[Event "Grand Chess Tour Finals 2025"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-grand-chess-tour-finals--finals/rapid-game-1/L54mMIhE/MNXX4TSF"] [Date "2025.10.03"] [Round "14.2"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "25059530"] [BlackElo "2722"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E12"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Variation"] [StudyName "Grand Chess Tour Finals"] [ChapterName "Praggnanandhaa R - Aronian, Levon"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/zgASARMb/EHGpkGEm"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%clk 0:25:11] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:16] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 2... b6 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:24:46] } 3... e6 { [%clk 0:25:23] } 4. Bf4 { [%clk 0:24:53] } 4... Bb4+ { [%clk 0:25:27] } 5. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:24:48] } 5... Bb7 { [%clk 0:25:35] } 6. e3 { [%clk 0:24:54] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 0:25:44] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 0:25:01] } 7... Nh5 { [%clk 0:25:49] } 8. Be4 { [%clk 0:25:08] } 8... d5 { [%clk 0:24:56] } 9. cxd5 { [%clk 0:25:14] } 9... exd5 { [%clk 0:25:00] } 10. Bc2 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 10... Nxf4 { [%clk 0:24:50] } 11. exf4 { [%clk 0:25:23] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 0:24:03] } 12. O-O { [%clk 0:25:12] } 12... Qd6 { [%clk 0:22:24] } 13. Re1 { [%clk 0:23:20] } 13... O-O { [%clk 0:22:31] } 14. Nf1 { [%clk 0:19:36] } 14... Qxf4 { [%clk 0:20:49] } 15. Ne3 { [%clk 0:19:39] } 15... Bb4 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 16. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:11:03] } 16... Qd6 { [%clk 0:17:01] } 17. Nc3 { [%clk 0:10:42] } 17... Rae8 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 18. Ne4 { [%clk 0:08:27] } 18... Qh6 { [%clk 0:13:50] } 19. Re3 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 19... Bd6 { [%clk 0:13:58] } 20. Qe2?? { After this blunder in the first rapid game, Pragg never mentally recovered. } { [%clk 0:05:08] } 20... Nxd4! { The knight is untouchable due to ... Qh6xh2+ and ... Qh2-h1#. } { [%clk 0:13:22] } 21. Qd1 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 21... Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:13:18] } 22. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:03:46] } 22... Qxh2+ { [%clk 0:13:21] } 23. Kf1 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 23... Ba6+ { [%clk 0:12:47] } 24. Ke1 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 24... Qg1+ { [%clk 0:12:47] } 25. Kd2 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 25... Bb4+ { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:12:54] } 0-1