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WORLDBASE Game IM Mahdavi vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 3
White IM Mahdavi, Reza
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2490
BlackElo 2540
ECO B33
Opening Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation
PlyCount 183
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 a6 10.Nc3 Nd7 11.Bd3 Be7 12.O-O O-O 13.Kh1 f5 14.f3 Bg5 15.a3 a5 16.Nb5 Bxc1 17.Rxc1 a4 18.Nxd6 Nc5 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.Bc2 Ra8 21.d6 b6 22.Qd5+ Kh8 23.Qxe5 Qh4 24.Qd5 Rad8 25.Rcd1 Qf6 26.Rd4 Ne6 27.Rd2 Nc5 28.Bb1 g6 29.Re1 Rfe8 30.Red1 Re3 31.h3 Kg7 32.Qc6 Qe5 33.Rf1 Re1 34.Rd1 Rxf1+ 35.Rxf1 Rxd6 36.Qc7+ Kh6 37.Qb8 Kg7 38.Qc7+ Kh6 39.Qb8 Kg7 40.Bc2 Re6 41.Qxe5+ Rxe5 42.Bd1 Re3 43.Kg1 Rd3 44.Bc2 Rd4 45.Rf2 Rxc4 46.Rd2 Kf6 47.Kf2 Ke5 48.Bd1 Rd4 49.Re2+ Kd6 50.Bc2 Rc4 51.Rd2+ Ke5 52.Re2+ Kd6 53.g3 f4 54.gxf4 Rxf4 55.Kg3 Rc4 56.Rd2+ Kc7 57.Re2 Kd6 58.h4 b5 59.h5 gxh5 60.Bxh7 h4+ 61.Kh3 Rf4 62.Rd2+ Ke5 63.Re2+ Kd6 64.Re3 Ne6 65.Bd3 Ng5+ 66.Kg2 Ne6 67.Bxb5 Nd4 68.Bxa4 Nf5 69.Rd3+ Ke5 70.Bc2 Nd4 71.Bd1 Ne6 72.Re3+ Kf6 73.Re4 Rf5 74.Kh3 Ng5+ 75.Kg4 Nxe4 76.fxe4 Rf1 77.Be2 Rf2 78.Bc4 Rh2 79.e5+ Kxe5 80.a4 Kd4 81.b3 Rc2 82.a5 Kc5 83.a6 Rd2 84.Kf5 Rd4 85.Kg5 Rd8 86.Bd5 Rh8 87.Be4 Rf8 88.a7 Rf5+ 89.Kxf5 Kb6 90.Kf4 Kxa7 91.Bf3 Kb8 92.Bg2 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Mahdavi, Reza"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "12595926"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 f5 14. f3 Bg5 15. a3 a5 16. Nb5 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 a4 18. Nxd6 Nc5 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bc2 Ra8 21. d6 b6 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxe5 Qh4 24. Qd5 Rad8 25. Rcd1 Qf6 26. Rd4 Ne6 27. Rd2 Nc5 28. Bb1 g6 29. Re1 Rfe8 30. Red1 Re3 31. h3 Kg7 32. Qc6 Qe5 33. Rf1 Re1 34. Rd1 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxd6 36. Qc7+ Kh6 37. Qb8 Kg7 38. Qc7+ Kh6 39. Qb8 Kg7 40. Bc2 Re6 41. Qxe5+ Rxe5 42. Bd1 Re3 43. Kg1 Rd3 44. Bc2 Rd4 45. Rf2 Rxc4 46. Rd2 Kf6 47. Kf2 Ke5 48. Bd1 Rd4 49. Re2+ Kd6 50. Bc2 Rc4 51. Rd2+ Ke5 52. Re2+ Kd6 53. g3 f4 54. gxf4 Rxf4 55. Kg3 Rc4 56. Rd2+ Kc7 57. Re2 Kd6 58. h4 b5 59. h5 gxh5 60. Bxh7 h4+ 61. Kh3 Rf4 62. Rd2+ Ke5 63. Re2+ Kd6 64. Re3 Ne6 65. Bd3 Ng5+ 66. Kg2 Ne6 67. Bxb5 Nd4 68. Bxa4 Nf5 69. Rd3+ Ke5 70. Bc2 Nd4 71. Bd1 Ne6 72. Re3+ Kf6 73. Re4 Rf5 74. Kh3 Ng5+ 75. Kg4 Nxe4 76. fxe4 Rf1 77. Be2 Rf2 78. Bc4 Rh2 79. e5+ Kxe5 80. a4 Kd4 81. b3 Rc2 82. a5 Kc5 83. a6 Rd2 84. Kf5 Rd4 85. Kg5 Rd8 86. Bd5 Rh8 87. Be4 Rf8 88. a7 Rf5+ 89. Kxf5 Kb6 90. Kf4 Kxa7 91. Bf3 Kb8 92. Bg2 1-0
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