
[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation"]
[PlyCount "181"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4+ Nbd7 8.Ba6 Bxa6 9.Qxa6 c6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Rac1 Qc8 13.Qa4 Qb7 14.Ne2 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bc3 Rfe8 17.Ng3 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Ne4 19.Qc2 a5 20.Rfd1 a4 21.Nd2 Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Rab8 23.Rc2 h6 24.Nf3 Nf6 25.Qa3 c4 26.Nd4 h5 27.Qxa4 Ra8 28.Qc6 Qxc6 29.Nxc6 Rxa2 30.Nb4 Ra5 31.Rcd2 Rb5 32.Nxd5 Nxd5 33.Rxd5 Rxb2 34.Rc5 Rc2 35.Rxh5 g6 36.Rc5 Ra8 37.g4 Raa2 38.Rf1 c3 39.g5 Kg7 40.g3 Ra8 41.Kg2 Rd8 42.g4 Rdd2 43.Kg3 Rd8 44.Rh1 Rh8 45.Ra1 Rb8 46.Rc7 Rbb2 47.f3 Rg2+ 48.Kf4 Rb4+ 49.e4 c2 50.Raa7 Rb1 51.Ra2 c1=Q+ 52.Rxc1 Rxg4+ 53.Kxg4 Rxc1 54.f4 Rg1+ 55.Kf3 Rf1+ 56.Ke3 Re1+ 57.Kd4 Rf1 58.Ke5 Re1 59.Ra4 Rf1 60.Ra7 Re1 61.Ra6 Rb1 62.Rf6 Rd1 63.Rd6 Rf1 64.Ra6 Re1 65.Kd4 Rd1+ 66.Kc4 Rf1 67.Rf6 Ra1 68.e5 Ra4+ 69.Kb5 Rd4 70.Kc5 Ra4 71.Kd6 Ra6+ 72.Kc7 Ra4 73.Kc6 Rd4 74.Kc7 Ra4 75.e6 fxe6 76.Kd6 Re4 77.Ke7 e5 78.Rf7+ Kg8 79.Rf8+ Kg7 80.Rf7+ Kg8 81.f5 gxf5 82.Kf6 Ra4 83.Re7 Ra6+ 84.Kxf5 e4 85.g6 Ra1 86.Rxe4 Rf1+ 87.Kg5 Rg1+ 88.Kf6 Rf1+ 89.Kg5 Rg1+ 90.Kf6 Rf1+ 91.Kg5 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation"]
[PlyCount "181"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4+ Nbd7 8.Ba6 Bxa6 9.Qxa6 c6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Rac1 Qc8 13.Qa4 Qb7 14.Ne2 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bc3 Rfe8 17.Ng3 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Ne4 19.Qc2 a5 20.Rfd1 a4 21.Nd2 Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Rab8 23.Rc2 h6 24.Nf3 Nf6 25.Qa3 c4 26.Nd4 h5 27.Qxa4 Ra8 28.Qc6 Qxc6 29.Nxc6 Rxa2 30.Nb4 Ra5 31.Rcd2 Rb5 32.Nxd5 Nxd5 33.Rxd5 Rxb2 34.Rc5 Rc2 35.Rxh5 g6 36.Rc5 Ra8 37.g4 Raa2 38.Rf1 c3 39.g5 Kg7 40.g3 Ra8 41.Kg2 Rd8 42.g4 Rdd2 43.Kg3 Rd8 44.Rh1 Rh8 45.Ra1 Rb8 46.Rc7 Rbb2 47.f3 Rg2+ 48.Kf4 Rb4+ 49.e4 c2 50.Raa7 Rb1 51.Ra2 c1=Q+ 52.Rxc1 Rxg4+ 53.Kxg4 Rxc1 54.f4 Rg1+ 55.Kf3 Rf1+ 56.Ke3 Re1+ 57.Kd4 Rf1 58.Ke5 Re1 59.Ra4 Rf1 60.Ra7 Re1 61.Ra6 Rb1 62.Rf6 Rd1 63.Rd6 Rf1 64.Ra6 Re1 65.Kd4 Rd1+ 66.Kc4 Rf1 67.Rf6 Ra1 68.e5 Ra4+ 69.Kb5 Rd4 70.Kc5 Ra4 71.Kd6 Ra6+ 72.Kc7 Ra4 73.Kc6 Rd4 74.Kc7 Ra4 75.e6 fxe6 76.Kd6 Re4 77.Ke7 e5 78.Rf7+ Kg8 79.Rf8+ Kg7 80.Rf7+ Kg8 81.f5 gxf5 82.Kf6 Ra4 83.Re7 Ra6+ 84.Kxf5 e4 85.g6 Ra1 86.Rxe4 Rf1+ 87.Kg5 Rg1+ 88.Kf6 Rf1+ 89.Kg5 Rg1+ 90.Kf6 Rf1+ 91.Kg5 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "4.Nc3"]
[EventDate "2025.08.11"]
[WhiteFideId "12401137"]
[BlackFideId "13300474"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qa4+ Nbd7
8. Ba6 Bxa6 9. Qxa6 c6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rac1 Qc8 13. Qa4 Qb7 14.
Ne2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bc3 Rfe8 17. Ng3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ne4 19. Qc2 a5 20.
Rfd1 a4 21. Nd2 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rab8 23. Rc2 h6 24. Nf3 Nf6 25. Qa3 c4 26.
Nd4 h5 27. Qxa4 Ra8 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Nxc6 Rxa2 30. Nb4 Ra5 31. Rcd2 Rb5 32.
Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxb2 34. Rc5 Rc2 35. Rxh5 g6 36. Rc5 Ra8 37. g4 Raa2 38.
Rf1 c3 39. g5 Kg7 40. g3 Ra8 41. Kg2 Rd8 42. g4 Rdd2 43. Kg3 Rd8 44. Rh1
Rh8 45. Ra1 Rb8 46. Rc7 Rbb2 47. f3 Rg2+ 48. Kf4 Rb4+ 49. e4 c2 50. Raa7
Rb1 51. Ra2 c1=Q+ 52. Rxc1 Rxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Rxc1 54. f4 Rg1+ 55. Kf3 Rf1+ 56.
Ke3 Re1+ 57. Kd4 Rf1 58. Ke5 Re1 59. Ra4 Rf1 60. Ra7 Re1 61. Ra6 Rb1 62.
Rf6 Rd1 63. Rd6 Rf1 64. Ra6 Re1 65. Kd4 Rd1+ 66. Kc4 Rf1 67. Rf6 Ra1 68. e5
Ra4+ 69. Kb5 Rd4 70. Kc5 Ra4 71. Kd6 Ra6+ 72. Kc7 Ra4 73. Kc6 Rd4 74. Kc7
Ra4 75. e6 fxe6 76. Kd6 Re4 77. Ke7 e5 78. Rf7+ Kg8 79. Rf8+ Kg7 80. Rf7+
Kg8 81. f5 gxf5 82. Kf6 Ra4 83. Re7 Ra6+ 84. Kxf5 e4 85. g6 Ra1 86. Rxe4
Rf1+ 87. Kg5 Rg1+ 88. Kf6 Rf1+ 89. Kg5 Rg1+ 90. Kf6 Rf1+ 91. Kg5 1/2-1/2