[Event "CCT2024-Event1-Div2-KO"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.02.02"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2742"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [StudyName "Chessable Masters 2024"] [ChapterName "Anton Guijarro, David - Aronian, Levon"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/KkITMFGZ/HdsebQc1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. h3 Nxe4 9. Re1 f5 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Be3 a6 12. Bf1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. a5 g5!? { It's going to be that kind of game, huh? } (14... Rb8 15. Qc2 exd4 16. Nxd4 O-O { is a more normal, not to mention equal, position. }) 15. Nbd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 h6 17. d5?! { Playing into Black's hands by closing the center. } (17. dxe5! dxe5 18. cxb4 { opening every line! } 18... g4 19. hxg4 fxg4 20. Nxe5! Nxe5 21. Bc3 $18) 17... Nd8? { but this is just too passive. } (17... Qf7 { is a nice microtactic, liberating the e7-square for the knight. }) 18. cxb4 e4 19. Rac1 c5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. b5! { The winning idea, opening the e1-a5 diagonal to add to White's open board dominance. } 21... axb5 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Bxb5 { Black is defenseless. } 23... Rc8 24. Qd5 Qd7 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Kd8 27. Nd4 Re8 28. Bxc6 Re5 29. Bxd7 Rxd5 30. Bxc8 Kxc8 { White is winning. } 31. Ra1 Kb7 32. a6+ Ka8 33. Nc6 Rc5 34. Nd4 f4 35. Ra3 Ka7 36. g3 h5 37. Kg2 Rc4 38. h4 f3+ 39. Kf1 g4 40. Ke1 e3 41. fxe3 Rc5 42. Kf2 d5 43. Ke1 Rc8 44. Nb5+ Ka8 45. a7 Rc5 46. Nd4 Rc7 47. Ne6 Rb7 48. Ra1 Re7 49. Nf4 Rxe3+ 50. Kd2 Re5 51. Kd3 Rf5 52. Ke3 Re5+ 53. Kd4 Re4+ 54. Kd3 Re5 55. Ra2 Re1 56. Nxd5 Rd1+ 57. Kc4 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0