Event: Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-grand-chess-tour-finals--semifinals/classical-game-1/o91IjzK9/QcTqHCVq
Date: 2025-09-28
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2789
Black: Aronian, Levon
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2744
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:13] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:39] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:58] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7. a3?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:24] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:24:41] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:33:38] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:24:20] } 9. h4 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:33:31] } 9... h5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:13:56] } 10. Rh3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:03] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:09:52] } 11. Nbxd4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:27:24] } 11... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:09:27] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:27:50] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:08:49] } 13. g3?! { [%eval 0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:44] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:07:57] } 14. c3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:11:15] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:06:33] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:10:09] } 15... Nxd3+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:54:59] } 16. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:10:34] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:55:13] } 17. Rh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:18] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:54:27] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:03:43] } 18... Qa6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:54:01] } 19. Qxa6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:38] } 19... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:52:50] } 20. b3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:02] } 20... Bc5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:45:59] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:55:05] } 21... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:35:08] } 22. Bc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:19] } 22... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:30] } 23. Ba3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:24] } 23... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:29:15] } 24. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:43] } 24... Rc6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:29:43] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:47] } 25... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:20] } 26. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:22] } 26... Rxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:52] } 27. Kxc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:48] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:02] } 28. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:07] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:28] } 29. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:29] } 29... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:32] } 30. Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:52] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:57] } 31. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:14] } 31... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:22] } 32. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:41] } 32... Rxc2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:47] } 33. Kxc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:08] } 33... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:07] } 34. Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:33] } 34... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:33] } 35. Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:59] } 35... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:01] } 36. Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:25] } 36... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:23] } 37. Bd6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:40:11] } 1/2-1/2