
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Novik, Ma"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "E39"]
[PlyCount "87"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5 9.Qc2 d5 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Be3 Nce4 12.g3 Bd7 13.Bg2 Rfc8 14.Qd1 Qxd1+ 15.Rxd1 Ba4 16.Rd4 Bb3 17.O-O a5 18.Ne5 Bd5 19.f3 Nd6 20.Bf2 Nf5 21.Rd2 Ne7 22.e4 Bb3 23.g4 h6 24.h4 a4 25.Be3 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Rxc6 27.g5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Nh5 29.Kf2 Rac8 30.Rh1 g6 31.Bf1 Rc2 32.Bd3 Rxd2+ 33.Bxd2 Kf8 34.Bc3 Ke7 35.Be5 Kd7 36.Ke3 Kc6 37.Rc1+ Kd7 38.Rxc8 Kxc8 39.Kd4 Kd7 40.Kc5 Bd1 41.Bb5+ Ke7 42.Bd6+ Kd8 43.f4 Bc2 44.Kd4 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Novik, Ma"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "E39"]
[PlyCount "87"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5 9.Qc2 d5 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Be3 Nce4 12.g3 Bd7 13.Bg2 Rfc8 14.Qd1 Qxd1+ 15.Rxd1 Ba4 16.Rd4 Bb3 17.O-O a5 18.Ne5 Bd5 19.f3 Nd6 20.Bf2 Nf5 21.Rd2 Ne7 22.e4 Bb3 23.g4 h6 24.h4 a4 25.Be3 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Rxc6 27.g5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Nh5 29.Kf2 Rac8 30.Rh1 g6 31.Bf1 Rc2 32.Bd3 Rxd2+ 33.Bxd2 Kf8 34.Bc3 Ke7 35.Be5 Kd7 36.Ke3 Kc6 37.Rc1+ Kd7 38.Rxc8 Kxc8 39.Kd4 Kd7 40.Kc5 Bd1 41.Bb5+ Ke7 42.Bd6+ Kd8 43.f4 Bc2 44.Kd4 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 15th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Novik, Ma"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Pirc variation"]
[EventDate "2025.04.15"]
[WhiteFideId "4102924"]
[BlackFideId "4122046"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. a3 Bxc3+
8. Qxc3 Nxc5 9. Qc2 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Be3 Nce4 12. g3 Bd7 13. Bg2 Rfc8
14. Qd1 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Ba4 16. Rd4 Bb3 17. O-O a5 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. f3 Nd6
20. Bf2 Nf5 21. Rd2 Ne7 22. e4 Bb3 23. g4 h6 24. h4 a4 25. Be3 Nc6 26. Nxc6
Rxc6 27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Nh5 29. Kf2 Rac8 30. Rh1 g6 31. Bf1 Rc2 32. Bd3
Rxd2+ 33. Bxd2 Kf8 34. Bc3 Ke7 35. Be5 Kd7 36. Ke3 Kc6 37. Rc1+ Kd7 38.
Rxc8 Kxc8 39. Kd4 Kd7 40. Kc5 Bd1 41. Bb5+ Ke7 42. Bd6+ Kd8 43. f4 Bc2 44.
Kd4 1-0