
[Event "Chess.com Classic Play-In"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, L"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 Qc7 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.exd6 Qb6 12.c4 Nf6 13.O-O c5 14.Qd3 O-O 15.Rd1 a5 16.Bg5 Ne4 17.Be7 Rfb8 18.Rab1 a4 19.Qh3 f6 20.Qg4 Kh8 21.h4 a3 22.bxa3 Qc6 23.Rb3 f5 24.Qh3 Bc8 25.Qf3 Rxb3 26.axb3 Bb7 27.a4 Nc3 28.Re1 Nxe2+ 29.Rxe2 Qxf3 30.gxf3 Bxf3 31.Re5 Bd1 32.Rxc5 Bxb3 33.a5 Kg8 34.h5 Kf7 35.Kg2 h6 36.Kg3 g6 37.hxg6+ Kxg6 38.Kf4 Kf7 39.Ke5 h5 40.Kd4 Ba4 41.Kc3 Bc6 42.Kb4 Rh8 43.Bh4 Rb8+ 44.Rb5 Rg8 45.Rc5 Rb8+ 46.Kc3 Ba4 47.a6 Ra8 48.Ra5 Bc6 49.Kd4 Rg8 50.f4 Rg4 51.Bg5 h4 52.Ra3 Rg3 53.Ra2 h3 54.a7 Rg1 55.Kc5 Rb1 56.Bh4 Kg6 57.Bg3 Ba8 58.Ra3 Kh5 59.Bf2 Rh1 60.Rg3 h2 61.Rg5+ Kh6 62.Bg3 Rg1 63.Bxh2 Rxg5 64.fxg5+ Kxg5 65.Kb6 f4 66.Kc7 f3 67.Bg1 e5 68.Kxd7 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, L"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 Qc7 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.exd6 Qb6 12.c4 Nf6 13.O-O c5 14.Qd3 O-O 15.Rd1 a5 16.Bg5 Ne4 17.Be7 Rfb8 18.Rab1 a4 19.Qh3 f6 20.Qg4 Kh8 21.h4 a3 22.bxa3 Qc6 23.Rb3 f5 24.Qh3 Bc8 25.Qf3 Rxb3 26.axb3 Bb7 27.a4 Nc3 28.Re1 Nxe2+ 29.Rxe2 Qxf3 30.gxf3 Bxf3 31.Re5 Bd1 32.Rxc5 Bxb3 33.a5 Kg8 34.h5 Kf7 35.Kg2 h6 36.Kg3 g6 37.hxg6+ Kxg6 38.Kf4 Kf7 39.Ke5 h5 40.Kd4 Ba4 41.Kc3 Bc6 42.Kb4 Rh8 43.Bh4 Rb8+ 44.Rb5 Rg8 45.Rc5 Rb8+ 46.Kc3 Ba4 47.a6 Ra8 48.Ra5 Bc6 49.Kd4 Rg8 50.f4 Rg4 51.Bg5 h4 52.Ra3 Rg3 53.Ra2 h3 54.a7 Rg1 55.Kc5 Rb1 56.Bh4 Kg6 57.Bg3 Ba8 58.Ra3 Kh5 59.Bf2 Rh1 60.Rg3 h2 61.Rg5+ Kh6 62.Bg3 Rg1 63.Bxh2 Rxg5 64.fxg5+ Kxg5 65.Kb6 f4 66.Kc7 f3 67.Bg1 e5 68.Kxd7 1-0
[Event "Chess.com Classic Play-In"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, L"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Taimanov variation"]
[EventDate "2025.05.19"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5
8. Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 Qc7 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. exd6 Qb6 12. c4 Nf6 13. O-O c5 14.
Qd3 O-O 15. Rd1 a5 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Be7 Rfb8 18. Rab1 a4 19. Qh3 f6 20. Qg4
Kh8 21. h4 a3 22. bxa3 Qc6 23. Rb3 f5 24. Qh3 Bc8 25. Qf3 Rxb3 26. axb3 Bb7
27. a4 Nc3 28. Re1 Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Qxf3 30. gxf3 Bxf3 31. Re5 Bd1 32. Rxc5
Bxb3 33. a5 Kg8 34. h5 Kf7 35. Kg2 h6 36. Kg3 g6 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kf4 Kf7
39. Ke5 h5 40. Kd4 Ba4 41. Kc3 Bc6 42. Kb4 Rh8 43. Bh4 Rb8+ 44. Rb5 Rg8 45.
Rc5 Rb8+ 46. Kc3 Ba4 47. a6 Ra8 48. Ra5 Bc6 49. Kd4 Rg8 50. f4 Rg4 51. Bg5
h4 52. Ra3 Rg3 53. Ra2 h3 54. a7 Rg1 55. Kc5 Rb1 56. Bh4 Kg6 57. Bg3 Ba8
58. Ra3 Kh5 59. Bf2 Rh1 60. Rg3 h2 61. Rg5+ Kh6 62. Bg3 Rg1 63. Bxh2 Rxg5
64. fxg5+ Kxg5 65. Kb6 f4 66. Kc7 f3 67. Bg1 e5 68. Kxd7 1-0