[Event "Aimchess US Rapid"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.08.29"] [Round "10.8"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2587"] [BlackElo "2782"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2021.08.28"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 exd4 14. cxd4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Kh1 Kg7 17. Nc3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qxb5 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qc4 c5 22. Nb5 Nxg3+ 23. fxg3 Be5 24. Qe2 Bg6 25. Bc4 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qd7 27. Nc3 Rf8 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Qf7 31. h3 Qf2 32. Kh2 c4 33. Ne4 Qf7 34. Qa3 Qd5 35. Qf3+ Ke7 36. Qf5 Kd8 37. Qf8+ Kc7 38. Nf6 Qe6 39. Ng4 Bxb2 40. Qf2 Be5 41. Qa7+ Kd8 42. Qb6+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ Kf8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qc7+ Kg6 46. Qc6 Bd4 47. Qf3 h5 48. Nf2 Qf5 0-1 [Event "U.S. Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2022.10.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "L Aronian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2022.10.04"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. c3 dxe4 11. O-O Re8 12. cxd4 Qxd4 13. Qg5 Nb4 14. Bd2 Qd6 15. Nc3 c6 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. g4 h6 18. Qh4 Bc8 19. Bxh6 Nd3 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. f3 Rh8 22. fxe4+ Kg8 23. Bh6 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Be6 25. Qg5 Bf7 26. Rxf7 Rxh6 27. Rxd3 Qxd3 28. Qf6 Rxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qd2+ 30. Kg1 Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Qh6 32. g5 1-0 [Event "United States Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2024.10.13"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "194"] [EventDate "2024.10.11"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Re1 Rfe8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. c3 Ne7 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. Qc2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. g3 Qh3 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Ng1 Ne6 22. f3 Rad8 23. Qf2 Bg5 24. d4 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 exd4 26. cxd4 d5 27. e5 c5 28. Ne2 Rc8 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. gxf4 cxd4 31. Red3 Rc4 32. Rg1 Re6 33. Bb1 Rec6 34. Rdd1 d3 35. f5 Rf4 36. Bxd3 Qxf3+ 37. Qxf3 Rxf3 38. f6 g5 39. Rge1 Rf2 40. Kg1 Rxb2 41. Rc1 Rb3 42. e6 fxe6 43. Bg6 Rxc1 44. Rxc1 Rf3 45. Rc7 Rxf6 46. Bh7+ Kf8 47. Rxb7 Rf7 48. Rb8+ Kg7 49. Bd3 Rf3 50. Be2 Rxa3 51. Bg4 Kf6 52. Rb6 Ke5 53. Bxe6 Rf3 54. Bg8 Rf6 55. Rb8 Kd4 56. Rd8 Rf5 57. Ra8 Rf6 58. Rd8 Kc3 59. Rxd5 b4 60. Rc5+ Kb2 61. Kg2 b3 62. Ra5 Kc3 63. Ra3 Rb6 64. Kf2 h5 65. Ke2 g4 66. Ra4 Kc2 67. Bf7 Rc6 68. Bd5 Rd6 69. Rc4+ Kb2 70. Bf7 Ka3 71. Rc1 Rf6 72. Bd5 Rd6 73. Bf7 Rf6 74. Bd5 Rf5 75. Bg8 a5 76. Kd3 a4 77. Bh7 Rf2 78. Kc3 Rf3+ 79. Kc4 Rf7 80. Ra1+ Kb2 81. Rb1+ Ka2 82. Bg6 Rf6 83. Bh7 Rf7 84. Bg6 Rf4+ 85. Kc3 Rf6 86. Bh7 Rf7 87. Bg6 Rg7 88. Bf5 Rc7+ 89. Kb4 b2 90. Re1 Rc1 91. Re3 b1=Q+ 92. Bxb1+ Kxb1 93. Kxa4 Kc2 94. Kb4 Kd2 95. Re5 h4 96. Re4 Rg1 97. Kc4 h3 0-1 [Event "United States Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2025.10.13"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "207"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rae1 Ndf6 14. Nd1 Nd7 15. f3 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd4 Nhf6 18. Nc3 Ne5 19. Ncb5 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Re7 21. Bb3 b6 22. Rc1 Ba6 23. Rfd1 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Nc4 25. e4 Nxb2 26. Rd4 dxe4 27. fxe4 a6 28. Nd6 b5 29. e5 Ne8 30. Bd5 Rd8 31. Rc6 Kf8 32. Bb3 Rxe5 33. Rxa6 Rxd6 34. Raxd6 Nxd6 35. Rxd6 Nc4 36. Rc6 Nd2 37. Bc2 Nc4 38. a4 Ne3 39. axb5 Rxb5 40. Rc8+ Ke7 41. Re8+ Kxe8 42. Ba4 Ke7 43. Bxb5 Ke6 44. Kf2 Nd5 45. h4 Ke5 46. Kf3 f5 47. g3 Nc3 48. Bd3 Ne4 49. Bb5 Nd2+ 50. Ke3 Nb3 51. Bc4 Nd4 52. Bd3 Ne6 53. Kf3 Nd8 54. Bc4 Nc6 55. Bd3 Ne7 56. Bc4 Nc8 57. Bd3 Nb6 58. Bb5 Na8 59. Bd3 Nc7 60. Bc4 Ne8 61. Bd3 Nf6 62. Bc2 Ng4 63. Bd3 Nh2+ 64. Kg2 Ng4 65. Kf3 Nf6 66. Bc2 Nd5 67. Bb3 Nb4 68. Ba4 Na6 69. Bb5 Nc5 70. Bc4 Na4 71. Bb5 Nc3 72. Bd3 Nd1 73. Be2 Nb2 74. Bb5 Nd1 75. Be2 Nc3 76. Bd3 Na2 77. Bc4 Nb4 78. Bb5 Nc2 79. Bc4 Nd4+ 80. Ke3 Nc6 81. Bb5 Ne7 82. Kf3 Ng6 83. Bd3 Nf8 84. Bc2 Nd7 85. Ba4 Nc5 86. Bc2 Ne6 87. Bd3 Nd4+ 88. Ke3 Nb3 89. Bc2 Na5 90. Bd3 Nb7 91. Kf3 Nd6 92. Bc2 Nc4 93. Bd3 Nd2+ 94. Ke3 Ne4 95. Kf3 Nc5 96. Bc2 g5 97. hxg5 hxg5 98. Bb1 Ne4 99. Ba2 g4+ 100. Kg2 f4 101. gxf4+ Kxf4 102. Bd5 g3 103. Bxe4 Kxe4 104. Kxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Champ"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2719"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Bb4 12. f3 a5 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Kf2 Rfe8 15. g4 Re7 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nb6 18. b3 Nc8 19. Ng2 Nd6 20. Nf4 Kg7 21. Be2 h6 22. h4 h5 23. gxh5 Bh7 24. a4 Kh6 25. Bf1 Rae8 26. Bh3 Bf5 27. Bg2 Bh7 28. Bh3 Bf5 29. Bg2 Bh7 30. Bh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2719"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 Bxc5 8. Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxc5 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. e3 Nf6 12. Bc4 dxe3 13. Bxe3 Qb4+ 14. Bd2 Qe7+ 15. Qe2 Qxe2+ 16. Bxe2 O-O 17. O-O Bg4 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Kf1 h6 20. h3 Be6 21. b3 a5 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxa5 Ra8 25. Bb4 Rfe8 26. a4 Ra6 27. Nd4 Bd5 28. f3 Nh5 29. Rc5 Nf6 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Kf2 Rd7 32. Bc3 Be6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34. a5 Nd5 35. Bd2 b6 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. b4 bxa5 38. bxa5 Ne7 39. Rc2 Nc6 40. Ra2 Rd5 41. Bc3 Rc5 42. Ra3 e5 43. Rb1 Nd4 44. Rb2 Nb5 45. Bb4 Nxa3 46. Bxc5 Rxa5 47. Rb7+ Kg8 48. Rb8+ Kf7 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Bb4 Rb5 51. Rxb5 Nxb5 52. Ke3 Kf7 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. g4 g6 55. Kd5 Nc7+ 56. Ke4 Nb5 57. Kd5 Nc7+ 58. Kd6 Nb5+ 59. Kd5 Nc7+ 60. Ke4 Nb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2729"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Bc5 9. Qe2+ Qe6 10. O-O Qxe2 11. Bxe2 d5 12. c4 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Re1+ Kd7 16. Bd3 Rae8 17. Bd2 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Rxe8 Kxe8 20. a4 g6 21. Kf1 Bd6 22. g3 c5 23. b3 Ke7 24. Ke2 b6 25. h4 h5 26. Be3 Ke6 27. Ba6 Be5 28. Kd3 Bg2 29. Ke2 Bd5 30. Kd3 Bg2 31. Ke2 Bd5 32. Kd3 Bg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2719"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 d6 7. b4 axb4 8. axb4 Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. b5 Nd4 11. e3 Ne6 12. Nge2 h5 13. h3 Rb8 14. O-O Bd7 15. d4 Re8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 Qc8 18. Ba3 Kh8 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc3 Bg7 21. Nd5 e4 22. Bb2 Qd8 23. Bxe4 Ng5 24. Bg2 Bxh3 25. Bxh3 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Ng5 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qd4+ Kh6 29. Qf4 Re4 30. Qxc7 Qxc7 31. Nxc7 Rxc4 32. Rfc1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rd8 34. Rc2 Ne4 35. f3 Nf6 36. b6 g5 37. e4 Rd3 38. e5 Nd7 39. e6 fxe6 40. Nxe6 Nxb6 41. Rb2 Nd5 42. Rxb7 Rd2+ 43. Kf1 Ne3+ 44. Ke1 Rg2 45. Rb3 Nf5 46. g4 hxg4 47. fxg4 Rxg4 48. Kf2 Re4 49. Rb5 Nd6 50. Nxg5 Rf4+ 51. Kg3 Nxb5 52. Kxf4 Nc7 53. Ne4 Nb5 54. Ng5 Nd4 55. Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Elim"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.03"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2729"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 Qe7 8. f3 Bc5 9. Qd3 Rb8 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. c3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Be2 d5 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bg5 dxe4 16. Bxf6 exd3 17. Bxe7 dxe2 18. Bh4 Ba6 19. Kf2 f6 20. a4 Bc4 21. Rhc1 Kd7 22. a5 Ra8 23. Ke1 c5 24. Bg3 Kc6 25. Rcb1 h5 26. h3 h4 27. Bh2 Rhd8 28. Bg1 Rd3 29. Rc1 Rd5 30. Be3 g5 31. Rcb1 Re8 32. Bf2 Bd3 33. Rb2 Ra8 34. Rd2 Bc4 35. Rxd5 Kxd5 36. Kd2 Kc6 37. Kc2 Rd8 38. Re1 Rd1 39. a6 Rxe1 40. Bxe1 Bxa6 41. bxc5 Kxc5 42. Bf2+ Kd5 43. Kd2 c5 44. f4 Ke4 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. Bg1 Kf5 47. Bf2 Kf6 48. g3 g4 49. gxh4 gxh3 0-1 [Event "American Cup Champ"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.04"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2729"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Bg5 cxd5 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Qe5 16. Re1 Qd6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Qe5 Bg6 20. Nxg6+ fxg6 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. Rb7 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. g3 Kg8 25. Re4 Rd8 26. Re7 Kf8 27. Rb7 Re8 28. Kg2 Bb6 29. Bb5 Re5 30. Rb8+ Kf7 31. Bc4+ d5 32. f4 Re8 33. Bxd5+ Kf8 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Kf3 h6 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. c4 Kd6 38. h4 Bf2 39. Kf3 Be1 40. Kg4 Kc5 41. Bg8 a5 42. Bf7 Kd4 43. Bxg6 Kxc4 44. Kf3 Kd4 45. Bf7 Bb4 46. Bg6 Be1 47. Bf7 Bb4 48. Bg6 Be1 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Cup Champ"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.04"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2719"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg3 Re8 10. h3 Bd6 11. Nge2 Qe7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bh4 Qe6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Qg6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Nf6 19. g4 Qg5 20. Nf4 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 Nd5 23. Rf2 Re7 24. Raf1 Rae8 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Rf4 Rc7 27. R1f2 Kh7 28. Kh2 b6 29. Qa3 Qe7 30. Qa4 Rec8 31. Qd1 Qd6 32. g5 e5 33. dxe5 Qxe5 34. h4 Rc6 35. g3 hxg5 36. Rf5 Qe7 37. Rxg5 Rh6 38. Qxd5 Rc5 0-1 [Event "American Cup Champ"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.04"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2729"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Be2 Bc7 13. Nfd4 Bg6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. g3 Bb6 17. Qd2 h6 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Bf3 a5 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Bg2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Be4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Nd5 25. Qe2 Rxe4 26. Qxe4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Bc7 29. f5 Ne5 30. Nc5 Bb6 31. Ne4 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Nxd4 35. Nd6 b6 36. Nc4 Nxf5 37. Nxb6 Nd6 38. Ke2 g5 39. Kd3 f5 40. Nd5 Kf7 41. b4 axb4 42. Nxb4 Nb7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Nc6 Kd6 45. Nd4 Ke5 46. Nc6+ Kd5 47. Ne7+ Ke6 48. Nc6 h5 49. a5 Nc5 50. Nb4 Ke5 51. a6 Nxa6 52. Nxa6 g4 53. hxg4 fxg4 54. Nc5 h4 55. Nd3+ Kf5 56. Ke2 g3 57. fxg3 hxg3 58. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Rapid"] [Site "St. Louis, MO, US"] [Date "2026.08.03"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2549"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2026.08.02"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 a5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 a4 10. Ba2 Nc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bh4 Qe7 15. Qf3 g5 16. Bg3 Bg4 17. Qe3 Bh5 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Rfe8 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. h3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rfe1 Qxd4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd5 Nxc2 27. Ra2 Bg6 28. Bxb7 Rd8 29. Bc6 Rd3 30. Bxa4 Rxa3 31. Rxa3 Nxa3 32. Bb3 Nc2 33. Bxc2 Bxc2 34. Bh2 Bb1 35. Bg3 Bc2 36. Bh2 Bb1 37. Bg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz"] [Site "St. Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2026.08.05"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Awonder Liang"] [Black "Levon Aronian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2715"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2026.08.05"] [EventType "blitz"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 c6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Nf5 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Nc4 18. b3 Nb2 19. Nxd6 Rxd6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rac1 Nd3 22. Rc7 Ra6 23. Rd1 Nf4 24. Rd2 Rb6 25. Rd7 a5 26. g3 Nxh3+ 27. Kg2 Ng5 28. Nxg5 fxg5 29. Rxd5 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4 31. Rxg5 f5 32. g4 fxg4 33. Rxg4 Rd6 34. Kg3 Kg7 35. Re4 Rda6 36. Re7+ Kf6 37. Rxb7 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 39. Rb6+ Kf5 40. Rb5+ Kf6 41. Kf3 g5 42. Rb6+ Kf5 43. Rb5+ Kf6 44. Ke3 g4 45. Re5 Ra3+ 46. Ke2 g3 47. fxg3 Rxg3 48. Re4 Ra3 49. Re5 Rh3 50. Re4 Ra3 51. Re5 Rh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz"] [Site "St. Louis, MO USA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Awonder Liang"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2721"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2026.08.05"] [EventType "blitz"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Ne2 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8. Nbc3 h6 9. d4 e4 10. Nf4 Bd6 11. f3 exf3 12. Rxf3 O-O 13. h3 Rc8 14. Be3 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Na5 16. Qf3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Bf2 Qb6 19. b3 Rc6 20. Na4 Qc7 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. c4 Kh7 23. cxd5 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Kh2 Bc8 26. Nc5 f5 27. d6 b6 28. d7 Bxd7 29. Nxd7 Qc7+ 30. Ne5 1-0