
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "James, R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1892"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "217"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Bg5 13.g3 O-O 14.Nc2 Rb8 15.Bg2 a5 16.h4 Bh6 17.O-O b4 18.Qd3 Be6 19.Rfd1 bxc3 20.bxc3 g6 21.Qa6 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Rb6 23.Qd3 Qb8 24.Na3 Ne7 25.Rxa5 Rc6 26.Rb5 Qa7 27.Rb3 Ra8 28.Nc2 Qc5 29.Nb4 Rcc8 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.Rdb1 Rdc8 32.Bh3 Rd8 33.Bg2 Rdc8 34.Bf3 Rd8 35.Kg2 Rdc8 36.h5 Bg5 37.hxg6 hxg6 38.Ra1 Kg7 39.Rh1 Rh8 40.Rxh8 Rxh8 41.a4 Ra8 42.Qb5 Ra5 43.Qe8 Qc8 44.Qxc8 Nxc8 45.Bg4 Ne7 46.Bd7 f5 47.f3 Bd2 48.Bb5 Ra7 49.c4 fxe4 50.fxe4 Be1 51.Na6 Ba5 52.Rd3 Nc8 53.Nb8 Rc7 54.Nc6 Bb6 55.a5 Bc5 56.Nd8 Kf6 57.Rf3+ Ke7 58.Nc6+ Ke6 59.g4 Na7 60.Nd8+ Ke7 61.Nf7 Rc8 62.Ng5 Rf8 63.Rxf8 Kxf8 64.Ne6+ Ke7 65.Nxc5 dxc5 66.g5 Kd8 67.Kf3 Nc8 68.Ke3 Nd6 69.Kd3 Kc7 70.a6 Kb6 71.a7 Kxa7 72.Bc6 Nf7 73.Be8 Nxg5 74.Bxg6 Kb6 75.Be8 Ka5 76.Bc6 Kb4 77.Bd5 Nh3 78.Kc2 Ng1 79.Bg8 Nf3 80.Bf7 Nd4+ 81.Kb2 Nc6 82.Kc2 Na5 83.Kd3 Nb3 84.Kc2 Nd4+ 85.Kb2 Ne2 86.Kc2 Nf4 87.Kb2 Nh3 88.Kc2 Ng5 89.Bd5 Nh7 90.Bf7 Nf6 91.Bd5 Ng4 92.Bf7 Ne3+ 93.Kd3 Nd1 94.Kc2 Nc3 95.Bd5 Ne2 96.Bf7 Nd4+ 97.Kb2 Nc6 98.Kc2 Na5 99.Kd3 Kb3 100.Bd5 Kb2 101.Kd2 Nb3+ 102.Kd3 Na1 103.Bf7 Nc2 104.Kd2 Na3 105.Kd3 Nb1 106.Bd5 Nc3 107.Kd2 Na2 108.Bf7 Kb3 109.Kd3 1/2-1/2
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "James, R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1892"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "217"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Bg5 13.g3 O-O 14.Nc2 Rb8 15.Bg2 a5 16.h4 Bh6 17.O-O b4 18.Qd3 Be6 19.Rfd1 bxc3 20.bxc3 g6 21.Qa6 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Rb6 23.Qd3 Qb8 24.Na3 Ne7 25.Rxa5 Rc6 26.Rb5 Qa7 27.Rb3 Ra8 28.Nc2 Qc5 29.Nb4 Rcc8 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.Rdb1 Rdc8 32.Bh3 Rd8 33.Bg2 Rdc8 34.Bf3 Rd8 35.Kg2 Rdc8 36.h5 Bg5 37.hxg6 hxg6 38.Ra1 Kg7 39.Rh1 Rh8 40.Rxh8 Rxh8 41.a4 Ra8 42.Qb5 Ra5 43.Qe8 Qc8 44.Qxc8 Nxc8 45.Bg4 Ne7 46.Bd7 f5 47.f3 Bd2 48.Bb5 Ra7 49.c4 fxe4 50.fxe4 Be1 51.Na6 Ba5 52.Rd3 Nc8 53.Nb8 Rc7 54.Nc6 Bb6 55.a5 Bc5 56.Nd8 Kf6 57.Rf3+ Ke7 58.Nc6+ Ke6 59.g4 Na7 60.Nd8+ Ke7 61.Nf7 Rc8 62.Ng5 Rf8 63.Rxf8 Kxf8 64.Ne6+ Ke7 65.Nxc5 dxc5 66.g5 Kd8 67.Kf3 Nc8 68.Ke3 Nd6 69.Kd3 Kc7 70.a6 Kb6 71.a7 Kxa7 72.Bc6 Nf7 73.Be8 Nxg5 74.Bxg6 Kb6 75.Be8 Ka5 76.Bc6 Kb4 77.Bd5 Nh3 78.Kc2 Ng1 79.Bg8 Nf3 80.Bf7 Nd4+ 81.Kb2 Nc6 82.Kc2 Na5 83.Kd3 Nb3 84.Kc2 Nd4+ 85.Kb2 Ne2 86.Kc2 Nf4 87.Kb2 Nh3 88.Kc2 Ng5 89.Bd5 Nh7 90.Bf7 Nf6 91.Bd5 Ng4 92.Bf7 Ne3+ 93.Kd3 Nd1 94.Kc2 Nc3 95.Bd5 Ne2 96.Bf7 Nd4+ 97.Kb2 Nc6 98.Kc2 Na5 99.Kd3 Kb3 100.Bd5 Kb2 101.Kd2 Nb3+ 102.Kd3 Na1 103.Bf7 Nc2 104.Kd2 Na3 105.Kd3 Nb1 106.Bd5 Nc3 107.Kd2 Na2 108.Bf7 Kb3 109.Kd3 1/2-1/2
[Event "English Open 2025"]
[Site "Kenilworth ENG"]
[Date "2025.07.20"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "James, R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1892"]
[BlackElo "2097"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation"]
[EventDate "2025.07.18"]
[WhiteFideId "499455"]
[BlackFideId "407070"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5
8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. g3 O-O 14. Nc2
Rb8 15. Bg2 a5 16. h4 Bh6 17. O-O b4 18. Qd3 Be6 19. Rfd1 bxc3 20. bxc3 g6
21. Qa6 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rb6 23. Qd3 Qb8 24. Na3 Ne7 25. Rxa5 Rc6 26. Rb5 Qa7
27. Rb3 Ra8 28. Nc2 Qc5 29. Nb4 Rcc8 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rdb1 Rdc8 32. Bh3 Rd8
33. Bg2 Rdc8 34. Bf3 Rd8 35. Kg2 Rdc8 36. h5 Bg5 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Ra1 Kg7
39. Rh1 Rh8 40. Rxh8 Rxh8 41. a4 Ra8 42. Qb5 Ra5 43. Qe8 Qc8 44. Qxc8 Nxc8
45. Bg4 Ne7 46. Bd7 f5 47. f3 Bd2 48. Bb5 Ra7 49. c4 fxe4 50. fxe4 Be1 51.
Na6 Ba5 52. Rd3 Nc8 53. Nb8 Rc7 54. Nc6 Bb6 55. a5 Bc5 56. Nd8 Kf6 57. Rf3+
Ke7 58. Nc6+ Ke6 59. g4 Na7 60. Nd8+ Ke7 61. Nf7 Rc8 62. Ng5 Rf8 63. Rxf8
Kxf8 64. Ne6+ Ke7 65. Nxc5 dxc5 66. g5 Kd8 67. Kf3 Nc8 68. Ke3 Nd6 69. Kd3
Kc7 70. a6 Kb6 71. a7 Kxa7 72. Bc6 Nf7 73. Be8 Nxg5 74. Bxg6 Kb6 75. Be8
Ka5 76. Bc6 Kb4 77. Bd5 Nh3 78. Kc2 Ng1 79. Bg8 Nf3 80. Bf7 Nd4+ 81. Kb2
Nc6 82. Kc2 Na5 83. Kd3 Nb3 84. Kc2 Nd4+ 85. Kb2 Ne2 86. Kc2 Nf4 87. Kb2
Nh3 88. Kc2 Ng5 89. Bd5 Nh7 90. Bf7 Nf6 91. Bd5 Ng4 92. Bf7 Ne3+ 93. Kd3
Nd1 94. Kc2 Nc3 95. Bd5 Ne2 96. Bf7 Nd4+ 97. Kb2 Nc6 98. Kc2 Na5 99. Kd3
Kb3 100. Bd5 Kb2 101. Kd2 Nb3+ 102. Kd3 Na1 103. Bf7 Nc2 104. Kd2 Na3 105.
Kd3 Nb1 106. Bd5 Nc3 107. Kd2 Na2 108. Bf7 Kb3 109. Kd3 1/2-1/2