[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2026"]
[Site "Saint Louis Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.08.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "24116068"]
[BlackFideId "13300474"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Nc5 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Bf4 c6 9. a3 b5 10. Ba2 O-O 11. O-O Ne6 12. Bg3 f5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxe6+ dxe6 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 e5 18. Rd6 Bf5 19. Rxc6 Rfc8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxe5 Bxc2 22. Bd4 a5 23. Re1 Bg6 24. f3 Rc4 25. Ra1 h5 26. Kf2 Ra4 27. Ke3 Be8 28. Ke4 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. axb4 Bc6+ 31. Ke3 Rxb4 32. Ra6 Rb3+ 33. Kf2 Rd3 34. Be5 Rd5 35. Ba1 Rd6 36. Kg3 Kh7 37. h4 Rg6+ 38. Kf2 Rd6 39. Bc3 Kg8 40. Kg3 Rg6+ 41. Kh2 Be8 42. Ra8 Re6 43. Kg3 Re7 44. Kf4 Kh7 45. Be5 Bf7 46. Ra5 Rd7 47. Rc5 Ra7 48. Bd4 Ra4 49. Ke3 Ra3+ 50. Ke4 Ra2 51. Rg5 Bg6+ 52. Ke3 Ra3+ 53. Kf4 Ra4 54. Rd5 Bf7 55. Rd7 Kg8 56. Rd8+ Kh7 57. g4 hxg4 58. fxg4 Ra5 59. Rf8 Ra4 60. Rd8 Ra5 61. Bc3 Rc5 62. Be5 Be6 63. Rd6 Bc8 64. Bd4 Rc7 65. Rd5 Rf7+ 66. Kg3 Rd7 67. Rh5+ Kg8 68. Be3 Re7 69. Bc5 Re4 70. Rg5 Rc4 71. Be3 Rc3 72. Kf3 Bb7+ 73. Kf4 Rc4+ 74. Kg3 Rc3 75. Re5 Kf7 76. h5 Rc4 77. Bf4 Bc8 78. g5 Rc3+ 79. Be3 Be6 80. Kf3 Rc4 81. Bf4 Rc3+ 82. Be3 Rc4 83. Bf4 Rc3+ 84. Ke4 Rc4+ 85. Ke3 Rc3+ 86. Kd2 Rh3 87. g6+ Kf6 88. Ra5 Bf5 89. Ra6+ Be6 90. h6 gxh6 91. g7 Kxg7 92. Rxe6 Kf7 93. Ra6 h5 94. Be3 Rf3 95. Kd3 h4 96. Ke4 Rf6 97. Ra7+ Kg6 98. Bd4 Rf7 99. Ra8 Re7+ 100. Be5 h3 101. Rg8+ Kf7 102. Rh8 Ke6 103. Rh6+ Kd7 104. Kd5 h2 105. Rxh2 Rf7 106. Rh6 Re7 107. Ra6 Rf7 108. Bf6 Ke8 109. Be5 Kd7 110. Rh6 Re7 111. Bd4 Rf7 112. Bf6 Kc7 113. Ke6 Rd7 114. Be5+ Kc6 115. Rh1 Rb7 116. Bd4 Kb5 117. Rc1 Rh7 118. Be3 Rh4 119. Kd6 Rc4 120. Rh1 Rb4 121. Kd5 Rb3 122. Bd4 Rb4 123. Rd1 Rb3 124. Bc5 Rb2 125. Rd3 Rb1 126. Ba3 Ka4 127. Bc5 Kb5 128. Be3 Kb4 129. Kc6 Rb3 130. Rd4+ Kc3 131. Kd5 Kc2 132. Ke4 Rb5 133. Rc4+ Kb3 134. Kd3 Rd5 135. Bd4 Rb5 136. Bc5 Rb7 137. Rd4 Rb5 138. Bd6 Rb6 139. Be7 Rb7 140. Bc5 Rb5 141. Rc4 Rb7 142. Be3 Rb4 143. Rc5 Ka4 144. Bd2 Rb5 145. Rc4+ Kb3 146. Bc3 Rd5 147. Bd4 Rb5 148. Rc8 Rb4 149. Rc1 Rb5 150. Ra1 Rb4 151. Ra5 Rb7 152. Rh5 Rb4 153. Bc5 Rb5 154. Kd4 Rb7 155. Rh3+ Ka4 156. Kc4 Rb4 157. Bxb4 1/2-1/2
