1 Bc7 19.Qxc5 Qf8 20.Qxf8 Rdxf8 21.Nb5 Bb6 22.Rfe1 Bxe4 23.g3 d5 24.Kf1 Rd8 25.Nd4 Rd6 26.c4 Rc8 27.f5 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 e5 29.Rxd5 Bxd5 30.Nxd5 Kb7 31.Re4 Ra8 32.a4 Kc6 33.Ke2 Rb8 34.b4 Rxd5 35.b5+ Rdxb5 36.cxb5+ Kb6 37.Rh4 Ka5 38.Rxh6 Kxa4 39.Rxf6 Kxb5 40.Ke3 Kc5 41.Ke4 Rb2 42.Kxe5 Re2+ 43.Kf4 Rxh2 44.g4 h6 45.Re6 Kd5 46.Re1 Rd2 47.Kg3 Rd3+ 48.Kh4 Rd2 49.Kh5 Rh2+ 50.Kg6 1-0
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"]
[PlyCount "99"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 f6 6.O-O Nh6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9.Nxd4 Qa5 10.Nd2 Rg8 11.Nc4 Qg5 12.Ne3 Bb7 13.f4 Qg7 14.Qd3 c5 15.Nb5 O-O-O 16.Nxa7+ Kb8 17.Qb5 Bd6 18.Rad1 Bc7 19.Qxc5 Qf8 20.Qxf8 Rdxf8 21.Nb5 Bb6 22.Rfe1 Bxe4 23.g3 d5 24.Kf1 Rd8 25.Nd4 Rd6 26.c4 Rc8 27.f5 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 e5 29.Rxd5 Bxd5 30.Nxd5 Kb7 31.Re4 Ra8 32.a4 Kc6 33.Ke2 Rb8 34.b4 Rxd5 35.b5+ Rdxb5 36.cxb5+ Kb6 37.Rh4 Ka5 38.Rxh6 Kxa4 39.Rxf6 Kxb5 40.Ke3 Kc5 41.Ke4 Rb2 42.Kxe5 Re2+ 43.Kf4 Rxh2 44.g4 h6 45.Re6 Kd5 46.Re1 Rd2 47.Kg3 Rd3+ 48.Kh4 Rd2 49.Kh5 Rh2+ 50.Kg6 1-0
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[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)"]
[EventDate "2025.08.11"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "24125890"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 f6 6. O-O Nh6 7. d4 cxd4
8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Nxd4 Qa5 10. Nd2 Rg8 11. Nc4 Qg5 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. f4 Qg7 14.
Qd3 c5 15. Nb5 O-O-O 16. Nxa7+ Kb8 17. Qb5 Bd6 18. Rad1 Bc7 19. Qxc5 Qf8
20. Qxf8 Rdxf8 21. Nb5 Bb6 22. Rfe1 Bxe4 23. g3 d5 24. Kf1 Rd8 25. Nd4 Rd6
26. c4 Rc8 27. f5 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 e5 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Kb7 31. Re4 Ra8
32. a4 Kc6 33. Ke2 Rb8 34. b4 Rxd5 35. b5+ Rdxb5 36. cxb5+ Kb6 37. Rh4 Ka5
38. Rxh6 Kxa4 39. Rxf6 Kxb5 40. Ke3 Kc5 41. Ke4 Rb2 42. Kxe5 Re2+ 43. Kf4
Rxh2 44. g4 h6 45. Re6 Kd5 46. Re1 Rd2 47. Kg3 Rd3+ 48. Kh4 Rd2 49. Kh5
Rh2+ 50. Kg6 1-0