Andrey Esipenko vs Levon Aronian — Riyadh Esports World Cup-A, Round 2.2

-- Stockfish 19

-- Engine disabled.

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nc3 d5

3. Bf4 c5

4. e3 cxd4

5. exd4 a6

6. Nf3 Nc6

7. Ne5 Bd7

8. a3 e6

9. Qd2 Rc8

10. Be2 Qb6

11. O-O-O Qa5

12. Qe3 Nxe5

13. dxe5 Rxc3

14. Qxc3 Qxc3

15. bxc3 Ne4

16. Rde1 Bxa3+

17. Kb1 Nxc3+

18. Ka1 O-O

19. Bd3 Rc8

20. Bc1 Bc5

21. f4 Bf2

22. Ref1 Bd4

23. Rf3 Rc5

24. Be3 Ra5+

25. Kb2 Nd1+

0-1

[Event "Riyadh Esports World Cup-A"]
[Site "Riyadh"]
[Date "2025.07.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2742"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. a3 e6 9. Qd2 Rc8 10. Be2 Qb6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Qe3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Rde1 Bxa3+ 17. Kb1 Nxc3+ 18. Ka1 O-O 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Bc1 Bc5 21. f4 Bf2 22. Ref1 Bd4 23. Rf3 Rc5 24. Be3 Ra5+ 25. Kb2 Nd1+ 0-1