
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Negrean, Andrei"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "136"]
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.d3 h6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.Nxd7 Qxd7 9.Nf3 Bb4+ 10.c3 Bd6 11.d4 O-O 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne4 14.O-O c6 15.c4 Qe7 16.Nd2 f5 17.g3 Bb4 18.Nf3 Bd6 19.Nd2 Qg5 20.f4 Qe7 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Qe2 Kh7 23.c5 Bc7 24.b4 a6 25.a4 g5 26.Kh1 gxf4 27.gxf4 Rg8 28.Rg1 Qh4 29.Bc3 Qh3 30.Rxg8 Rxg8 31.Rg1 Rxg1+ 32.Kxg1 Bd8 33.Be1 h5 34.Bd2 Bf6 35.Qg2 Qf5 36.Be1 Bd8 37.h3 Be7 38.Kh2 Bf6 39.Kg1 Be7 40.Kh2 Qf7 41.Bg3 Qg6 42.Be1 Qf7 43.Bg3 Qe8 44.Qf2 Qd8 45.f5 Qf8 46.fxe6 Qxf2+ 47.Bxf2 Kg6 48.Kg2 Kf5 49.Bg3 Kxe6 50.Bf4 Kf5 51.Kf2 Bh4+ 52.Ke2 Bf6 53.a5 Be7 54.Kd2 Bg5 55.Bg3 Bf6 56.Ke2 Kg5 57.Kf2 Kg6 58.Ke2 Kf5 59.Kf2 Bg5 60.Ke2 Bh6 61.Bh4 Bf8 62.Bg3 Bg7 63.Bh4 Bh8 64.Bg3 Bf6 65.Kf2 Bg5 66.Ke2 Bh6 67.Kf2 Bg7 68.Ke2 Bf6 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Negrean, Andrei"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation"]
[PlyCount "136"]
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.d3 h6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.Nxd7 Qxd7 9.Nf3 Bb4+ 10.c3 Bd6 11.d4 O-O 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne4 14.O-O c6 15.c4 Qe7 16.Nd2 f5 17.g3 Bb4 18.Nf3 Bd6 19.Nd2 Qg5 20.f4 Qe7 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Qe2 Kh7 23.c5 Bc7 24.b4 a6 25.a4 g5 26.Kh1 gxf4 27.gxf4 Rg8 28.Rg1 Qh4 29.Bc3 Qh3 30.Rxg8 Rxg8 31.Rg1 Rxg1+ 32.Kxg1 Bd8 33.Be1 h5 34.Bd2 Bf6 35.Qg2 Qf5 36.Be1 Bd8 37.h3 Be7 38.Kh2 Bf6 39.Kg1 Be7 40.Kh2 Qf7 41.Bg3 Qg6 42.Be1 Qf7 43.Bg3 Qe8 44.Qf2 Qd8 45.f5 Qf8 46.fxe6 Qxf2+ 47.Bxf2 Kg6 48.Kg2 Kf5 49.Bg3 Kxe6 50.Bf4 Kf5 51.Kf2 Bh4+ 52.Ke2 Bf6 53.a5 Be7 54.Kd2 Bg5 55.Bg3 Bf6 56.Ke2 Kg5 57.Kf2 Kg6 58.Ke2 Kf5 59.Kf2 Bg5 60.Ke2 Bh6 61.Bh4 Bf8 62.Bg3 Bg7 63.Bh4 Bh8 64.Bg3 Bf6 65.Kf2 Bg5 66.Ke2 Bh6 67.Kf2 Bg7 68.Ke2 Bf6 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Negrean, Andrei"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "1291513"]
[BlackFideId "2107660"]
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8.
Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Nf3 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bd6 11. d4 O-O 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne4 14.
O-O c6 15. c4 Qe7 16. Nd2 f5 17. g3 Bb4 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Nd2 Qg5 20. f4 Qe7
21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Qe2 Kh7 23. c5 Bc7 24. b4 a6 25. a4 g5 26. Kh1 gxf4 27.
gxf4 Rg8 28. Rg1 Qh4 29. Bc3 Qh3 30. Rxg8 Rxg8 31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Bd8
33. Be1 h5 34. Bd2 Bf6 35. Qg2 Qf5 36. Be1 Bd8 37. h3 Be7 38. Kh2 Bf6 39.
Kg1 Be7 40. Kh2 Qf7 41. Bg3 Qg6 42. Be1 Qf7 43. Bg3 Qe8 44. Qf2 Qd8 45. f5
Qf8 46. fxe6 Qxf2+ 47. Bxf2 Kg6 48. Kg2 Kf5 49. Bg3 Kxe6 50. Bf4 Kf5 51.
Kf2 Bh4+ 52. Ke2 Bf6 53. a5 Be7 54. Kd2 Bg5 55. Bg3 Bf6 56. Ke2 Kg5 57. Kf2
Kg6 58. Ke2 Kf5 59. Kf2 Bg5 60. Ke2 Bh6 61. Bh4 Bf8 62. Bg3 Bg7 63. Bh4 Bh8
64. Bg3 Bf6 65. Kf2 Bg5 66. Ke2 Bh6 67. Kf2 Bg7 68. Ke2 Bf6 1/2-1/2