Event: Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-saint-louis-rapid--blitz-2025/rapid-7/DRhDQy1R/rAucOcHB
White: Aronian, Levon
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2732
Black: Shankland, Sam
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2621
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:25:26] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:32] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:25:25] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:26] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:25:33] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:25:34] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:25:41] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:24:47] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:25:50] } 7. e5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:24:55] } 7... Nd5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:25:59] } 8. Ne4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:03] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:26:04] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:25:10] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:26:11] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:24:28] } 10... Ne3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:26:08] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:24:32] } 11... Nxf1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:26:15] } 12. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:24:41] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:26:18] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:24:48] } 13... f5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:26:23] } 14. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:46] } 14... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:26:30] } 15. exd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:24:54] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:25:49] } 16. Rf3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:24:27] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:25:13] } 17. Rg3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:23:58] } 17... Rg8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:25:21] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:23:43] } 18... O-O-O { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:24:57] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:42] } 19... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:45] } 20. Rxg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:23:19] } 20... Rxg5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:24:11] } 21. fxg5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:23:26] } 21... Be4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:23:06] } 22. Qg3 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:23:19] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:18:58] } 23. Bf6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:17:24] } 23... h6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 0:18:23] } 24. h4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:21:28] } 24... hxg5 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:16:52] } 25. hxg5 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:21:31] } 25... Bc2 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:15:27] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:19:43] } 26... Qa5?! { [%eval 2.49] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:01] } 27. b4 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:18:06] } 27... cxb4?! { [%eval 3.53] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:41] } 28. axb4 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:17:49] } 28... Qxb4 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:12:39] } 29. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:17:07] } 29... Qd2+?! { [%eval 5.15] } { Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:55] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 0:17:13] } 30... Qd1+ { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:07:33] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 5.52] [%clk 0:17:14] } 31... Be4 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:06:27] } 32. Rc7+ { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:17:21] } 32... Kb8 { [%eval 5.59] [%clk 0:06:25] } 33. Rxd7 { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:17:29] } 33... e5 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:06:14] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval 5.69] [%clk 0:06:56] } 34... Qh5+ { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:05:38] } 35. Qh3 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:07:05] } 35... Qd1 { [%eval 7.02] [%clk 0:05:31] } 36. Rh7 { [%eval 6.97] [%clk 0:06:30] } 36... f4?! { [%eval 10.45] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:36] } 37. d7 { [%eval 10.08] [%clk 0:06:34] } 37... f3?! { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 38. Qe6 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:06:01] } 38... Bxh7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:02:31] } 39. Qb6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:06:09] } 1-0