Event: 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
Site: Saint Louis, United States
Date: 2021-09-08
White: Aronian, Levon
Black: Caruana, Fabiano
Result: 1/2-1/2
Variant: Chess960

1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:20:08] } 1... c5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:02] } 2. d5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:20:09] } 2... b5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:19:54] } 3. e4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:20:01] } 3... e6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:19:49] } 4. c4 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:18:30] } 4... bxc4 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:19:48] } 5. Nc3?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:33] } 5... Ng6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:19:32] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:18:04] } 6... Ne5 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:17:36] } 7. Rd1 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:18:02] } 7... Na6 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:16:45] } 8. Ne3 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:17:26] } 8... Nb4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:16:06] } 9. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:17:09] } 9... Nxc4 { [%eval 1.12] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:17:12] } 10... Nc2 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:15:53] } 11. Qc1 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:17:15] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:15:50] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:16:32] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.78] } 13. f4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:16:32] } 13... Qb8?! { [%eval 1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:16:32] } 1/2-1/2