[Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.03.21"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Caruana, F."] [Black "Aronian, L."] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8L7SianN"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2748"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.57] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.39] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.46] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.45] } 8... Qe8 { [%eval 0.9] } 9. a5 { [%eval 0.89] } 9... Bd8 { [%eval 0.96] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.94] } 10... a6 { [%eval 1.24] } 11. Bf1 { [%eval 1.06] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval 1.08] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.96] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval 1.21] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval 0.84] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 1.14] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.84] } 14... Nf8 { [%eval 1.2] } 15. d5 { [%eval 1.33] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 1.32] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 1.35] } 16... cxd5 { [%eval 1.86] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.37] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.37] } 18. exd5 { [%eval 1.37] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 1.56] } 19. Nc4?! { (1.56 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (19. c4 f5 20. f4 Re8 21. c5 e4 22. g3 Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Qe2 Qd7) 19... Bb5 { [%eval 0.84] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval 0.78] } 20... Bxf1 { [%eval 0.78] } 21. Nxf1 { [%eval 0.65] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.66] } 22. c4 { [%eval 0.66] } 22... Rf8 { [%eval 0.73] } 23. Rb3 { [%eval 0.56] } 23... e4 { [%eval 0.77] } 24. Bd4 { [%eval 0.8] } 24... Ne5?! { (0.80 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (24... Qg5 25. Rg3 Qh6 26. f3 f4 27. Rxg6 Qxg6 28. Rxe4 Rae8 29. Nd2 h6 30. Bf2) 25. Nd2 { [%eval 1.34] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval 1.85] } 26. Bxe5 { [%eval 2.16] } 26... dxe5 { [%eval 2.02] } 27. Nf1 { [%eval 2.16] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval 1.81] } 28. Qe2?! { (1.81 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (28. Re2 e3 29. fxe3 e4 30. Rd2 Be5 31. c5 f4 32. exf4 Bxf4 33. Ne3 Rf7) 28... Rf6 { [%eval 1.72] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 1.48] } 29... Qf7 { [%eval 1.67] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval 1.25] } 30... h5 { [%eval 1.43] } 31. Nf1 { [%eval 1.33] } 31... Rd7 { [%eval 1.33] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval 1.47] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval 1.48] } 33. Rb2 { [%eval 1.12] } 33... h4? { (1.12 → 2.36) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (33... Be7 34. Nd2 Qf8 35. Rdb1 Qe8 36. Nf1 Qf7 37. Rb3 Rd8 38. Qb2 Rg6 39. Qxe5) 34. Rbd2?! { (2.36 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (34. c5 f4 35. Qxe4 f3 36. d6 Rf4 37. Qxe5 fxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qg6+ 39. Kh1 Rdf7) 34... Rg6? { (1.28 → 2.59) Mistake. Rfd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (34... Rfd6 35. Rc2 Bg5 36. Rb2 Kh7 37. Rdb1 Kh6 38. Ne3 g6 39. b5 Rc7 40. bxa6) 35. Rc2?! { (2.59 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (35. d6 Qe6 36. Ne3 Rf7 37. d7 f4 38. Ng4 Qf5 39. Rd5 f3 40. gxf3 Qxf3+) 35... Bg5 { [%eval 1.5] } 36. Qh5 { [%eval 1.56] } 36... Bf4 { [%eval 1.83] } 37. c5 { [%eval 1.81] } 37... Qf6? { (1.81 → 3.47) Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (37... Rh6 38. Qxf7+ Kxf7 39. Re2 g5 40. Ne3 Bxe3 41. Rxe3 Kf6 42. f3 exf3 43. gxf3) 38. c6 { [%eval 3.42] } 38... bxc6 { [%eval 3.22] } 39. Rxc6 { [%eval 3.09] } 39... Rd6 { [%eval 3.24] } 40. b5 { [%eval 2.91] } 40... axb5 { [%eval 3.08] } 41. a6 { [%eval 2.24] } 41... Qd8? { (2.24 → 3.72) Mistake. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (41... Qf8 42. a7 Rxc6 43. dxc6 Rxc6 44. Rd7 Rc1 45. Kg1 Bh6 46. Qf7+ Qxf7 47. a8=Q+) 42. a7 { [%eval 3.84] } 42... Qa8 { [%eval 4.07] } 43. Ra1?! { (4.07 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (43. Rc7 Rg5 44. Qf7+ Kh7 45. Ne3 Rdg6 46. Rb7 Rf6 47. Rb8 Rxf7 48. Rxa8 Kg6) 43... Rxc6 { [%eval 2.93] } 44. dxc6 { [%eval 2.82] } 44... Rxc6 { [%eval 3.97] } 45. Qxf5 { [%eval 3.92] } 45... Rd6 { [%eval 3.79] } 46. Qg4 { [%eval 3.5] } 46... b4 { [%eval 3.11] } 47. Qe2?? { (3.11 → 0.24) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (47. Ne3 Bxe3 48. fxe3 b3 49. Rc1 Qxa7 50. Rc8+ Kf7 51. Qh5+ Ke6 52. Re8+ Kd5) 47... Rb6?? { (0.24 → 4.50) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.5] } (47... Rd7 48. Qa6 Kh7 49. Qa4 Rc7 50. Qa5 Rd7 51. Qxb4 Rxa7 52. Rxa7 Qxa7 53. Qxe4+) 48. Qc4+ { [%eval 4.42] } 48... Kh7 { [%eval 4.28] } 49. Qb3 { [%eval 3.66] } 49... Rb7 { [%eval 4.56] } 50. Qd5 { [%eval 4.29] } 50... b3?! { (4.29 → 5.63) Inaccuracy. Qxa7 was best. } { [%eval 5.63] } (50... Qxa7 51. Qxe4+ g6 52. Rxa7 Rxa7 53. Qxb4 Bg5 54. Qg4 Bf6 55. Qe6 Kg7 56. g4) 51. Qxe4+ { [%eval 5.39] } 51... Kh6?? { (5.39 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (51... g6 52. Qxb7+ Qxb7 53. a8=Q Qxa8 54. Rxa8 b2 55. Rb8 Bc1 56. Ne3 e4 57. Nd1) 52. Qxb7?? { (Mate in 4 → 5.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.24] } (52. Ra6+ Rb6 53. Rxb6+ Qc6 54. Rxc6+ Kh5 55. Qg6#) 52... Qxb7 { [%eval 5.28] } 53. a8=Q { [%eval 5.1] } 53... b2 { [%eval 6.49] } 54. Ra6+ { [%eval 6.33] } { White wins. } 1-0