WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Mekhitarian vs Arnold

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 2
White GM Mekhitarian, K
Black Arnold, Ken
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2543
ECO D43
PlyCount 96
1.Nf3 c6 2.c4 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bf4 Be7 8.h3 O-O 9.e3 Re8 10.Bd3 Nf8 11.O-O Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Rfb1 a5 14.a3 Bd7 15.Na4 b5 16.Nb6 Rab8 17.Nxd7 N8xd7 18.Rc1 Rec8 19.Qe2 g6 20.Rc2 a4 21.Rac1 Nb6 22.Ne5 Nc4 23.f4 Nd7 24.Qf2 f6 25.Nf3 Ndb6 26.Re2 Re8 27.Rce1 Re7 28.e4 dxe4 29.Rxe4 Rbe8 30.g3 Rxe4 31.Rxe4 Rxe4 32.Bxe4 Nd5 33.Bd3 Nde3 34.Kh2 c5 35.Bxc4+ Nxc4 36.dxc5 Qc6 37.Kg2 Na5 38.f5 Nb3 39.fxg6 hxg6 40.Qe3 Nxc5 41.h4 Ne6 42.Qd3 Kf7 43.Kh2 Nc5 44.Qe3 Nd7 45.Qf2 Kg7 46.Nd4 Qd5 47.Qe3 Ne5 48.Ne2 Ng4+ 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Mekhitarian, K"] [Black "Arnold, Ken"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [ECO "D43"] [Opening "QGD semi-Slav"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "2107660"] [BlackFideId "2056836"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. Nf3 c6 2. c4 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Rfb1 a5 14. a3 Bd7 15. Na4 b5 16. Nb6 Rab8 17. Nxd7 N8xd7 18. Rc1 Rec8 19. Qe2 g6 20. Rc2 a4 21. Rac1 Nb6 22. Ne5 Nc4 23. f4 Nd7 24. Qf2 f6 25. Nf3 Ndb6 26. Re2 Re8 27. Rce1 Re7 28. e4 dxe4 29. Rxe4 Rbe8 30. g3 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Nd5 33. Bd3 Nde3 34. Kh2 c5 35. Bxc4+ Nxc4 36. dxc5 Qc6 37. Kg2 Na5 38. f5 Nb3 39. fxg6 hxg6 40. Qe3 Nxc5 41. h4 Ne6 42. Qd3 Kf7 43. Kh2 Nc5 44. Qe3 Nd7 45. Qf2 Kg7 46. Nd4 Qd5 47. Qe3 Ne5 48. Ne2 Ng4+ 0-1
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