[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.12"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Keymer, Vincent"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackElo "2738"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "12940690"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "rqnkrnbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQNKRNBB w EAea - 0 1"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/DegqH1wY"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:29:16] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:06] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:27:27] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:22:51] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:14] } 3... Nd6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:08:29] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:24:04] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:05:07] } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:23:29] } 5... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:04:37] } 6. f4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:22:51] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:04:32] } 7. Qd3 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:21:06] } 7... a5?! { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:56:08] } (7... c6 8. Ncb3 Qc7 9. Kc2 Ne6 10. e4 { is promising, but } 10... fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 d5 { and it's anyone's game. }) 8. a4! { [%eval 1.22] } { Black is not competing in the center, and this will quickly become decisive. } { [%clk 1:16:52] } 8... Ne6 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:48:37] } 9. Ncb3 { [%eval 1.68] [%clk 1:15:28] } 9... g5? { [%eval 2.25] } { The lack of control in the center makes this a very unfortunate move. } { [%clk 0:45:20] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:10:15] } 10... gxf4 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:44:04] } 11. Nc5?! { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:05:45] } (11. e4! { is more principled: } 11... fxe3 12. Bxe3 Ra6 13. g4!? fxg4 14. Ne4 $16) 11... Bh6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:39:34] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:53:04] } 12... fxg3 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:30:14] } 13. Qxg3?! { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:50:53] } (13. e4 { was again nicer. }) 13... Bxd2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:22:48] } 14. Rxd2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:50:46] } 14... Nxc5 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:22:44] } 15. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:50:38] } 15... Ra6 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:22:34] } 16. e4! { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:34:49] } 16... fxe4 { [%eval 2.76] [%clk 0:09:07] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:33:30] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:08:53] } 18. Rxe4! { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:33:25] } 18... Rae6 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:08:31] } (18... Rxe4 19. Qg5+ { forces mate. }) 19. Qg7 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 0:32:55] } 19... d6 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:05:21] } 20. Rxd6+ { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:32:50] } 1-0