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Aronian, Levon vs Giri, Anish

2026.08.05 · game 1
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[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, United States"]
[Date "2026.08.05"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[BlackFideId "24116068"]
[TimeControl "5+2"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Opening "Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.05"]
[UTCTime "16:49:16"]
[BroadcastName "GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 | Blitz"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-saint-louis-rapid-blitz-2026-blitz/round-4/szvy0rcZ"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-saint-louis-rapid-blitz-2026-blitz/round-4/szvy0rcZ/dQPtt0XN"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:05:04] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:05] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:06] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:05:05] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:05:04] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:00] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:05:01] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:05:05] } 9. Kh1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:00] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:29] } 10. Nh2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:19] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:06] } 11. Ba2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:04:02] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:46] } 12. f4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:03:42] } 12... exf4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:46] } 13. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:43] } 13... d5?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:17] } 14. exd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:03:24] } 14... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:02:31] } 15. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:03:25] } 15... cxd5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:02:32] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:03:25] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:02:27] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:03:26] } 17... Bb8?? { [%eval 4.43] } { Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 18. Bxh6? { [%eval 2.23] } { Mistake. Nxh6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 18... gxh6?? { [%eval 6.48] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 19. Rf5 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:01:39] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:00:41] } 20. Nxh6+ { [%eval 6.54] [%clk 0:01:39] } 20... Kg7 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:00:42] } 21. Nxf5+ { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:01:40] } 21... Kf6 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:00:44] } 22. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:01:15] } 22... Ne6 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:00:22] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:00:27] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 0:00:20] } 24. Qh6+ { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:00:24] } 24... Kxf5 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:00:20] } 25. Be4+ { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:00:25] } 25... Ke5 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:00:21] } 26. Qxf4+ { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:00:24] } 26... Ke6 { [%eval 6.26] [%clk 0:00:18] } 27. Qf5+ { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:00:19] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:00:18] } 28. Bxb7 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:00:12] } 28... Qd6?! { [%eval 9.53] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 29. Re1+ { [%eval 9.02] [%clk 0:00:13] } 29... Kd8? { [%eval #1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 30. Qc8# { [%clk 0:00:13] } 1-0
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