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WORLDBASE Game GM Caruana vs GM Aronian

Stockfish
Event American Cup Elim
Site Saint Louis USA
Date 2026.03.03
Round 4.1
White GM Caruana, Fabiano
Black GM Aronian, Levon
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2795
BlackElo 2729
ECO E39
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation
PlyCount 129
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 d5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Rd1 h6 11.Bf4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a6 13.Ba2 b5 14.Bb1 Qb6 15.O-O Re8 16.Ne4 Bb7 17.Nd6 Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Qc5 19.Rfd1 Be4 20.Qxc5 Nxc5 21.Be5 Bxb1 22.Bxf6 Bc2 23.Rc1 Ne4 24.Rc6 Bb3 25.Bc3 Rec8 26.Ba5 Rxc6 27.Rxc6 Bd5 28.Rc7 Nd6 29.Bb4 Nc4 30.b3 Nb2 31.Nd2 a5 32.Bc3 Nd3 33.e4 b4 34.Ba1 bxa3 35.exd5 exd5 36.Rc3 Re8 37.Nf3 Nf4 38.Rc2 Rb8 39.Nd2 Nd3 40.Kf1 Re8 41.Nf3 Rb8 42.Rc3 Nb4 43.Nd4 Re8 44.f3 Ra8 45.Nc2 Nxc2 46.Rxc2 Rb8 47.Rc3 d4 48.Rd3 a4 49.b4 Rxb4 50.Rxa3 d3 51.Bc3 Rc4 52.Kf2 f6 53.Ke3 Rc6 54.Kxd3 Ra6 55.Bb4 h5 56.Rc3 Rb6 57.Rc4 Kf7 58.Bc3 Ra6 59.Rc5 h4 60.Ra5 Rxa5 61.Bxa5 h3 62.g4 a3 63.Bc3 Ke6 64.Ke4 a2 65.Ba1 1-0
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[Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E39"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "classical, Pirc variation"] [EventDate "2026.03.05"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 h6 11. Bf4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Ba2 b5 14. Bb1 Qb6 15. O-O Re8 16. Ne4 Bb7 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qc5 19. Rfd1 Be4 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Be5 Bxb1 22. Bxf6 Bc2 23. Rc1 Ne4 24. Rc6 Bb3 25. Bc3 Rec8 26. Ba5 Rxc6 27. Rxc6 Bd5 28. Rc7 Nd6 29. Bb4 Nc4 30. b3 Nb2 31. Nd2 a5 32. Bc3 Nd3 33. e4 b4 34. Ba1 bxa3 35. exd5 exd5 36. Rc3 Re8 37. Nf3 Nf4 38. Rc2 Rb8 39. Nd2 Nd3 40. Kf1 Re8 41. Nf3 Rb8 42. Rc3 Nb4 43. Nd4 Re8 44. f3 Ra8 45. Nc2 Nxc2 46. Rxc2 Rb8 47. Rc3 d4 48. Rd3 a4 49. b4 Rxb4 50. Rxa3 d3 51. Bc3 Rc4 52. Kf2 f6 53. Ke3 Rc6 54. Kxd3 Ra6 55. Bb4 h5 56. Rc3 Rb6 57. Rc4 Kf7 58. Bc3 Ra6 59. Rc5 h4 60. Ra5 Rxa5 61. Bxa5 h3 62. g4 a3 63. Bc3 Ke6 64. Ke4 a2 65. Ba1 1-0
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