[Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Bb6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. d4 Ng6 10. Bf1 c6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Qc2 Bc7 13. b3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. c4 Ndf4 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bb2 Neg6 18. Qc3 f6 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Rad1 Bxe4 21. Rxd8 Raxd8 22. g3 Bxf3 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxf3 Ne6 25. Qd3 Nc5 26. Qd4 Bb6 27. b4 Ne5 28. Qd1 Rd8 29. Qb1 Ncd3 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. c5 Bc7 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. f4 Nf7 34. Qe6 h5 35. Bc4 Nh6 36. h4 a5 37. b5 cxb5 38. Bxb5 a4 39. Bxa4 Ba5 40. Bb3 Bc3 41. Qb6 Bd4+ 42. Kf1 Rd7 43. Qb4 Nf5 44. c6+ Re7 45. cxb7 Ne3+ 46. Kg1 1-0 [Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Armenia"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Na4 b6 10. Bxa8 Nxa8 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O Nc7 13. a3 Bb7 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. d4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne6 18. Bb2 Qe7 19. Nc3 Rd8 20. Nd5 Qf8 21. Qb3 Ncd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd5 23. Qa4 a5 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Qc2 Bxc6 26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Bc5 28. Ra1 h5 29. e3 Rd3 30. h4 Kf8 31. Rc8+ Ke7 32. Rh8 Rb3 33. Ra2 a4 34. Bxg7 a3 35. Be5 b5 36. Rb8 Kd7 37. g4 hxg4 38. h5 Ng5 39. Kf1 Nf3 40. Bg7 Kc7 41. Rg8 b4 42. Ra1 a2 43. h6 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 f6 45. Bxf6 Bd4 46. Bd8+ Kc6 47. Rxa2 b3 48. Rg6+ Kd7 49. Ra5 Re1+ 50. Kd3 Ne5+ 51. Kxd4 Nxg6 52. Rd5+ Ke6 53. Rg5 b2 54. Rxg6+ Kf7 55. Rg7+ Ke6 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Rg7+ Ke6 58. Re7+ Kf5 59. Rf7+ Kg6 60. Rf6+ Kh7 61. Rb6 b1=Q 62. Rxb1 Rxb1 63. Ke4 Kxh6 64. Kf4 Kh5 65. Kg3 Rh1 66. Kg2 Rh3 67. Bc7 Rf3 68. Bf4 Kg6 69. Kg1 Kf5 70. Kg2 Ke4 71. Kg1 Kd3 72. Kg2 Kd2 73. Kg1 Ke2 74. Kg2 Kd1 75. Kg1 Ke1 76. Kg2 Ke2 77. Bg3 Kd3 78. Bf4 Ke4 79. Kg1 Kd3 80. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bc4 Nxf2 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Kg6 8. Qxc5 Nxh1 9. Nc3 h6 10. Qc4 Nc6 11. Nd5 d6 12. Nf4+ Kh7 13. Qd3+ Kg8 14. Qd5+ Kh7 15. Qd3+ Kg8 16. Qd5+ Kh7 17. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Armenia"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 Ne6 9. Nh3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. f3 Rb8 13. b3 f5 14. Nf2 h5 15. Kh1 g5 16. Na4 Rb5 17. Bd2 g4 18. e4 Nd4 19. f4 Nf3 20. Be3 h4 21. Kg2 Qe8 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Qh5 24. Rh1 exf4 25. gxf4 h3+ 26. Kf1 fxe4 27. Ncxe4 Rxf4 28. Rxc6 Bb7 29. Rf6 Rbf5 30. Ng3 Nd2+ 31. Ke1 Qe8+ 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Armenia"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. d3 e5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 Ne6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bd7 12. Nd5 b6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. e3 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 e4 20. dxe4 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Bxe4 22. Qa4 h6 23. h4 Rb8 24. Nd2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Ne5 26. Qe4 Qd6 27. Nc4 Nxc4 28. Rxc4 g6 29. h5 g5 30. Qf5 Rb5 31. a4 Qc6+ 32. e4 Ra5 33. Kh2 Qa6 34. Rc3 c4 35. e5 Rxa4 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qd7 Ra2 38. Rf3 Qe6 39. Qc7 Qd5 40. e6 Qxf3 41. Qe5+ Qf6 0-1 [Event "Skilling Open | Knockout"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.11.26"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O e6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. Qd2 h6 9. a4 b6 10. Rfe1 Bb7 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bd3 g5 13. e5 Nd7 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Qc3 Kd8 17. Qa3 Nf5 18. c4 Rg8 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. c5 d5 21. Nexg5 hxg5 22. Bxf5 bxc5 23. dxc5 a5 24. Bxg5+ Kc8 25. Qe3 Ra6 26. Bf4 d4 27. Qxd4 Bxf3 28. Bxc7 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 exf5 30. Re8+ Kb7 31. Qxd7 Rag6 32. Bb6+ 1-0