Le, Quang Liem – Aronian, L.

2709 2021 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Queen’s Gambit Accepted, 2021: Le, Quang Liem (2709) against Aronian (2782). Black seizes the initiative early on the b-file and drives the d-pawn all the way to d2, with queen and knights swarming the white king. Both sides play at a high level — 89% at least good moves for White, 91% for Black — and the engine keeps the position level throughout the storm. Then 44...Bd6 swings the evaluation from 0.0 to +15.0 for White. Le, Quang Liem finishes with 45.Qh5+, 46.Qf7+ and 47.Nf5, and Black resigns. The takeaway: in a position held together by a thread, one careless developing move hands everything back.