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WORLDBASE Game GM Xiong vs GM Mekhitarian

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 5
White GM Xiong, Jeffery
Black GM Mekhitarian, K
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2656
BlackElo 2543
ECO C41
Opening Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
PlyCount 85
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 Re8 11.Rfe1 Bf8 12.Rad1 h6 13.Qd3 Nd7 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Qf3 Bd7 16.Nd5 c6 17.Nf4 Qg5 18.h3 Re7 19.Re3 Rae8 20.Rde1 a5 21.c4 g6 22.Nc2 Bg7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Nd3 Nxd3 25.Rxd3 Qe5 26.Qd1 Qg5 27.Rde3 Re6 28.Nd4 Rf6 29.Nf3 Qc5 30.e5 Rfe6 31.exd6 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Rxe3 33.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 34.Kh1 Qc3 35.Kh2 b6 36.Qe2 Qf6 37.Qe5 g5 38.c5 bxc5 39.Qxc5 Qf4+ 40.Kg1 Be6 41.Qe5+ Qxe5 42.Nxe5 Kf8 43.Nxc6 1-0
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 "5"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2543"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor"] [Variation "exchange variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "2047640"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rfe1 Bf8 12. Rad1 h6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Qf3 Bd7 16. Nd5 c6 17. Nf4 Qg5 18. h3 Re7 19. Re3 Rae8 20. Rde1 a5 21. c4 g6 22. Nc2 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Qe5 26. Qd1 Qg5 27. Rde3 Re6 28. Nd4 Rf6 29. Nf3 Qc5 30. e5 Rfe6 31. exd6 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 34. Kh1 Qc3 35. Kh2 b6 36. Qe2 Qf6 37. Qe5 g5 38. c5 bxc5 39. Qxc5 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Be6 41. Qe5+ Qxe5 42. Nxe5 Kf8 43. Nxc6 1-0
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