The Sponsor

Since The Sponsor was based on the notes one of the sponsors of the Tata Steel Tournament has been taking behind the scenes for over ten years, let's have a look at one of the most famous positions ever played in Wijk aan Zee. The game Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand played in 2013 is my favorite Semi-Slav and one of the best and wildest games ever played. Poor Aronian had to figure out this madness on move 17. What do you think? How would you evaluate the position?

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