
[Event "Titled Tue 14th Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melikhov, E"]
[Black "Thornton, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2138"]
[BlackElo "1766"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O h6 11.Qd2 O-O 12.Rae1 f5 13.Bb1 Nb6 14.b3 Bd7 15.Ng3 Qg5 16.Nxh5 Qxh5 17.Ne2 Rae8 18.Nf4 Qf7 19.Nd3 Be6 20.Ne5 Qf6 21.f4 Nd7 22.b4 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Qe7 24.a3 Rc8 25.Rc1 b6 26.Ba2 Rfd8 27.Rc3 Kh8 28.Rfc1 c5 29.bxc5 bxc5 30.h3 Kh7 31.Bb1 d4 32.exd4 cxd4 33.Rxc8 Bxc8 34.Rxc8 Rxc8 35.Bxf5+ Kh8 36.Bxc8 Qxa3 37.Bf5 Qc5 38.Bd3 a5 39.Qe2 Qc1+ 40.Qf1 Qe3+ 41.Kh1 a4 42.Qb1 Kg8 43.Qb8+ Kf7 44.Qc7+ Kf8 45.Qd8+ Kf7 46.Qd7+ Kf8 47.Qd6+ Kf7 48.Bc4+ Ke8 49.Qe6+ Kd8 50.Qg8+ Kc7 51.Qxg7+ Kb6 52.Qf6+ Kc5 53.Qe6 Qe1+ 54.Kh2 Qe3 55.Qd5+ Kb4 56.Qb5+ Kc3 57.Be2 Qxf4+ 58.Kg1 Qc1+ 59.Kf2 Qe3+ 60.Kf1 Qf4+ 61.Kg1 Qc1+ 62.Kh2 Qf4+ 63.Kg1 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melikhov, E"]
[Black "Thornton, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2138"]
[BlackElo "1766"]
[ECO "D35"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O h6 11.Qd2 O-O 12.Rae1 f5 13.Bb1 Nb6 14.b3 Bd7 15.Ng3 Qg5 16.Nxh5 Qxh5 17.Ne2 Rae8 18.Nf4 Qf7 19.Nd3 Be6 20.Ne5 Qf6 21.f4 Nd7 22.b4 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Qe7 24.a3 Rc8 25.Rc1 b6 26.Ba2 Rfd8 27.Rc3 Kh8 28.Rfc1 c5 29.bxc5 bxc5 30.h3 Kh7 31.Bb1 d4 32.exd4 cxd4 33.Rxc8 Bxc8 34.Rxc8 Rxc8 35.Bxf5+ Kh8 36.Bxc8 Qxa3 37.Bf5 Qc5 38.Bd3 a5 39.Qe2 Qc1+ 40.Qf1 Qe3+ 41.Kh1 a4 42.Qb1 Kg8 43.Qb8+ Kf7 44.Qc7+ Kf8 45.Qd8+ Kf7 46.Qd7+ Kf8 47.Qd6+ Kf7 48.Bc4+ Ke8 49.Qe6+ Kd8 50.Qg8+ Kc7 51.Qxg7+ Kb6 52.Qf6+ Kc5 53.Qe6 Qe1+ 54.Kh2 Qe3 55.Qd5+ Kb4 56.Qb5+ Kc3 57.Be2 Qxf4+ 58.Kg1 Qc1+ 59.Kf2 Qe3+ 60.Kf1 Qf4+ 61.Kg1 Qc1+ 62.Kh2 Qf4+ 63.Kg1 1/2-1/2
[Event "Titled Tue 14th Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melikhov, E"]
[Black "Thornton, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2138"]
[BlackElo "1766"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"]
[EventDate "2025.01.14"]
[WhiteFideId "4122046"]
[BlackFideId "30967821"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7
8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O h6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Rae1 f5 13. Bb1 Nb6 14.
b3 Bd7 15. Ng3 Qg5 16. Nxh5 Qxh5 17. Ne2 Rae8 18. Nf4 Qf7 19. Nd3 Be6 20.
Ne5 Qf6 21. f4 Nd7 22. b4 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 24. a3 Rc8 25. Rc1 b6 26. Ba2
Rfd8 27. Rc3 Kh8 28. Rfc1 c5 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. h3 Kh7 31. Bb1 d4 32. exd4
cxd4 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Bxf5+ Kh8 36. Bxc8 Qxa3 37. Bf5 Qc5
38. Bd3 a5 39. Qe2 Qc1+ 40. Qf1 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 a4 42. Qb1 Kg8 43. Qb8+ Kf7
44. Qc7+ Kf8 45. Qd8+ Kf7 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. Bc4+ Ke8 49. Qe6+
Kd8 50. Qg8+ Kc7 51. Qxg7+ Kb6 52. Qf6+ Kc5 53. Qe6 Qe1+ 54. Kh2 Qe3 55.
Qd5+ Kb4 56. Qb5+ Kc3 57. Be2 Qxf4+ 58. Kg1 Qc1+ 59. Kf2 Qe3+ 60. Kf1 Qf4+
61. Kg1 Qc1+ 62. Kh2 Qf4+ 63. Kg1 1/2-1/2