[Event "FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 1-10"]
[Site "Hong Kong"]
[Date "2026.06.19"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Source "Lichess official broadcasts"]
[License "CC-BY-SA-4.0"]
[BroadcastName "FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Rapid | Matches 1-10"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/round-9/ydDf6D1z"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-team-rapid-blitz-chess-championships-2026-rapid-matches-1-10/round-9/ydDf6D1z/YmUeQNeH"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2689"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Ba2 O-O 14. Be3 c5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Qd7 18. Qf3 a5 19. b3 Rad8 20. Rae1 Kh8 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. g4 g6 23. Kh1 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Qh3 Qf6 26. f4 fxe4 27. dxe4 Qh4 28. Qxh4 Bxh4 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Rd5 Bg5 31. Kg2 Bxf4 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Kf3 Rc8 34. Rxd6 c4 35. Rfd1 cxb3 36. cxb3 Rc3+ 37. R1d3 Rc2 38. Rh6 Rc7 39. Rh5 Ra7 40. Rf5 Rxf5 41. exf5 Kg7 42. Kxf4 Rc7 43. Ke5 Re7+ 44. Kd6 Kf6 45. Kc6 Re5 46. Rh3 Kg7 47. Rh5 Re3 48. Kb6 Rxb3 49. Kxa5 Rb1 50. Rh3 b3 51. Rf3 Kf6 52. Kb5 b2 53. Rf2 Ke5 54. a5 Ke4 55. a6 Ke3 56. Rg2 Kd3 57. f6 Kc3 58. a7 Ra1 59. Rxb2 1-0