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WORLDBASE Game GM Bortnyk vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 8
White GM Bortnyk, Olexandr
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2604
BlackElo 2540
ECO B20
Opening Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation
PlyCount 131
1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.axb4 Nxd5 6.b5 e5 7.Bb2 Bc5 8.Nc3 O-O 9.h4 Be6 10.Nf3 Qb6 11.Ne4 Nd7 12.Nfg5 h6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Qe2 Nf4 15.Qf3 Nf6 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Qe3 Qxc2 18.Qc3 Qe4+ 19.Qe3 Nxg2+ 20.Bxg2 Qxg2 21.O-O-O Qd5 22.Qxe5 Qb3 23.Kb1 Qd3+ 24.Ka1 b6 25.Rhg1 a6 26.Rxg7+ Kxg7 27.Rg1+ Kh7 28.Qc7+ Qd7 29.Qxd7+ Nxd7 30.Rg7+ Kh8 31.Rxd7+ Kg8 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.bxa6 Rxa6+ 34.Kb1 Raa8 35.Re7+ Kg8 36.Rg7+ Kh8 37.h5 e5 38.Bxe5 Rf5 39.Rg5+ Rxe5 40.Rxe5 Rf8 41.Re2 Kg7 42.Re7+ Rf7 43.Rxf7+ Kxf7 44.d4 Kf6 45.f4 Kf5 46.d5 Kf6 47.Kc2 Ke7 48.f5 Kd6 49.f6 b5 50.Kb3 Kd7 51.Kb4 Ke8 52.Kxb5 Kd7 53.Kc5 Ke8 54.d6 Kf7 55.d7 Ke6 56.d8=Q Kf5 57.Qh8 Kg4 58.Qg7+ Kf5 59.f7 Ke4 60.f8=Q Kd3 61.Qd4+ Kc2 62.Qe3 Kb2 63.Qexh6 Ka1 64.Qg6 Kb2 65.Qg4 Ka2 66.Qgf4 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "wing gambit, Marshall variation"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "14120828"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. axb4 Nxd5 6. b5 e5 7. Bb2 Bc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h4 Be6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. Ne4 Nd7 12. Nfg5 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Nf4 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Qe3 Qxc2 18. Qc3 Qe4+ 19. Qe3 Nxg2+ 20. Bxg2 Qxg2 21. O-O-O Qd5 22. Qxe5 Qb3 23. Kb1 Qd3+ 24. Ka1 b6 25. Rhg1 a6 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rg1+ Kh7 28. Qc7+ Qd7 29. Qxd7+ Nxd7 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rxd7+ Kg8 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. bxa6 Rxa6+ 34. Kb1 Raa8 35. Re7+ Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. h5 e5 38. Bxe5 Rf5 39. Rg5+ Rxe5 40. Rxe5 Rf8 41. Re2 Kg7 42. Re7+ Rf7 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. d4 Kf6 45. f4 Kf5 46. d5 Kf6 47. Kc2 Ke7 48. f5 Kd6 49. f6 b5 50. Kb3 Kd7 51. Kb4 Ke8 52. Kxb5 Kd7 53. Kc5 Ke8 54. d6 Kf7 55. d7 Ke6 56. d8=Q Kf5 57. Qh8 Kg4 58. Qg7+ Kf5 59. f7 Ke4 60. f8=Q Kd3 61. Qd4+ Kc2 62. Qe3 Kb2 63. Qexh6 Ka1 64. Qg6 Kb2 65. Qg4 Ka2 66. Qgf4 1-0
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