
[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shankland, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation"]
[PlyCount "93"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3 O-O 8.Re1 Re8 9.h3 b5 10.Bc2 Bf8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 Bg7 14.Nbd2 Ne7 15.a4 Bd7 16.Nf1 Ng6 17.Ne3 Kh7 18.d4 Nf4 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.h4 Kg8 22.hxg5 Nxe4 23.gxh6 Bxh6 24.Bxe4 Qxe4 25.Ng4 Ne2+ 26.Rxe2 Qxg4 27.dxe5 Bf4 28.exd6 Rxe2 29.Qxe2 Bxg3 30.fxg3 cxd6 31.Kf2 Kf8 32.Nd4 Qg5 33.Qe3 Qe5 34.Qf4 Ke7 35.Qh4+ Kf8 36.Qd8+ Be8 37.Qh4 Bd7 38.Qh6+ Ke7 39.Qf4 Kf8 40.Nf3 Qc5+ 41.Qd4 Ke7 42.b4 Qf5 43.Qe3+ Be6 44.Qg5+ Qxg5 45.Nxg5 Bd5 46.Nf3 Ke6 47.Nd4+ 1-0
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shankland, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation"]
[PlyCount "93"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3 O-O 8.Re1 Re8 9.h3 b5 10.Bc2 Bf8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 Bg7 14.Nbd2 Ne7 15.a4 Bd7 16.Nf1 Ng6 17.Ne3 Kh7 18.d4 Nf4 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.h4 Kg8 22.hxg5 Nxe4 23.gxh6 Bxh6 24.Bxe4 Qxe4 25.Ng4 Ne2+ 26.Rxe2 Qxg4 27.dxe5 Bf4 28.exd6 Rxe2 29.Qxe2 Bxg3 30.fxg3 cxd6 31.Kf2 Kf8 32.Nd4 Qg5 33.Qe3 Qe5 34.Qf4 Ke7 35.Qh4+ Kf8 36.Qd8+ Be8 37.Qh4 Bd7 38.Qh6+ Ke7 39.Qf4 Kf8 40.Nf3 Qc5+ 41.Qd4 Ke7 42.b4 Qf5 43.Qe3+ Be6 44.Qg5+ Qxg5 45.Nxg5 Bd5 46.Nf3 Ke6 47.Nd4+ 1-0
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[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shankland, S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed defence"]
[EventDate "2025.08.14"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8.
Re1 Re8 9. h3 b5 10. Bc2 Bf8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bg7 14. Nbd2 Ne7
15. a4 Bd7 16. Nf1 Ng6 17. Ne3 Kh7 18. d4 Nf4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8
21. h4 Kg8 22. hxg5 Nxe4 23. gxh6 Bxh6 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Ng4 Ne2+ 26. Rxe2
Qxg4 27. dxe5 Bf4 28. exd6 Rxe2 29. Qxe2 Bxg3 30. fxg3 cxd6 31. Kf2 Kf8 32.
Nd4 Qg5 33. Qe3 Qe5 34. Qf4 Ke7 35. Qh4+ Kf8 36. Qd8+ Be8 37. Qh4 Bd7 38.
Qh6+ Ke7 39. Qf4 Kf8 40. Nf3 Qc5+ 41. Qd4 Ke7 42. b4 Qf5 43. Qe3+ Be6 44.
Qg5+ Qxg5 45. Nxg5 Bd5 46. Nf3 Ke6 47. Nd4+ 1-0