
[Event "V Mindsports Int Open"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "4.23"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1972"]
[BlackElo "2308"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[PlyCount "126"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qd2 b5 10.f5 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 d4 12.Qe4 dxc3 13.Qxc6 cxb2 14.Rb1 Rb8 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Qe7 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.Bd3 Bb7 19.O-O Rhf8 20.Rxb2 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rxf3 22.gxf3 Nxe5 23.Bxh7 Nxf3+ 24.Kg2 Ne5 25.Be4 Kd6 26.Rb3 Kc5 27.Rg3 Kd4 28.Bf5 Rf8 29.c3+ Kc5 30.Bc2 Rd8 31.Bb3 Rd2+ 32.Kh3 g6 33.Rg2 Rd8 34.Rg5 Kd6 35.c4 bxc4 36.Bxc4 Nxc4 37.Rxg6+ Ke5 38.Rxa6 Rg8 39.Ra4 Ne3 40.Rb4 Kf5 41.a4 Ng2 42.Rb5+ Ke4 43.a5 Kf3 44.Rb3+ Ne3 45.Kh4 Kf4 46.Rb4+ Ke5 47.a6 Ng2+ 48.Kh3 Nf4+ 49.Kh4 Ra8 50.Kg4 Nd5 51.Ra4 Ra7 52.Ra5 Ke6 53.Kg5 Nb4 54.Kg6 Nd3 55.Ra2 Ne5+ 56.Kg5 Rg7+ 57.Kh6 Ra7 58.Kg5 Kd5 59.Ra5+ Kd4 60.h4 Nf3+ 61.Kf6 Nxh4 62.Ra4+ Kc5 63.Rxh4 Rxa6+ 1/2-1/2
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "4.23"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1972"]
[BlackElo "2308"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"]
[PlyCount "126"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qd2 b5 10.f5 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 d4 12.Qe4 dxc3 13.Qxc6 cxb2 14.Rb1 Rb8 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Qe7 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.Bd3 Bb7 19.O-O Rhf8 20.Rxb2 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rxf3 22.gxf3 Nxe5 23.Bxh7 Nxf3+ 24.Kg2 Ne5 25.Be4 Kd6 26.Rb3 Kc5 27.Rg3 Kd4 28.Bf5 Rf8 29.c3+ Kc5 30.Bc2 Rd8 31.Bb3 Rd2+ 32.Kh3 g6 33.Rg2 Rd8 34.Rg5 Kd6 35.c4 bxc4 36.Bxc4 Nxc4 37.Rxg6+ Ke5 38.Rxa6 Rg8 39.Ra4 Ne3 40.Rb4 Kf5 41.a4 Ng2 42.Rb5+ Ke4 43.a5 Kf3 44.Rb3+ Ne3 45.Kh4 Kf4 46.Rb4+ Ke5 47.a6 Ng2+ 48.Kh3 Nf4+ 49.Kh4 Ra8 50.Kg4 Nd5 51.Ra4 Ra7 52.Ra5 Ke6 53.Kg5 Nb4 54.Kg6 Nd3 55.Ra2 Ne5+ 56.Kg5 Rg7+ 57.Kh6 Ra7 58.Kg5 Kd5 59.Ra5+ Kd4 60.h4 Nf3+ 61.Kf6 Nxh4 62.Ra4+ Kc5 63.Rxh4 Rxa6+ 1/2-1/2
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[Event "V Mindsports Int Open"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.08.15"]
[Round "4.23"]
[White "Mesropyan, Hayk"]
[Black "Fitzsimons, D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1972"]
[BlackElo "2308"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.13"]
[WhiteFideId "499455"]
[BlackFideId "2501961"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qd2 b5 10. f5 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 d4 12. Qe4 dxc3 13. Qxc6 cxb2 14.
Rb1 Rb8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. O-O Rhf8
20. Rxb2 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Rxf3 22. gxf3 Nxe5 23. Bxh7 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Ne5 25.
Be4 Kd6 26. Rb3 Kc5 27. Rg3 Kd4 28. Bf5 Rf8 29. c3+ Kc5 30. Bc2 Rd8 31. Bb3
Rd2+ 32. Kh3 g6 33. Rg2 Rd8 34. Rg5 Kd6 35. c4 bxc4 36. Bxc4 Nxc4 37. Rxg6+
Ke5 38. Rxa6 Rg8 39. Ra4 Ne3 40. Rb4 Kf5 41. a4 Ng2 42. Rb5+ Ke4 43. a5 Kf3
44. Rb3+ Ne3 45. Kh4 Kf4 46. Rb4+ Ke5 47. a6 Ng2+ 48. Kh3 Nf4+ 49. Kh4 Ra8
50. Kg4 Nd5 51. Ra4 Ra7 52. Ra5 Ke6 53. Kg5 Nb4 54. Kg6 Nd3 55. Ra2 Ne5+
56. Kg5 Rg7+ 57. Kh6 Ra7 58. Kg5 Kd5 59. Ra5+ Kd4 60. h4 Nf3+ 61. Kf6 Nxh4
62. Ra4+ Kc5 63. Rxh4 Rxa6+ 1/2-1/2