Event: 2025 Esports World Cup Finals Playoffs
Site: https://www.chess.com
Date: 2025-07-31
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2738
Black: Aronian, Levon
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2742
Result: 1-0
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 600

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:09:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:09:58] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:09:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:58] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:57] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:56] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:56] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:51] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:54] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:09:49] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:54] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:09:44] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:09:53] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:37] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:52] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:09:31] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:50] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:09:26] } 10. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:49] } 10... Nxa6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:24] } 11. Qc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:49] } 11... Qc8 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:08:36] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:08:54] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:08:35] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:08:37] } 13... Rd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:08:32] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:08:24] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:08:14] } 15. f3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:08:09] } 15... Nxd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:08:12] } 16. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:08:08] } 16... c5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:08:08] } 17. dxc5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:08:08] } 17... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:07:58] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:08:04] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:07:37] } 19. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:08:01] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:07:22] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:40] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:01] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:30] } 21... R6d7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:06:55] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:07:24] } 22... g6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:06:42] } 23. Nh6+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:07:14] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:06:40] } 24. Ng4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:07:13] } 24... f6? { [%eval 1.02] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:12] } 25. e4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:07:02] } 25... dxe4?? { [%eval 5.16] } { Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:57] } 26. Qh6+ { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:06:58] } 1-0