[Event "American Cup Champ"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2024.03.14"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Caruana, F."] [Black "Aronian, L."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "KDcPSTDO"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2722"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D86"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.2] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.17] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 8. Ne2 { [%eval 0.29] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.41] } { D86 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.44] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.73] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.25] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.3] } 13. d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 0.27] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.3] } 14... Nb7 { [%eval 0.27] } 15. Qd2 { [%eval 0.22] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval 0.33] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 0.22] } 16... c5 { [%eval 0.31] } 17. dxc6 { [%eval 0.33] } 17... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.38] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] } 18... f5 { [%eval 0.56] } 19. f3 { [%eval 0.43] } 19... f4 { [%eval 0.61] } 20. Bf2 { [%eval 0.52] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.66] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 0.24] } 21... Bf8 { [%eval 0.21] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 0.26] } 22... Qg7 { [%eval 0.13] } 23. g3 { [%eval 0.21] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval 0.48] } 24. Rbd1 { [%eval 0.4] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 0.49] } 25. gxf4 { [%eval 0.49] } 25... exf4 { [%eval 0.37] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 0.39] } 26... Rac8?! { (0.39 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (26... Be5 27. Qd3 Rf7 28. Nb4 Be8 29. Bb3 a5 30. Nd5 Nc5 31. Qc2 Rb7 32. Nxb6) 27. Rg1?! { (1.02 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (27. Bb3 Kh8) 27... Bc5 { [%eval 0.3] } 28. Rg5 { [%eval 0.09] } 28... Bxf2 { [%eval 0.03] } 29. Qxf2 { [%eval 0.07] } 29... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.07] } 30. Rgxd5 { [%eval 0.02] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval 0.16] } 31. Qd4 { [%eval 0.01] } 31... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 32. R1xd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 0.05] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval 0.12] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 0.12] } 34. h4 { [%eval 0.01] } 34... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.08] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval -0.06] } 35... Ne6 { [%eval 0.09] } 36. Bb3 { [%eval 0.11] } 36... Nc7 { [%eval 0.15] } 37. e5 { [%eval 0.08] } 37... Ne6 { [%eval 0.19] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... gxh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Nxd8 { [%eval -0.03] } 41. Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Rc5 { [%eval -0.03] } 42. Rxh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rxh7+ { [%eval -0.01] } 43... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Ba4 { [%eval -0.03] } 44... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.11] } 45. Bb5 { [%eval -0.04] } 45... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Bxc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Ra1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Ra1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2