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WORLDBASE Game IM Galchenko vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.01
Round 11
White IM Galchenko, Matvey
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2435
BlackElo 2540
ECO B22
Opening Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack
PlyCount 173
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 c4 7.Bc2 d5 8.exd6 e5 9.O-O Be6 10.b3 Bxd6 11.Na3 cxb3 12.axb3 O-O 13.Re1 h6 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Nc4 Nxc4 16.bxc4 f5 17.d4 exd4 18.cxd4 Bf7 19.Qd1 Rxe1+ 20.Qxe1 Bxc4 21.Bxf5 Qf6 22.Qe4 Ne7 23.Bg4 Bd5 24.Qd3 Nc6 25.Bb2 Qf4 26.h3 Nb4 27.Qe3 Qxe3 28.fxe3 Nc2 29.Ra5 Nxe3 30.Rxd5 Nxd5 31.Be6+ Kf8 32.Bxd5 a5 33.Nd2 a4 34.Kf1 a3 35.Ba1 Rc8 36.Ke2 b5 37.Nb3 Rc2+ 38.Kd3 Rf2 39.Bc6 b4 40.Bf3 Rf1 41.d5 Re1 42.Kc2 Be5 43.Bxe5 Rxe5 44.d6 Re3 45.Bd5 Rc3+ 46.Kd2 a2 47.Na1 Ra3 48.Kc2 Rc3+ 49.Kb2 Rd3 50.Bf3 Rxd6 51.Kxa2 Rd3 52.Kb2 Rc3 53.Nc2 Rd3 54.Nxb4 Rd6 55.Kc3 g6 56.Nd3 Kg7 57.Nc5 Rf6 58.Ne4 Re6 59.Kd4 Re7 60.Nc5 Re8 61.Kd5 Kf6 62.Ne4+ Kg7 63.Nd6 Rd8 64.Ke6 Rb8 65.Ne4 h5 66.Ke5 Kh6 67.Kf4 Re8 68.Kg3 Rf8 69.Nd6 g5 70.Ne4 h4+ 71.Kf2 Rf4 72.Ke3 Rf6 73.Nf2 Rf7 74.Nd3 Re7+ 75.Be4 Kg7 76.Nf2 Rf7 77.Ng4 Rf4 78.Kd4 Rf8 79.Ke5 Re8+ 80.Kf5 Rf8+ 81.Kxg5 Rd8 82.Kxh4 Rd4 83.Bf3 Rb4 84.Kg3 Rf4 85.h4 Rf6 86.h5 Rf8 87.h6+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Galchenko, Matvey"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"] [EventDate "2026.01.01"] [WhiteFideId "24175480"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd6 e5 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 Bxd6 11. Na3 cxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Re1 h6 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. bxc4 f5 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Bf7 19. Qd1 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bxc4 21. Bxf5 Qf6 22. Qe4 Ne7 23. Bg4 Bd5 24. Qd3 Nc6 25. Bb2 Qf4 26. h3 Nb4 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Nc2 29. Ra5 Nxe3 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Be6+ Kf8 32. Bxd5 a5 33. Nd2 a4 34. Kf1 a3 35. Ba1 Rc8 36. Ke2 b5 37. Nb3 Rc2+ 38. Kd3 Rf2 39. Bc6 b4 40. Bf3 Rf1 41. d5 Re1 42. Kc2 Be5 43. Bxe5 Rxe5 44. d6 Re3 45. Bd5 Rc3+ 46. Kd2 a2 47. Na1 Ra3 48. Kc2 Rc3+ 49. Kb2 Rd3 50. Bf3 Rxd6 51. Kxa2 Rd3 52. Kb2 Rc3 53. Nc2 Rd3 54. Nxb4 Rd6 55. Kc3 g6 56. Nd3 Kg7 57. Nc5 Rf6 58. Ne4 Re6 59. Kd4 Re7 60. Nc5 Re8 61. Kd5 Kf6 62. Ne4+ Kg7 63. Nd6 Rd8 64. Ke6 Rb8 65. Ne4 h5 66. Ke5 Kh6 67. Kf4 Re8 68. Kg3 Rf8 69. Nd6 g5 70. Ne4 h4+ 71. Kf2 Rf4 72. Ke3 Rf6 73. Nf2 Rf7 74. Nd3 Re7+ 75. Be4 Kg7 76. Nf2 Rf7 77. Ng4 Rf4 78. Kd4 Rf8 79. Ke5 Re8+ 80. Kf5 Rf8+ 81. Kxg5 Rd8 82. Kxh4 Rd4 83. Bf3 Rb4 84. Kg3 Rf4 85. h4 Rf6 86. h5 Rf8 87. h6+ 1-0
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