Event: 2025 Esports World Cup Lcq Playoffs
Site: https://www.chess.com
Date: 2025-07-26
White: Aronian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2742
Black: Yu, Yangyi
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2700
Result: 1-0
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:57] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:09:55] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:56] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:54] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:55] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:09:52] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:09:55] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:50] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:09:55] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:44] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:53] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:43] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:09:42] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:09:36] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:09:41] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:09:31] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:09:41] } 10... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:25] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:09:41] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:09:23] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:09:40] } 12... Na5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:09:02] } 13. Qf5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:35] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:08:38] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:09:33] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:08:09] } 15. Re2 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:09:01] } 15... Qc8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:07:22] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:00] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:06:57] } 17. Be5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:08:58] } 17... g6? { [%eval 1.65] } { Mistake. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:14] } 18. Qh6 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:08:36] } 18... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:05:31] } 19. dxe5 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:08:15] } 19... Qg4 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:05:20] } 20. Rb4 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:07:38] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:04:58] } 21. h3 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:07:28] } 21... Qh5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:04:55] } 22. Qxh5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:07:25] } 22... gxh5 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:04:55] } 23. Rxb7 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:07:24] } 23... Reb8 { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:04:48] } 24. Rc7 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:07:05] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:04:46] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:06:57] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:04:09] } 26. e6 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 0:06:48] } 26... fxe6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:03:32] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:06:26] } 27... a5 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:02:56] } 28. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:06:05] } 28... Rab8 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:02:44] } 29. f4 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:06:01] } 29... Rb1+ { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:02:39] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 0:05:27] } 30... Nd2 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:02:35] } 31. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:05:08] } 31... Rxe6 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:02:34] } 32. c4 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:05:07] } 32... Rb4 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:01:17] } 33. cxd5 { [%eval 3.26] [%clk 0:04:58] } 33... cxd5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:01:17] } 34. R2xd5 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:04:11] } 34... Rxf4+ { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:01:14] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:04:09] } 35... Ra4 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:01:08] } 36. Rxh5 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:04:01] } 36... Rg6+ { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:01:06] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:03:59] } 37... Rxa2 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:01:03] } 38. Rc5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:03:57] } 38... Rf6 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:00:57] } 39. Rc8+ { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:03:51] } 39... Rf8 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Rcc7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:03:50] } 40... Rf2 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:00:48] } 41. Rg7+ { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:03:49] } 41... Kf8 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:00:47] } 42. Rxh7 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:03:48] } 42... Kg8 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:00:46] } 43. Rcg7+ { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 0:03:45] } 43... Kf8 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:00:45] } 44. Ra7 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:03:44] } 44... Kg8 { [%eval 5.02] [%clk 0:00:44] } 45. Rhc7 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:03:43] } 45... a4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:00:42] } 46. Rc8+ { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:03:42] } 46... Rf8 { [%eval 4.89] [%clk 0:00:40] } 47. Rc4 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:03:41] } 47... a3 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:00:38] } 48. Rg4+ { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:03:39] } 48... Kh8 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:00:37] } 49. Rh4+ { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:03:38] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:00:36] } 50. Rg4+ { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:03:37] } 50... Kh8 { [%eval 4.93] [%clk 0:00:36] } 51. Rg3 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:03:36] } 51... Rxc2 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:00:33] } 52. Raxa3 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:03:34] } 52... Rb2 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:00:31] } 53. Rab3 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:03:32] } 53... Ra2 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:00:30] } 54. Rbf3 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:03:31] } 54... Re8 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:00:29] } 55. Rg4 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:03:30] } 55... Ra7 { [%eval 4.9] [%clk 0:00:27] } 56. Rh4+ { [%eval 4.77] [%clk 0:03:29] } 56... Kg7 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:00:25] } 57. Rg3+ { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 0:03:28] } 57... Kf6 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:00:23] } 58. Rf4+ { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:03:27] } 58... Ke5 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:00:22] } 59. Rf2 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:03:26] } 59... Rb8 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:00:20] } 60. Rg5+ { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:03:24] } 60... Ke4 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:00:20] } 61. h4 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:03:23] } 61... Ra1 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:00:18] } 62. Rg3 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:03:22] } 62... Rbb1 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:17] } 63. Rg4+ { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:03:20] } 63... Ke3 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:00:16] } 64. Kg3 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:03:19] } 64... Rh1 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:00:14] } 65. Rf3+ { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:03:17] } 65... Ke2?! { [%eval 5.12] } { Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 66. Re4+?! { [%eval 3.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 66... Kd2 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:00:13] } 67. Rd4+ { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:03:15] } 67... Ke2?! { [%eval 5.85] } { Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 68. Rdf4?! { [%eval 3.86] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:14] } 68... Ra8 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:00:11] } 69. Rf2+ { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:03:13] } 69... Ke3 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:00:10] } 70. R2f3+ { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:03:12] } 70... Ke2 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:10] } 71. Rg4 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:03:11] } 71... Re8 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 0:00:08] } 72. Rb3 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:03:10] } 72... Rh8 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:00:07] } 73. Rb5 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:03:07] } 73... Kd2 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:00:06] } 74. h5 { [%eval 3.8] [%clk 0:03:06] } 74... R8xh5?! { [%eval 5.49] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 75. Rxh5 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:03:04] } 75... Rxh5 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:00:03] } 76. Re4 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1-0