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WORLDBASE Game GM Caruana vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.13
Round 2
White GM Caruana, Fabiano
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2792
BlackElo 2543
ECO C41
Opening Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
PlyCount 98
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Nde2 Nc6 9.h3 Be6 10.Nf4 Qd7 11.Ncd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.Be2 Rfe8 14.a4 a6 15.a5 Bf8 16.Ra3 Ng6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Rb3 Be7 19.Bf3 Bd8 20.Bd2 c4 21.Ra3 Rc8 22.Be3 Ne4 23.Re1 f5 24.Bd4 Bf6 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Re6 Qc7 27.Qd2 Rxe6 28.dxe6 Rd8 29.Bd5 Kh7 30.Re3 Re8 31.Qd4 Nxd5 32.Qxd5 Qc6 33.Qd4 d5 34.e7 Qd6 35.Re5 Qf6 36.Qe3 f4 37.Qe1 f3 38.g4 d4 39.Re6 Qf7 40.Qe4 d3 41.cxd3 cxd3 42.Rd6 Rxe7 43.Qd4 Re1+ 44.Kh2 Re2 45.Rd7 Rxf2+ 46.Kh1 Rf1+ 47.Kh2 Rf2+ 48.Kh1 Rf1+ 49.Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2543"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor"] [Variation "exchange variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.13"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nde2 Nc6 9. h3 Be6 10. Nf4 Qd7 11. Ncd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Be2 Rfe8 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Bf8 16. Ra3 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Rb3 Be7 19. Bf3 Bd8 20. Bd2 c4 21. Ra3 Rc8 22. Be3 Ne4 23. Re1 f5 24. Bd4 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Re6 Qc7 27. Qd2 Rxe6 28. dxe6 Rd8 29. Bd5 Kh7 30. Re3 Re8 31. Qd4 Nxd5 32. Qxd5 Qc6 33. Qd4 d5 34. e7 Qd6 35. Re5 Qf6 36. Qe3 f4 37. Qe1 f3 38. g4 d4 39. Re6 Qf7 40. Qe4 d3 41. cxd3 cxd3 42. Rd6 Rxe7 43. Qd4 Re1+ 44. Kh2 Re2 45. Rd7 Rxf2+ 46. Kh1 Rf1+ 47. Kh2 Rf2+ 48. Kh1 Rf1+ 49. Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2
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