WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game FM Popov vs GM Ter Sahakyan

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.06
Round 2
White FM Popov, Tikhon
Black GM Ter Sahakyan, S
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2335
BlackElo 2613
ECO B90
Opening Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
PlyCount 152
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Qd3 Nbd7 7.Be2 g6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Qd2 Nc5 10.f3 Bd7 11.Bh6 O-O 12.h4 Bh8 13.Bxf8 Qxf8 14.Nb3 Rc8 15.O-O-O b5 16.Kb1 b4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Na4 19.Nd4 Qd8 20.h5 Bg7 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Rh4 Qb6 23.Rdh1 Nc3+ 24.Ka1 Nxd5 25.Nb3 Nf6 26.g4 a5 27.Bd3 a4 28.Qh2 Kf8 29.Nd2 b3 30.cxb3 a3 31.Ne4 axb2+ 32.Kb1 Rc1+ 33.Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 34.Kxc1 Qd4 35.Qc2 Nd5 36.Rh1 Nb4 37.Qc4 Nxd3+ 38.Kc2 Nb4+ 39.Kc1 Nxa2+ 40.Kc2 Nb4+ 41.Kc1 Qa1+ 42.Kd2 Qxh1 43.Qxb4 Qg2+ 44.Ke3 Bh6+ 45.Kd4 Qxf3 46.Qb8+ Be8 47.Qb7 Bg7+ 48.Kc4 e6 49.Nxd6 Qf4+ 50.Qe4 Qxd6 51.b4 Qd5+ 52.Qxd5 exd5+ 53.Kxd5 Bc3 54.Kc5 Bxb4+ 55.Kxb4 Ke7 56.g5 Ke6 57.Kb3 Kf5 58.Kc3 Kxg5 59.Kd2 Kh4 60.Ke1 g5 61.Kf2 g4 62.Kg1 f5 63.Kf2 f4 64.Ke2 Bc6 65.Kd3 Kh3 66.Ke2 g3 67.Kd3 g2 68.Kd4 g1=Q+ 69.Ke5 Qe3+ 70.Kf6 f3 71.Kg6 f2 72.Kg7 f1=Q 73.Kh7 Qg3 74.Kh8 Qfg2 75.Kh7 Kh2 76.Kh8 Q2h3# 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 6th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Popov, Tikhon"] [Black "Ter Sahakyan, S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2335"] [BlackElo "2613"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf"] [EventDate "2026.01.06"] [WhiteFideId "24252026"] [BlackFideId "13302531"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bh6 O-O 12. h4 Bh8 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. O-O-O b5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Na4 19. Nd4 Qd8 20. h5 Bg7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rh4 Qb6 23. Rdh1 Nc3+ 24. Ka1 Nxd5 25. Nb3 Nf6 26. g4 a5 27. Bd3 a4 28. Qh2 Kf8 29. Nd2 b3 30. cxb3 a3 31. Ne4 axb2+ 32. Kb1 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 34. Kxc1 Qd4 35. Qc2 Nd5 36. Rh1 Nb4 37. Qc4 Nxd3+ 38. Kc2 Nb4+ 39. Kc1 Nxa2+ 40. Kc2 Nb4+ 41. Kc1 Qa1+ 42. Kd2 Qxh1 43. Qxb4 Qg2+ 44. Ke3 Bh6+ 45. Kd4 Qxf3 46. Qb8+ Be8 47. Qb7 Bg7+ 48. Kc4 e6 49. Nxd6 Qf4+ 50. Qe4 Qxd6 51. b4 Qd5+ 52. Qxd5 exd5+ 53. Kxd5 Bc3 54. Kc5 Bxb4+ 55. Kxb4 Ke7 56. g5 Ke6 57. Kb3 Kf5 58. Kc3 Kxg5 59. Kd2 Kh4 60. Ke1 g5 61. Kf2 g4 62. Kg1 f5 63. Kf2 f4 64. Ke2 Bc6 65. Kd3 Kh3 66. Ke2 g3 67. Kd3 g2 68. Kd4 g1=Q+ 69. Ke5 Qe3+ 70. Kf6 f3 71. Kg6 f2 72. Kg7 f1=Q 73. Kh7 Qg3 74. Kh8 Qfg2 75. Kh7 Kh2 76. Kh8 Q2h3# 0-1
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