[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nc3 a6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Nge2 e5 10. d5 Nb4 11. Ng3 f5 12. Bc4 Qd6 13. Bb3 h5 14. Qe2 h4 15. Nf1 Bd7 16. Nd2 e4 17. f3 exf3 18. Nxf3 O-O-O 19. O-O-O Bf6 20. Qf2 Kb8 21. Nd4 Rhg8 22. Nxf5 Qe5 23. Rdf1 Bh8 24. Nxh4 Rg4 25. Nf3 Qd6 26. Qd2 Be8 27. h3 Rf4 28. Ne2 Re4 29. Nc3 Rf4 30. Kb1 Qc5 31. Qxf4 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Qb4 Qc6 35. Rd1 Rh5 36. Rhe1 Ka7 37. Re5 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Qd7 6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nb3 b6 11. Bb5 Ne6 12. Nbd4 Bb7 13. Nf5 a6 14. Bf1 Rad8 15. a3 Rfe8 16. b4 Bf8 17. Bb2 Ne7 18. Ng3 c5 19. h4 d4 20. Bd3 Qc7 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Nh5 c4 23. Be4 Ng6 24. Bf5 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Nxh4 26. Qg4 Ng6 27. Rad1 d3 28. cxd3 c3 29. Rc1 c2 30. d4 Qb6 31. Bxe6 Qxb2 32. Bd7 Re7 33. e6 fxe6 34. Bxe6+ Kh8 35. d5 Rc7 36. Bf5 Ne7 37. d6 Rxd6 38. Be4 Rd8 39. Nf4 Rc4 40. Ne6 Rdc8 41. Qh4 Ng6 42. Qg5 Be7 43. Qf5 Bf6 44. Nf4 Nf8 45. Nd5 R4c5 46. Qh3 Bg5 47. f4 Bh6 48. Qf5 Ng6 49. Kh1 Rf8 50. Qd7 Nxf4 51. Nxf4 Bxf4 52. Bf3 Bxc1 0-1

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O Ne7 16. Ncb4 Bb7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qd3 g6 19. Nd5 Qe6 20. Rad1 Bd8 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Qe3 f5 23. Bf3 Qf7 24. Qe2 Bg5 25. Rd3 a5 26. a3 Bc6 27. b4 Rfc8 28. bxa5 Bd8 29. Nb4 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Bxa5 32. Rxd6 Qf5 33. Qe3 Bxb4 34. axb4 Qf4 35. Re1 Kg7 36. g3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Re8 38. Rd5 Kf6 39. Rc5 Re6 40. Kg2 Rbb6 41. Rd3 Rec6 42. Rdd5 Rxc5 43. Rxc5 Kf5 44. Kf3 Rd6 45. Ke3 Rb6 46. f4 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Bxf4 7. exf4 Qb6 8. Qc1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nb3 Rac8 14. Re1 a6 15. Qd2 g6 16. h4 Be8 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. Re2 Bd7 20. Rae1 Re8 21. f3 Nh5 22. Re5 f6 23. g4 fxe5 24. fxe5 Qe7 25. gxh5 Qxh4 26. hxg6 Qg3+ 27. Kf1 hxg6 28. Re2 Re7 29. Rg2 Qh3 30. Qg5 Rg7 31. Kf2 Rf8 32. Ke3 Qh4 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.14"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Bxf4 7. exf4 Qb6 8. Qc1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Na3 Bd7 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Qe3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. f5 Bc6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bc4 Bd5 23. Rac1 Rfd8 24. f3 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. a4 Nd7 27. Bxd5 Nxe5 28. Be4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd2+ 30. Kg3 Rxb2 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 Nc4 33. f4 Nd6 0-1

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a3 b5 8. g4 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nfd7 10. g5 Nc6 11. f4 Rc8 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Qxd4 h6 14. a4 hxg5 15. fxg5 Ne5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Rh4 18. Rad1 Rxc2 19. Rf2 Rc6 20. Qxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rxf7 Be7 23. Nc3 Rg4 24. Kf2 g6 25. Rg7 Ba6 26. Rxg6 Rh4 27. h3 Rd6 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. g6 Rd3 30. Ra8 Bb7 31. g7 Bxa8 32. g8=Q Bc6 33. Qb8 Rh7 34. Ke2 Rd6 35. Bc5 Rg7 36. Bxd6 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.15"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a5 Nf6 9. Nbd2 a6 10. O-O h6 11. h3 Re8 12. b4 Ba7 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Qe7 19. c4 Nf6 20. Bc3 e4 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rd8 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. dxe4 Rxe4 25. Qc2 Qc6 26. Rab1 Rdd4 27. Qb3 Rxc4 28. Qxb7 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Rxc5 30. Rd1 Re7 31. Ra1 Kf7 32. h4 Kg6 33. g3 f4 34. gxf4 Re4 35. Ra7 Rc6 36. Rd1 Rxf4 37. Rd7 Rf7 38. Rd3 Rf5 39. Ra3 Kh5 40. Rg3 g6 41. Ra8 Kxh4 42. Kg2 Rg5 43. Rb8 Rxg3+ 44. fxg3+ Kg5 45. Kf3 Rc5 46. Rb7 h5 47. Ra7 Rxa5 48. Rxc7 Rf5+ 49. Kg2 a5 50. Rc6 Rb5 51. Rc8 Kf5 52. Rf8+ Ke4 53. Rf6 g5 54. Rh6 Kd3 55. Rxh5 a4 56. Kf3 g4+ 0-1

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.15"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Bc2 Ngf6 8. d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. Re1 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nc7 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Bg3 b5 14. Nbd2 c4 15. Qe2 Bb7 16. Ne4 h6 17. h4 Qb6 18. a4 Rad8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rad1 Bc6 21. b3 cxb3 22. Bxb3 Ndc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Qe3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Na4 29. e6 f5 30. Qa7 Bf6 31. Qd7 Qa8 32. c4 Nc3 33. cxb5 h5 34. b6 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.16"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 h5 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Bd3 Rg8 13. Nge2 Bd6 14. Kf1 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 f5 16. g3 Ke7 17. Kg2 Nf6 18. Rdd1 Ne4 19. Nc1 a5 20. N3e2 a4 21. Nd3 Ra5 22. Rc1 Rh8 23. Rc2 Rg8 24. Rb1 Rb5 25. Nef4 Nf6 26. b4 axb3 27. axb3 Ra8 28. b4 Ra3 29. Rcb2 Ke8 30. Rb3 Rxb3 31. Rxb3 Rb6 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 Ra6 35. b5 Ra2 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Rb7+ Ke8 38. Rc7 Ne4 39. Nh3 Ra6 40. Ng5 Nxc5 41. Rxf7 Ne4 42. Rxf5 Nd2+ 43. Kg2 Ra2 44. Nh3 Ne4 45. Rxh5 Ke7 46. Rf5 Ke6 47. Rf8 c5 48. h5 c4 49. h6 Ra7 50. Nf4+ Ke5 51. Rh8 Nf6 52. g4 c3 53. g5 Ne4 54. g6 c2 55. Rc8 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.16"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 Ng6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 d5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. bxc3 O-O 12. h3 Na5 13. Re1 b5 14. Bc2 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. a4 Nc4 17. Qe2 h6 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 c6 20. h4 h5 21. g3 f6 22. Re6 Rfc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Kg2 Rc8 26. Re2 Kf7 27. Ra2 Rc7 28. Ra8 Ne7 29. Ng1 Nd5 30. Ne2 Ncb6 31. Ra6 Re7 32. Kf1 Rb7 33. Ba3 Rc7 34. Bd6 Rc8 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. Rb7 Ra8 37. Bc5 Na4 38. Bb4 Nab6 39. Kg2 Nc4 40. Kf3 Re8 41. Ra7 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.17"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O a5 8. Nc4 Qe7 9. Be3 f6 10. Qd2 b6 11. a3 Qf7 12. b4 Be7 13. bxa5 b5 14. Nb2 O-O 15. c4 Nc5 16. Qc3 Ne6 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 c5 20. Be3 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. Qb3 Ba6 23. Rfc1 Qe6 24. Nd3 Qxe4 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Rfb8 27. f3 Qf5 28. Bf2 c5 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Rd5 Rxd5 31. cxd5 Rc8 32. Rc1 c4 33. Qxb4 Qxd5 34. h3 h6 35. Qe1 Kh7 36. Rd1 Qb7 37. Bd4 Rd8 38. Rb1 Qc8 39. Qc3 Rd6 40. Qc2+ Kh8 41. Ba7 Rd8 42. Qc3 Rd3 43. Qe1 Rd8 44. Qe7 c3 45. Rb8 Qxb8 46. Bxb8 Rxb8 47. Kf2 c2 48. Qe3 Rc8 49. Qc1 Bd3 50. Ke3 Bg6 51. a6 Ra8 52. g4 Rxa6 53. h4 Rd6 0-1

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.17"]
[Round "20.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Qe8 7. e5 Nfd7 8. exd6 cxd6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Qd8 11. Be3 Nb6 12. b3 Bf5 13. Rc1 d5 14. c5 Nc8 15. h3 e6 16. Qd2 h5 17. Bh6 a5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bb5 N8a7 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Nb5 Rb8 22. Nd6 Qf6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 h4 25. Qxa5 Qg5 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Qd2 Qh5 28. b4 Ra8 29. Rc1 Ra3 30. Re3 Rda8 31. Rxa3 Rxa3 32. Qf4 Qe2 33. b5 Rxa2 34. Qxh4 Qd2 35. Rf1 Bd3 36. Ne8+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Nd6 Bxf1 39. Nc8+ Kd7 40. Nb6+ Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. Nb6+ Ke7 43. Nc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.18"]
[Round "25.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. Nd3 b4 8. Na4 Nbd7 9. Be2 a5 10. O-O Bc6 11. c3 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Bd6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Rc1 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Ne8 17. a4 c6 18. Nd4 c5 19. Nb5 Nc7 20. Nd6 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Nxa6 22. e4 Nb4 23. Rc3 c4 24. Rh3 g6 25. exd5 exd5 26. Qg4 Qe7 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Qh4 h5 29. g4 Nd3 30. Bh6 gxf5 31. Bxf8 fxg4 32. Rg3 Rxf8 33. Qxh5 N7xe5 34. f4 Qg6 35. Qh4 Qe4 36. fxe5 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qe4+ 38. Rg2 Nxe5 39. Qg5+ Kh7 40. Rf4 Qe3 41. Qh4+ Kg7 42. Rgxg4+ Ng6 43. Qf6+ Kh7 44. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "American Cup 2024 Blitz Playoffs"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2024.03.18"]
[Round "26.1"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2024.03.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nb3 Rfd8 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bd5 17. Na5 Rac8 18. f3 Ba8 19. e4 h6 20. Kf1 g5 21. Nb3 Nd7 22. Rd2 f5 23. exf5 exf5 24. Rad1 Kf7 25. Bd3 Bd5 26. Na5 Be6 27. Bb1 Ne5 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Bxe5 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Ke6 32. Bd4 h5 33. Nb7 Rc2 34. Rxc2 Bxc2 35. Ke3 Kd5 36. g3 g4 37. f4 Bf5 38. Na5 Bc2 39. Bc3 h4 40. Kd2 Ba4 41. Ke2 Bc2 42. Ke3 h3 43. Be5 Bd8 44. Nb7 Bb6+ 45. Kd2 Bg1 46. Kxc2 Bxh2 47. Bb8 0-1