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WORLDBASE Game GM Aronian vs GM Nihal

Stockfish
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool C
Site Hong Kong HKG
Date 2026.06.20
Round 11.2
White GM Aronian, Levon
Black GM Nihal, Sarin
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2724
BlackElo 2723
ECO B50
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6
PlyCount 85
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.d3 O-O 7.Be3 b6 8.Nbd2 Bb7 9.Qb1 Nc6 10.d4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Rc8 12.d5 Nb4 13.Nd4 Nd7 14.Rc1 Rxc1+ 15.Qxc1 Qb8 16.N2f3 Ne5 17.Qd2 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3 Na6 19.b4 Rc8 20.Rb1 Nc7 21.b5 Bxd4 22.Bxd4 Ne8 23.h4 Qc7 24.Qg5 f6 25.Qh6 Qc4 26.Rd1 Ng7 27.g4 Rf8 28.g5 Bc8 29.h5 gxh5 30.gxf6 exf6 31.Bxf6 Rf7 32.Qg5 h6 33.Qg6 Qc2 34.Re1 Bg4 35.Bg2 Qd2 36.Re3 Kf8 37.Qxh6 Kg8 38.Qg6 Kf8 39.e5 Nf5 40.e6 Rc7 41.e7+ Rxe7 42.Bxe7+ Nxe7 43.Qf6+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "FIDE World Bl Team Pool C"] [Site "Hong Kong HKG"] [Date "2026.06.20"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nihal, Sarin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [EventDate "2026.06.20"] [WhiteTeam "Hexamind Chess Team"] [BlackTeam "Team MGD1"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackFideId "25092340"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. Qb1 Nc6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. d5 Nb4 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. Rc1 Rxc1+ 15. Qxc1 Qb8 16. N2f3 Ne5 17. Qd2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Na6 19. b4 Rc8 20. Rb1 Nc7 21. b5 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Ne8 23. h4 Qc7 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qh6 Qc4 26. Rd1 Ng7 27. g4 Rf8 28. g5 Bc8 29. h5 gxh5 30. gxf6 exf6 31. Bxf6 Rf7 32. Qg5 h6 33. Qg6 Qc2 34. Re1 Bg4 35. Bg2 Qd2 36. Re3 Kf8 37. Qxh6 Kg8 38. Qg6 Kf8 39. e5 Nf5 40. e6 Rc7 41. e7+ Rxe7 42. Bxe7+ Nxe7 43. Qf6+ 1-0
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