WORLDBASE
Game
#1364680
[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[PlyCount "146"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.Nge2 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 g6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 11.Qxe5 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Qe2 Rab8 14.Na4 Rfd8 15.b3 Nd5 16.Rb1 Qf5 17.h3 h5 18.Rd1 Rd6 19.Rd3 Nb4 20.Rxd6 exd6 21.Ba3 Nxc2 22.Bxd6 Nd4 23.Qf1 Rd8 24.Bc5 Ne2+ 25.Kh1 Rd2 26.Bxa7 Be5 27.Be3 Rxa2 28.Nc5 Nc3 29.Ra1 Rxa1 30.Qxa1 Nd5 31.Qd1 Nxe3 32.fxe3 Qf2 33.Qc1 Qg3 34.Qg1 Kg7 35.Ne4 Qh4 36.Nd2 Qb4 37.Nc4 Bg3 38.Qa1+ Kg8 39.Qd1 c5 40.Kg1 Qc3 41.Kf1 h4 42.Ke2 Qf6 43.Kd3 Qf5+ 44.e4 Qf2 45.Qe2 Qd4+ 46.Kc2 Qa1 47.Qd2 Qf1 48.e5 Kg7 49.Qd5 Qe2+ 50.Kb1 Bf2 51.Nd6 Qf1+ 52.Kc2 Bd4 53.Qf3 Qxf3 54.gxf3 Bxe5 55.Nb7 Bd4 56.Kd3 Kf6 57.b4 Ke5 58.bxc5 Kd5 59.Nd8 f6 60.Ne6 Be5 61.Nf8 g5 62.Nd7 Bb2 63.Nb6+ Kc6 64.Kc4 f5 65.Kd3 g4 66.fxg4 fxg4 67.Ke2 gxh3 68.Kf1 Bd4 69.Nc4 Kd5 70.c6 Kxc6 71.Ne5+ Bxe5 72.Kg1 h2+ 73.Kh1 h3 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[PlyCount "146"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.Nge2 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 g6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Qd4 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 11.Qxe5 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Qe2 Rab8 14.Na4 Rfd8 15.b3 Nd5 16.Rb1 Qf5 17.h3 h5 18.Rd1 Rd6 19.Rd3 Nb4 20.Rxd6 exd6 21.Ba3 Nxc2 22.Bxd6 Nd4 23.Qf1 Rd8 24.Bc5 Ne2+ 25.Kh1 Rd2 26.Bxa7 Be5 27.Be3 Rxa2 28.Nc5 Nc3 29.Ra1 Rxa1 30.Qxa1 Nd5 31.Qd1 Nxe3 32.fxe3 Qf2 33.Qc1 Qg3 34.Qg1 Kg7 35.Ne4 Qh4 36.Nd2 Qb4 37.Nc4 Bg3 38.Qa1+ Kg8 39.Qd1 c5 40.Kg1 Qc3 41.Kf1 h4 42.Ke2 Qf6 43.Kd3 Qf5+ 44.e4 Qf2 45.Qe2 Qd4+ 46.Kc2 Qa1 47.Qd2 Qf1 48.e5 Kg7 49.Qd5 Qe2+ 50.Kb1 Bf2 51.Nd6 Qf1+ 52.Kc2 Bd4 53.Qf3 Qxf3 54.gxf3 Bxe5 55.Nb7 Bd4 56.Kd3 Kf6 57.b4 Ke5 58.bxc5 Kd5 59.Nd8 f6 60.Ne6 Be5 61.Nf8 g5 62.Nd7 Bb2 63.Nb6+ Kc6 64.Kc4 f5 65.Kd3 g4 66.fxg4 fxg4 67.Ke2 gxh3 68.Kf1 Bd4 69.Nc4 Kd5 70.c6 Kxc6 71.Ne5+ Bxe5 72.Kg1 h2+ 73.Kh1 h3 1/2-1/2
Lichess
game
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[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "closed"]
[EventDate "2025.08.14"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "623539"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
g6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2
Rab8 14. Na4 Rfd8 15. b3 Nd5 16. Rb1 Qf5 17. h3 h5 18. Rd1 Rd6 19. Rd3 Nb4
20. Rxd6 exd6 21. Ba3 Nxc2 22. Bxd6 Nd4 23. Qf1 Rd8 24. Bc5 Ne2+ 25. Kh1
Rd2 26. Bxa7 Be5 27. Be3 Rxa2 28. Nc5 Nc3 29. Ra1 Rxa1 30. Qxa1 Nd5 31. Qd1
Nxe3 32. fxe3 Qf2 33. Qc1 Qg3 34. Qg1 Kg7 35. Ne4 Qh4 36. Nd2 Qb4 37. Nc4
Bg3 38. Qa1+ Kg8 39. Qd1 c5 40. Kg1 Qc3 41. Kf1 h4 42. Ke2 Qf6 43. Kd3 Qf5+
44. e4 Qf2 45. Qe2 Qd4+ 46. Kc2 Qa1 47. Qd2 Qf1 48. e5 Kg7 49. Qd5 Qe2+ 50.
Kb1 Bf2 51. Nd6 Qf1+ 52. Kc2 Bd4 53. Qf3 Qxf3 54. gxf3 Bxe5 55. Nb7 Bd4 56.
Kd3 Kf6 57. b4 Ke5 58. bxc5 Kd5 59. Nd8 f6 60. Ne6 Be5 61. Nf8 g5 62. Nd7
Bb2 63. Nb6+ Kc6 64. Kc4 f5 65. Kd3 g4 66. fxg4 fxg4 67. Ke2 gxh3 68. Kf1
Bd4 69. Nc4 Kd5 70. c6 Kxc6 71. Ne5+ Bxe5 72. Kg1 h2+ 73. Kh1 h3 1/2-1/2
