Event: WR Chess Masters
Site: Dusseldorf, Germany
Date: 2023-02-24
White: Esipenko, Andrey
WhiteElo: 2675
Black: Aronian, Levon
BlackElo: 2736
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E04
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:53] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:59:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:59:49] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:25] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:43] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:12] } 4... dxc4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:59:37] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:01] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:59:32] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:58:43] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:59:27] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:58:28] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:59:12] } 8. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:58:21] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:59:02] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:58:05] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:58:19] } 10. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:57:45] } 10... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:58:13] } 11. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:57:41] } 11... Nde7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:58:04] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:57:18] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:57:31] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:56:23] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:56:44] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:52:53] } 14... e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:56:29] } 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:51:11] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:54:45] } 16. Ba3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:50:11] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:14] } 17. e4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:49:23] } 17... dxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:15] } 18. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:13] } 18... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:10] } 19. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:50] } 19... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:00] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:47:43] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:38:26] } 21. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:06] } 21... Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:38:19] } 22. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:46:41] } 22... Nd4?? { [%eval 2.28] } { Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:34] } 23. exd4 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:57:03] } 23... exd4 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:30:09] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:30:08] } 24... Red8 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:59:57] } 25. h4 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:26:24] } 25... Qg6 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:44:28] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:24:02] } 26... Qxe4 { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:44:17] } 27. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:23:54] } 27... Rab8 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:44:14] } 28. b3 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:19:21] } 28... Rb6 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:43:35] } 29. Nb7 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:14:40] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:40:29] } 30. Nd6 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:13:33] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:40:02] } 31. Nb7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:08:07] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:39:52] } 32. Nc5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:07:21] } 32... Bh3 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 0:34:33] } 33. Rxd4 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:06:30] } 33... Rf6 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:34:17] } 34. Rd1?! { [%eval 1.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:41] } 34... Bf5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:33:31] } 35. Bxf5?! { [%eval 0.87] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:12] } 35... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:33:27] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:49] } 36... Re3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:27:30] } 1/2-1/2