
[Event "Titled Tue 12th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Bg4 5.Be2 c5 6.d5 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O Bxf3 9.Bxf3 a6 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.a4 Ne8 12.Be2 e6 13.Bf4 e5 14.Bd2 f5 15.Qc2 f4 16.Bg4 h5 17.Be6+ Kh7 18.Kh1 Nc7 19.Bh3 Nf6 20.f3 a5 21.Rg1 Bh6 22.Raf1 Qe7 23.g4 hxg4 24.Bxg4 Rh8 25.Rg2 Na6 26.Nb5 b6 27.Rfg1 Rhg8 28.Bc3 Rg7 29.Qf2 Rh8 30.b3 Ne8 31.Be1 Nac7 32.Qh4 g5 33.Bf5+ Kg8 34.Qf2 Nxb5 35.axb5 Nf6 36.Qe2 Kf8 37.Bg4 Ke8 38.Be6 Qc7 39.Bg4 Kd8 40.Bf5 Rf7 41.Be6 Rff8 42.Bg4 Qe7 43.Bf5 Ne8 44.Bg4 Bg7 45.h3 Bf6 46.Rh2 Rh6 47.Rgg2 Rfh8 48.Kg1 Qa7 49.Qa2 Be7 50.Kf1 Nf6 51.Bf5 Kc7 52.Ke2 Kb8 53.Kd3 Qc7 54.Bc3 Qd8 55.Qa1 Kb7 56.Qh1 Nh5 57.Be1 Bf6 58.Bf2 Qa8 59.Qa1 Ng7 60.Bg4 Ne8 61.Qa4 Kc7 62.Rh1 Be7 63.Ra1 Nf6 64.Bf5 g4 65.hxg4 Rh3 66.Ke2 Rh2 67.Rag1 Qg8 68.g5 Rxg2 69.Rxg2 Nh5 70.g6 Ng7 71.Qa1 Rh5 72.Bg4 Rh6 73.Qg1 Qh8 74.Bf5 Rh1 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "A41"]
[PlyCount "148"]
1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Bg4 5.Be2 c5 6.d5 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O Bxf3 9.Bxf3 a6 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.a4 Ne8 12.Be2 e6 13.Bf4 e5 14.Bd2 f5 15.Qc2 f4 16.Bg4 h5 17.Be6+ Kh7 18.Kh1 Nc7 19.Bh3 Nf6 20.f3 a5 21.Rg1 Bh6 22.Raf1 Qe7 23.g4 hxg4 24.Bxg4 Rh8 25.Rg2 Na6 26.Nb5 b6 27.Rfg1 Rhg8 28.Bc3 Rg7 29.Qf2 Rh8 30.b3 Ne8 31.Be1 Nac7 32.Qh4 g5 33.Bf5+ Kg8 34.Qf2 Nxb5 35.axb5 Nf6 36.Qe2 Kf8 37.Bg4 Ke8 38.Be6 Qc7 39.Bg4 Kd8 40.Bf5 Rf7 41.Be6 Rff8 42.Bg4 Qe7 43.Bf5 Ne8 44.Bg4 Bg7 45.h3 Bf6 46.Rh2 Rh6 47.Rgg2 Rfh8 48.Kg1 Qa7 49.Qa2 Be7 50.Kf1 Nf6 51.Bf5 Kc7 52.Ke2 Kb8 53.Kd3 Qc7 54.Bc3 Qd8 55.Qa1 Kb7 56.Qh1 Nh5 57.Be1 Bf6 58.Bf2 Qa8 59.Qa1 Ng7 60.Bg4 Ne8 61.Qa4 Kc7 62.Rh1 Be7 63.Ra1 Nf6 64.Bf5 g4 65.hxg4 Rh3 66.Ke2 Rh2 67.Rag1 Qg8 68.g5 Rxg2 69.Rxg2 Nh5 70.g6 Ng7 71.Qa1 Rh5 72.Bg4 Rh6 73.Qg1 Qh8 74.Bf5 Rh1 0-1
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[Event "Titled Tue 12th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mekhitarian, K"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[ECO "A41"]
[Opening "Robatsch defence"]
[Variation "Rossolimo variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.12"]
[WhiteFideId "2107660"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 a6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 Ne8 12. Be2 e6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bd2
f5 15. Qc2 f4 16. Bg4 h5 17. Be6+ Kh7 18. Kh1 Nc7 19. Bh3 Nf6 20. f3 a5 21.
Rg1 Bh6 22. Raf1 Qe7 23. g4 hxg4 24. Bxg4 Rh8 25. Rg2 Na6 26. Nb5 b6 27.
Rfg1 Rhg8 28. Bc3 Rg7 29. Qf2 Rh8 30. b3 Ne8 31. Be1 Nac7 32. Qh4 g5 33.
Bf5+ Kg8 34. Qf2 Nxb5 35. axb5 Nf6 36. Qe2 Kf8 37. Bg4 Ke8 38. Be6 Qc7 39.
Bg4 Kd8 40. Bf5 Rf7 41. Be6 Rff8 42. Bg4 Qe7 43. Bf5 Ne8 44. Bg4 Bg7 45. h3
Bf6 46. Rh2 Rh6 47. Rgg2 Rfh8 48. Kg1 Qa7 49. Qa2 Be7 50. Kf1 Nf6 51. Bf5
Kc7 52. Ke2 Kb8 53. Kd3 Qc7 54. Bc3 Qd8 55. Qa1 Kb7 56. Qh1 Nh5 57. Be1 Bf6
58. Bf2 Qa8 59. Qa1 Ng7 60. Bg4 Ne8 61. Qa4 Kc7 62. Rh1 Be7 63. Ra1 Nf6 64.
Bf5 g4 65. hxg4 Rh3 66. Ke2 Rh2 67. Rag1 Qg8 68. g5 Rxg2 69. Rxg2 Nh5 70.
g6 Ng7 71. Qa1 Rh5 72. Bg4 Rh6 73. Qg1 Qh8 74. Bf5 Rh1 0-1