WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Mekhitarian vs CM Tikhonov

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.18
Round 8
White GM Mekhitarian, K
Black CM Tikhonov, Viacheslav
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2543
BlackElo 2151
ECO B36
PlyCount 143
1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 a5 11.O-O a4 12.Bd4 Qa5 13.Rad1 Bd7 14.c5 Bc6 15.cxd6 exd6 16.f3 Rfd8 17.a3 Ne8 18.Bxg7 Nxg7 19.Bc4 b5 20.Bd5 Rac8 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.Nd5 Qa7+ 23.Kh1 Ne8 24.Qg5 Rd7 25.h4 Rc5 26.Rd2 Kg7 27.h5 h6 28.Qf4 Qa5 29.hxg6 fxg6 30.Rfd1 Qd8 31.Kg1 Qg5 32.Qxg5 hxg5 33.Nb4 Kf6 34.Kf2 Ke6 35.Kg3 Nf6 36.Nc2 d5 37.Nd4+ Ke5 38.Ne2 Nh5+ 39.Kf2 Nf6 40.Nc3 d4 41.Ne2 Rc4 42.Nc1 Ke6 43.Nd3 Nh5 44.g3 Nf6 45.Kg2 g4 46.Nf4+ Kf7 47.e5 Re7 48.exf6 Re3 49.fxg4 g5 50.Nd3 Kxf6 51.Rf1+ Ke6 52.Nb4 Ke5 53.Rdf2 d3 54.Rd1 Rd4 55.Nc6+ Kd5 56.Nxd4 Kxd4 57.Rdd2 Kc4 58.Rf3 Re4 59.Rfxd3 b4 60.axb4 Re1 61.Rc3+ Kxb4 62.Rcd3 Rb1 63.Rf2 Rc1 64.Re3 Rd1 65.Kf3 Rc1 66.Ke2 Rc4 67.Kd3 Rxg4 68.Re4+ Rxe4 69.Kxe4 Kb3 70.Kf5 a3 71.bxa3 Ka4 72.Kxg5 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Mekhitarian, K"] [Black "Tikhonov, Viacheslav"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2151"] [ECO "B36"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "accelerated fianchetto, Gurgenidze variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.18"] [WhiteFideId "2107660"] [BlackFideId "44196407"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Bd4 Qa5 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. c5 Bc6 15. cxd6 exd6 16. f3 Rfd8 17. a3 Ne8 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bd5 Rac8 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Nd5 Qa7+ 23. Kh1 Ne8 24. Qg5 Rd7 25. h4 Rc5 26. Rd2 Kg7 27. h5 h6 28. Qf4 Qa5 29. hxg6 fxg6 30. Rfd1 Qd8 31. Kg1 Qg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Nb4 Kf6 34. Kf2 Ke6 35. Kg3 Nf6 36. Nc2 d5 37. Nd4+ Ke5 38. Ne2 Nh5+ 39. Kf2 Nf6 40. Nc3 d4 41. Ne2 Rc4 42. Nc1 Ke6 43. Nd3 Nh5 44. g3 Nf6 45. Kg2 g4 46. Nf4+ Kf7 47. e5 Re7 48. exf6 Re3 49. fxg4 g5 50. Nd3 Kxf6 51. Rf1+ Ke6 52. Nb4 Ke5 53. Rdf2 d3 54. Rd1 Rd4 55. Nc6+ Kd5 56. Nxd4 Kxd4 57. Rdd2 Kc4 58. Rf3 Re4 59. Rfxd3 b4 60. axb4 Re1 61. Rc3+ Kxb4 62. Rcd3 Rb1 63. Rf2 Rc1 64. Re3 Rd1 65. Kf3 Rc1 66. Ke2 Rc4 67. Kd3 Rxg4 68. Re4+ Rxe4 69. Kxe4 Kb3 70. Kf5 a3 71. bxa3 Ka4 72. Kxg5 1-0
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