Event: 2025 Champions Chess Tour Chesscom Classic Playoffs
Site: https://www.chess.com
Date: 2025-05-20
White: Aronian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2746
Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2734
Result: 1-0
ECO: A06
Opening: Zukertort Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:59] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:58] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:09:56] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:57] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:09:56] } 4. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:56] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:55] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:09:53] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:54] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:09:52] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:47] } 7. Ba3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:09:50] } 7... Bxa3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:09:36] } 8. Nxa3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:49] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:09:35] } 9. Nb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:38] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:28] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:35] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:13] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:28] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:09] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:26] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:09] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:25] } 13... Rac8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:07] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:02] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:28] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:53] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:08:24] } 16. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:50] } 16... bxc5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:08:21] } 17. Qb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:40] } 17... Nf8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:08:17] } 18. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:21] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:15] } 19. Qe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:14] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:34] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:04] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:28] } 21. Qh4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:07:53] } 21... h6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:07:15] } 22. h3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:06:58] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:06:54] } 23. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:17] } 23... d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:08] } 24. Nb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:11] } 24... Rc7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:06:03] } 25. Nbc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:10] } 25... Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:51] } 26. Qxe7+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:00] } 26... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:51] } 27. Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:26] } 27... Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:23] } 28. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:25] } 28... Rd5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:05:08] } 29. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 29... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:06] } 30. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:11] } 30... dxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:58] } 31. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:45] } 31... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:58] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:22] } 32... Ne4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:03:59] } 33. Rb2 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:03:02] } 33... g6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:03:17] } 34. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:37] } 34... Ra7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:03:15] } 35. Nc4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:33] } 35... Rc3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:13] } 36. Re1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:02:24] } 36... N6g5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:02:24] } 37. Bc8 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:01:55] } 37... f5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:02:23] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:29] } 38... Rc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:01:44] } 39. Bd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:27] } 39... f4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:01:28] } 40. Ne5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:01:14] } 40... Kg7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:01:24] } 41. a4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:01:07] } 41... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:01:18] } 42. a5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:00] } 42... Re3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:13] } 43. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:57] } 43... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 44. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:55] } 44... fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 45. Re2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:53] } 45... Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:07] } 46. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:52] } 46... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:07] } 47. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:51] } 47... Nge4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:01:03] } 48. a6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:49] } 48... g5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:00:59] } 49. Rd3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:47] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:00:48] } 50. Rd8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:00:46] } 50... Ke7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:00:47] } 51. Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:44] } 51... Nd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:46] } 52. Rb6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:00:40] } 52... Kd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:00:44] } 53. Rd1 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:00:38] } 53... Ne4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:43] } 54. b4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:00:35] } 54... cxb4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:00:40] } 55. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:00:34] } 55... Kc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:00:36] } 56. Rc1+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:00:32] } 56... Nc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:00:33] } 57. Ra4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:30] } 57... Kb5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:31] } 58. Ra3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:29] } 58... Nde4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:00:26] } 59. Rb1+ { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:00:28] } 59... Kc6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:00:26] } 60. Rc1 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:27] } 60... Kd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:00:24] } 61. Ra5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:26] } 61... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:20] } 62. Rd1+ { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:25] } 62... Ke5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:00:19] } 63. Rb5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:24] } 63... Rd6?! { [%eval 0.18] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 64. Re1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:00:23] } 64... Rd5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:18] } 65. Rb4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:22] } 65... Kf5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:17] } 66. Rc4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:00:21] } 66... Nd6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:16] } 67. Rf1+ { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:00:21] } 67... Kg6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:15] } 68. Rc2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:00:20] } 68... Nce4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:15] } 69. Re1 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:00:19] } 69... Nf6 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:00:14] } 70. Rce2 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:00:19] } 70... Nde4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:13] } 71. Re3?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 71... g4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 72. h4?? { [%eval -1.81] } { Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 72... g3+ { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:00:12] } 73. Kh1?? { [%eval -3.81] } { Blunder. Kh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 73... Rh5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:11] } 74. Kg1?? { [%eval -3.25] } { Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 74... Rxh4 { [%eval -3.1] [%clk 0:00:10] } 75. Rf3 { [%eval -3.2] [%clk 0:00:15] } 75... Ng5?? { [%eval -0.31] } { Blunder. Rh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 76. Rxg3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:00:15] } 76... Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 77. Rge3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:00:14] } 77... h5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:00:08] } 78. Ra3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:00:13] } 78... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 79. Kh2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:00:12] } 79... h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:07] } 80. gxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:11] } 80... Rf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:07] } 81. Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:10] } 81... Kh5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:00:06] } 82. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:09] } 82... Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:05] } 83. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 83... Rf4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:00:04] } 84. Kg3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:00:07] } 84... Nfe4+?? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 85. Kxf4 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:00:07] } 85... Nf2 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:04] } 86. Rxg5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:05] } 86... Kh4 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:03] } 87. Rg6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:04] } 87... Kh5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:02] } 88. Kf5 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:04] } 88... Nd1 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:01] } 89. Rg5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:03] } 89... Kh6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:00:01] } 90. Kf6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:02] } 90... Kh7 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:00] } 91. Rh5+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:00:01] } 91... Kg8 92. Rg3+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0