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WORLDBASE Game IM Vlassov vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.13
Round 8
White IM Vlassov, N
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2322
BlackElo 2540
ECO B22
Opening Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
PlyCount 126
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 dxe5 8.Qh5 e6 9.dxe5 Nc6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Nf3 Qd3 12.Bg5 Qg6 13.Qxg6 hxg6 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.O-O-O Bd7 16.Kb1 Rh5 17.Rhe1 Na5 18.h3 Nxb3 19.axb3 Bc6 20.Ne4 Rhh8 21.Nd4 Bxe4+ 22.Rxe4 Rhd8 23.Rd2 Rd5 24.Nf3 Rad8 25.Red4 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Rc8 27.Nd2 g5 28.Rg4 f6 29.h4 Rh8 30.exf6+ gxf6 31.hxg5 f5 32.Rb4 Rh2 33.Nc4 Rxg2 34.Nxb6 axb6 35.Rxb6 Rxf2 36.Rxb7+ Kd6 37.g6 Rg2 38.g7 f4 39.b4 e5 40.b5 Ke6 41.b6 f3 42.Rf7 Kxf7 43.b7 f2 44.b8=Q f1=Q+ 45.Ka2 Qc4+ 46.Ka3 Qc5+ 47.Ka4 Rxg7 48.b4 Qc2+ 49.Ka5 Qa2+ 50.Kb5 Qe6 51.Qc7+ Kf6 52.Qd8+ Qe7 53.Qb6+ Kf5 54.Qf2+ Ke6 55.Qb6+ Qd6 56.Qa6 Qxa6+ 57.Kxa6 e4 58.b5 e3 59.b6 e2 60.b7 Rxb7 61.Kxb7 e1=Q 62.Kc6 Qc3+ 63.Kb5 Kd6 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 13th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Vlassov, N"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2322"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Alapin's variation (2.c3)"] [EventDate "2026.01.13"] [WhiteFideId "4103360"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 dxe5 8. Qh5 e6 9. dxe5 Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Nf3 Qd3 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. Qxg6 hxg6 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Kb1 Rh5 17. Rhe1 Na5 18. h3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bc6 20. Ne4 Rhh8 21. Nd4 Bxe4+ 22. Rxe4 Rhd8 23. Rd2 Rd5 24. Nf3 Rad8 25. Red4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc8 27. Nd2 g5 28. Rg4 f6 29. h4 Rh8 30. exf6+ gxf6 31. hxg5 f5 32. Rb4 Rh2 33. Nc4 Rxg2 34. Nxb6 axb6 35. Rxb6 Rxf2 36. Rxb7+ Kd6 37. g6 Rg2 38. g7 f4 39. b4 e5 40. b5 Ke6 41. b6 f3 42. Rf7 Kxf7 43. b7 f2 44. b8=Q f1=Q+ 45. Ka2 Qc4+ 46. Ka3 Qc5+ 47. Ka4 Rxg7 48. b4 Qc2+ 49. Ka5 Qa2+ 50. Kb5 Qe6 51. Qc7+ Kf6 52. Qd8+ Qe7 53. Qb6+ Kf5 54. Qf2+ Ke6 55. Qb6+ Qd6 56. Qa6 Qxa6+ 57. Kxa6 e4 58. b5 e3 59. b6 e2 60. b7 Rxb7 61. Kxb7 e1=Q 62. Kc6 Qc3+ 63. Kb5 Kd6 0-1
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