A better understanding

 It has been a while since I have featured Lev Aronian on these pages, but the following game from the current FIDE Grand Prix caught my eye. It wasn't so much the effortless way he gained a winning advantage against Vincent Keymer, but how early in the game he did so. I would say he was clearly winning by move 18, but more so, was completely winning at move 24. 

I suspect Aronian new he was winning, and Keymer probably knew he was completely lost. Probably the only strong players who may have underestimated Aronian's advantage would have been various chess engines, who gave Aronian a pawn advantage at best. To a human, control of the 7th rank supported by the bishop on d6 was an 'eternal' advantage, but to an engine the win was beyond the search horizon.  It was only when the White king casually strolled up the kingside did Fritz et al realise what was about to happen.

Aronian,Levon (2772) - Keymer,Vincent (2664) [B13]
All Pools | Berlin FIDE Grand Prix chess24.com (3.6), 06.02.2022

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nb4 7. Nc3 g6 8. Ne5 a6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Qb6 13. Nf3 e6 14. Na4 Qd6 15. Qd2 a5 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. Nc5 b6 18. Bf4 Qe7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Rc7 Rfc8 21. Rec1 Qd8 22. Qc2 Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Rd8 25. Rb7 Kf8 26. Bd6+ Ke8 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rc8 29. d4 Kd8 30. Ra7 Rc4 31. b3 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 h6 33. Kg3 Rc3+ 34. f3 Rc6 35. h4 Rc8 36. h5 Rc6 37. Kh4 Rc8 38. g4 Ke8 39. f4 Kd8 40. hxg6 fxg6 41. g5 h5 42. f5 1-0