Round 4 of American Cup Open Elimination 2025, Saint Louis

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1.e4 2 e5 1 2.Sf3 2 Sc6 1 3.Lc4 2 Sf6 1 4.d3 1 Le7 2 5.0-0 4 0-0 2 6.Lb3 2 d6 1:20 7.c3 8 h6 3 8.Te1 10 Sh7 7 8...Re8 is the fancy move. 9.Sbd2 2:21 Sg5 2:44 C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5 and Max Lange Attack. 10.Sxg5 1:23 Lxg5 16 11.Sf1 36 Kh7N 5:27 White is slightly better. Predecessor: 11...Lxc1 12.Txc1 Le6 13.Se3 Te8 14.Tf1 Dg5 15.Sd5 Lxd5 16.Lxd5 Sd8 17.g3 c6 1-0 Asrian,K (2621)-Riazantsev,A (2628) FRA-chT Top 16 GpB 2008 (1) 12.d4 1:15 Lf6 3:20 13.Le3 22 g6 17 14.Dd2 1:47 Lg7 12 15.f4 34 15.Tad1± 15...Sa5!= 47 16.Sg3 18 b6 2:49 16...exf4= 17.Lxf4 Sxb3 18.axb3 a5 17.f5 2:41 La6 32 18.Df2 1:47 Dh4 34 19.d5 15 Tac8 1:49 20.Lc2 1:20 c6 1:12 21.dxc6 7 Sc4 31 22.Lc1 1:27 22.Tad1 22...Txc6 1 23.b3 19 Sa5 2       24.c4 1 Tc7 1:42 25.Le3 36 Sc6 23 26.Ld3 2:11 Sd4 1 27.Tf1 1 b5 51       28.Lxd4 4:37 bxc4 2 28...exd4? 29.f6 29.cxb5 Lc8+- 29...Lh8 30.cxb5± 30.Dxd4 bxc4 31.Dxd6 Tfc8± 29.Lxa7 9 29.fxg6+ fxg6 30.De1 exd4 30...cxd3 31.Txf8 Lxf8 32.Da5 31.Txf8 cxd3 31...Lxf8 32.Da5 29...cxd3 9 30.Db6 2 Dd8 2:21 31.Dxa6 36 Da8 2
32.Dxd3! 1:03 Dxa7+ 3 33.Kh1 2 Tfc8 12       34.Se2 2:01 34.a4± 34...d5 32 35.fxg6+ 54 35.exd5 e4 36.Dxe4 36.fxg6+ fxg6 37.Dxe4 Lxa1 36...Lxa1 37.Txa1 Te7 35...fxg6 2 36.Dxd5 2 36.exd5 e4 37.Dxe4 Lxa1 38.Txa1 Te7-+ 36...Td7 26 37.De6 14 Tc2 3 38.Sg1 38 Te7! 1:00 38...Tdd2?! 39.Tf7 Tc7 39...Txg2? 40.Sf3+- 40.Taf1± 39.Dh3 10 Txa2 2
40.Sf3! 24 Lf6 21 Dodges Ng5+ 40...Txa1 41.Sg5+ Kh8 42.Dc8+ 41.Tad1 9       Da6 22 42.Dg3 24 Db5 31 43.h4 3 Dc6 40 44.Td5 9 De6 13 45.Tfd1 6 Lg7 10 46.Td6 17 Df7 1 Black should try 46...Ta1! 47.Tf1 1 De8 13 48.Dg4 1 Tc2 23 49.b4 19 Tc6 6 50.Tfd1 42 50.Txc6± Dxc6 51.Tb1 50...Txd6 14 51.Txd6 1 and b5! would now be decisive Tb7 1
Black is weak on the light squares 52.h5! 18 gxh5 0 53.Df5+ 1 Kg8 1
54.Sh4 26 White is much more active. White should try 54.Tg6!± 54...Txb4 18 55.Sg6 5 Tb7 12 Prevents Rd7 56.Dxh5 7 Tf7 16 57.Kh2 9       White has the initiative. Tf6 19 57...Tf1= keeps the balance. 58.Txf6± 6 58.Dxe5? too greedy. Dxe5+ 58...Txg6 59.Dxe8+ Lf8 60.Txg6+ Kh7 61.Df7+ Kh8 62.Tg8# 58...Dxg6? 59.Txf6 Lxf6 60.De6+ Kg7 61.g3-+ 59.Sxe5 Txd6-+ 58...Lxf6 1 59.Dxh6 1 Dd7? 16       59...Dd8± 60.Df8++- 3 Kh7 4 61.Dxf6 1 Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.26 (precise) Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=5 Black=4 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=7 OK: White=20 Black=13 Best: White=4 Black=7 Strong: --- Black=2 Brilliant: White=1 --- 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Caruana,F2783Aronian,L27481–02025C55American Cup Open Elimination 20254.1
Aronian,L2748Caruana,F27831–02025B30American Cup Open Elimination 20254.2
Aronian,L2748Caruana,F27830–12025B30American Cup Open Elimination 20254.3
Caruana,F2783Aronian,L27481–02025C41American Cup Open Elimination 20254.4
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