Chess game: Matlakov x Aronian

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi"] [Date "2017.09.10"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Matlakov, Maxim"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2802"] [Annotator "Leitão"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. d4 { [%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nxd5 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00: 22]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:38]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. a4 $146 {[%emt 0:05:26]} (11. O-O b5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. h4 e5 14. h5 h6 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 c4 17. Bc2 Qxe5 {0-1 (45) Navara,D (2737)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 2017}) 11... cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 12. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 13. O-O $5 {[%emt 0:15:34]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} (13... Bxa4) 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05: 33]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:04:23]} Nd7 $6 {[%emt 0:10:23]} ( 15... e5 $1 16. Be3 Nd7) 16. e5 $1 {[%emt 0:05:51]} exd5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} ( 16... Nc5 $1 17. d6 Qd7 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. dxe7 Qd3 $11) 17. e6 {[%emt 0:01:23] } Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 18. exf7+ {[%emt 0:01:37]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Nd4 $2 {[%emt 0:10:52]} (19. Re1 $1 $18 Bf6 20. Bxh7 $1) 19... Bf6 $2 {[%emt 0:06: 40] [#]} (19... Kg8 $11) 20. Bxh7 $3 $18 {[%emt 0:11:41]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:18:32]} (20... Bxd4 21. Qf3+ $18 (21. Qh5+ $18)) (20... g6 21. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 (21... Nxg6 22. Qe6+ $18) 22. Qg4+ Kh7 (22... Kf7 23. Nf5 $18) 23. Qf5+ Kg7 24. Bh6+ Kxh6 25. Qxf6+ Kh7 26. Nf5 $18) (20... Nxh7 21. Qe6+ Kf8 (21... Kg6 22. Qf5+ Kf7 23. Qxd5+ Kg6 24. Qe4+ $18 (24. Ne6 $18)) 22. Ba3+ Be7 23. Rbc1 (23. Qxd5 $18) 23... Bxa3 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Qh3 $18) 21. Rxb7+ {[%emt 0:02:41]} Bd7 { [%emt 0:00:25]} 22. Qg4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:13:05]} 23. Rxd7+ { [%emt 0:01:34]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be7 {[%emt 0: 00:07]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:06:05]} (25. Bb2 $1 Qxb2 26. Qxd5+ Ke8 (26... Kf6 27. Qf5#) (26... Kf8 27. Qg8#) 27. Bg6+ Kf8 28. Qf7#) 25... Qe5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} ( 25... Qf6 26. Ba3 Re8 27. Qxd5+ $18) 26. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01: 12]} (26... Rc7 27. Qg4 (27. Bg6+ Kf6 (27... Kf8 28. Qh3 $18) (27... Kxg6 28. Qg4+ $18) 28. Qh3 $18 (28. Qg4 $18)) 27... Qf6 28. Bg5 Qxg5 29. Qe6+ Ke8 30. Bg6+ Kd8 31. Bf5 $1 $18) 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} (27. Qg4 Qf6 (27... Qd6 28. Bb4 Qxb4 29. Qe6+ Ke8 30. Bg6+ Kf8 31. Qf7#) 28. Bg5 $1 Qxg5 29. Qe6+ Ke8 30. Bg6+ Qxg6 31. Qxe7#) 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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Pedro de Alcântara Teixeira Junior
18 Sep 2017
But Aronian is a BEAST!!! I hope he wins the tournament, and hope as well that he wins the Candidates and takes Carlsen's crown in the next World Championship Match!!!!
Aronian is a nice guy, not arrogant like MC, Nakamura, and others... Aronian needed to make money from chess in his childhood, to help his family... A humble guy, who gained my admiration. And let alone the fact that he is one of the two guys that is capable of taking MAgnus' crown - the other one is MVL, and Aronian x MVL matcho on World Cup is a must watch (tomorrow we have the first game).
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