Levon Aronian vs Andrey Esipenko — Riyadh Esports World Cup-A, Round 2.1

-- Stockfish 19

-- Engine disabled.

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bc4 Nf6

4. d3 Be7

5. Nc3 O-O

6. a4 d6

7. O-O Bg4

8. h3 Bh5

9. Be3 Nd4

10. Bxd4 exd4

11. Nd5 Nxd5

12. Bxd5 c6

13. Bb3 Bxf3

14. Qxf3 g6

15. g3 Kg7

16. Rae1 Qa5

17. Kg2 Rae8

18. h4 h5

19. Qd1 Bd8

20. f4 f5

21. Re2 Qc5

22. Qe1 Ba5

23. Qf2 Kf6

24. Rc1 Re7

25. exf5 Rxe2

26. Qxe2 Qxf5

27. c3 d5

28. c4 dxc4

29. Bxc4 Bb4

30. Rc2 Kg7

31. Qf2 Qd7

32. Re2 Re8

33. Rxe8 Qxe8

34. Qxd4+ Kh6

35. Be6 Qe7

36. Kf3 a5

37. f5 gxf5

38. Bxf5 Qf8

39. Qf4+ Kg7

40. Qg5+ Kh8

41. Qxh5+ Kg8

42. Qh7#

1-0

[Event "Riyadh Esports World Cup-A"]
[Site "Riyadh"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2679"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a4 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Bb3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 g6 15. g3 Kg7 16. Rae1 Qa5 17. Kg2 Rae8 18. h4 h5 19. Qd1 Bd8 20. f4 f5 21. Re2 Qc5 22. Qe1 Ba5 23. Qf2 Kf6 24. Rc1 Re7 25. exf5 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 Qxf5 27. c3 d5 28. c4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Bb4 30. Rc2 Kg7 31. Qf2 Qd7 32. Re2 Re8 33. Rxe8 Qxe8 34. Qxd4+ Kh6 35. Be6 Qe7 36. Kf3 a5 37. f5 gxf5 38. Bxf5 Qf8 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kh8 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Qh7# 1-0