[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Desnica, V"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 a6 7.Bf1 Ng4 8.g3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 Ne5 10.Qe2 e6 11.d3 d6 12.Bg2 Be7 13.h4 O-O 14.h5 h6 15.Be3 b5 16.f4 Nc6 17.Qf2 Bb7 18.g4 Nd4 19.Nd1 e5 20.f5 Qd8 21.c3 Bh4 22.Qd2 Bxe1 23.Qxe1 Nc2 24.Qd2 Nxa1 25.g5 hxg5 26.Bxg5 f6 27.Be3 d5 28.Nf2 d4 29.Bh6 gxh6 30.Qxh6 Qe7 31.Qc1 dxc3 32.bxc3 c4 33.d4 exd4 34.cxd4 Rad8 35.d5 Kh8 36.Ng4 Rf7 37.Nh2 Rg8 38.Nf3 Rfg7 39.Nh4 Rxg2+ 40.Nxg2 Rg5 41.Kf2 Qxe4 42.Nf4 Rxf5 0-1