Shankland, Sam vs Aronian, Levon
Saint Louis Blitz 2025 · Round 18.2 · 2025.08.15 · 0-1 · E12 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Andersson Variation
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[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.08.15"] [Round "18.2"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "72"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2737"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "E12"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 d6 10. e4 Nd7 11. Be3 a6 12. O-O-O Qc8 13. e5 Qb7 14. d5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Qd7+ Kf7 18. Rd6 Qxg2 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Qf5+ Kg8 21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Rdd1 Qc6 24. Kb1 Rf8 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qd5+ Qxd5 27. Rxd5 h5 28. h4 Rh7 29. Kc2 Re8 30. Rg1 Bxh4 31. Rh1 g5 32. Bxg5 Bxf2 33. Bf6 h4 34. Rf5 Bg3 35. Rg5+ Kf7 36. Rxg3 hxg3 0-1