 Lev, an Aronian beat Nigel shot with the black pieces and is now on 5 out of 6. Let's get his thoughts on today's game. Lev, it looked like you were always in control. A crucial win with the black pieces. Couldn't have gone better today? Yeah, somehow. I think Nigel was a bit tired after the battle of the sexes. So, it was an easier game for me than usual. Right, now you played the night off today and we've barely seen you employ the Sicilian. But not a common opening choice for you. Give us some insights into your opening prep for today's game. Yeah, I was a nighter player till I turned about 20 or 21, I don't remember. And then I kind of quit. And I thought, you know, normally when people get older, they get seen out. They like to come back to the things they were doing. So, no, I mean, you know, the seriousness. I just thought, you know, to play for fun. I don't know much in nighter, but normally Nigel himself avoids it and plays some off-beat lines, which are not that dangerous. So, you felt that there was a bit of a hole in Nigel's prep where you realized that he avoids the night off and that's why you went for it? More or less, yeah, because he plays either A4, A3 or some rare lines. That's some good advice for people when they're preparing against their opponents. Now, were you expecting the A3 setup? Not really, I thought he would go for either Bc4, which he used to play a long, long time ago, or something else. But I checked up this idea, it looks natural, and I felt confident to play it. Because the thing is, Night Dorf and the Rui Lopez has very, very similar common ideas, especially the Night Dorf with E5. So, I don't need to completely learn, you know, a new type of structure, so I can play it by heart. Right, now you said you were also nostalgic for the night off, but I'm sure it involved a lot of preparation as well. And did that preparation also involve looking at a lot of Maxime's games? Absolutely, many different players of modern age defend Night Dorf, but Maxime is the one who religiously defends it. And well, since I also play for myself, it helped, you know, because you get to look for the things with white. And that's always a good way to prepare for Black. Very interesting. At what moment today did you feel that you had a decisive advantage? Yeah, I felt when I played G5, I felt this should be a very difficult position for White to play. And then, okay, maybe he didn't defend in the most precise way, but anyway, the position is very unpleasant. Black's play is very natural. Right, and after getting a good position out of the opening and being satisfied with the way things went, did you ever doubt your advantage at any point in the game? No, I thought that maybe I didn't choose the most precise ways at some points, but I thought it should be sufficient with any play because the Bishop only 5 is too overwhelming. Right, now earlier in the event you had a draw against Sara and against Maria. Can you give us your thoughts playing them because you don't often play against women players? Yeah, I thought that Maria was playing very well at some point. I mean, she managed to get slightly worse because of some mistakes, but then she defended in a very, very nice way. And against Sara, well, I just blundered that I cannot mate on the eighth rank. But I mean, she's having a tremendous tournament, but I think the game she played against me was definitely not a good game for her. Right, now you've played more female players here than you would probably play in your entire year put together. Yeah, it's a lot of fun, but at the same time it's kind of difficult because the girls are normally well prepared. Are you aware that at the last night's Battle of the Sexes, your today's opponent, Nigel, was captaining the men's team, which actually lost to the women's team? Yeah, well, because I couldn't take part, I was too tired after my game. Well, these things happen, you know, when you don't recruit the best players for the match. So you think Nigel made a big mistake by not having you on his team? Yes, yes, and he paid for it fully. Give us your impressions so far about playing in Gibraltar? Yeah, it's always fun, especially when the weather is so good. You know, you feel that you're in the middle of the summer, so it definitely works good for the mood of the players. And I think most of the players are enjoying playing here. And we're at that stage in the event when things are really going to start heating up and getting tougher. So what is, can you tell us what is the shift in strategy or thought process? Well, I'm going to try to stay in the aggressive mode and just follow the chase. The aggressive mode is what the fans love. Thank you for joining us and for your time, Lev, all the best. Thank you. Thank you.