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The Lion Emerges! || Levon Aronian vs Sam Shankland || U.S. Chess Championships 2026

October 19, 2026 ChessTerra Agadmator

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This video features a game from the U.S. Chess Championships 2026 between Levon Aronian and Sam Shankland. The players contest a Sicilian Defense, navigating complex middlegame pawn structures and rook maneuvers. Viewers interested in top-level tournament games and positional chess strategies will benefit the most from this analysis.

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Aronian, Levon (2725) - Shankland, Sam (2646)
U.S. Chess Championships 2026 (Chess.com) [07] 2026.10.16
B20 Sicilian Defense

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nh4 g6 9.Ng2 b5 10.Ne3 Bb7 11.Bg2 Nbd7 12.Ncd5 O-O 13.O-O Rc8 14.a4 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 b4 17.Bd2 a5 18.c3 bxc3 19.Bxc3 Rc5 20.Bd2 Bg5 21.b4 Rc4 22.bxa5 Bxd2 23.Qxd2 Rc5 24.a6 Qa5 25.Rfd1 Qxa6 26.a5 Rfc8 27.Bf1 Qa7 28.Qe3 Nf6 29.a6 Ng4 30.Qe2 Rc2 31.Rd2 Rxd2 32.Qxd2 e4 33.Qe2 (33.h3) h5 34.h3 Nf6 35.Qb2 Nd7 36.Qb7 Rc7 37.Qxa7 Rxa7 38.Rb1 f5 39.Rb7 Rxb7 40.axb7 Kf7 41.Bb5 Nb8 42.h4 g5 43.hxg5 Kg6 44.f4 exf3 45.Kf2 Kxg5 46.Kxf3 Kg6 47.Kf4 Kf6 48.Be2 Kg6 49.Bd1 Nd7 50.Ba4 Nb8 51.Be8+

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