Description
Featured is a sharp rapid chess game between Levon Aronian and Jorden van Foreest from Round 1 of the 2026 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, held on August 2nd. Arising out of the Sicilian Defense, Hyperaccelerated Dragon, we observe an early unmasking of the dragon bishop with 8...Nd7 and reach a new position after 13...Bxb2. A key moment occurs after 18. Rb6. How would you respond?
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Image of Levon Aronian by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Qc1 Nc5 12. Bh6 Bxc3 13. Bxf8 Bxb2 14. Bxe7 Bxc1 15. Bxd8 Bb2 16. Rab1 Be5 17. Bc7 Nxe4 18. Rb6 Nc3 19. Bf3 Nxa2 20. c5 a4 21. cxd6 a3 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nxa3 Rxa3 24. d7 Bxd7 25. Bxe5 Ra8 26. Rfb1 Re8 27. Rb8 f5 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rb7 h5 30. Bb2 Kf8 31. h4 Bf7 32. Kh2 c5 33. Ba3 Kg8 34. Rb8+