WORLDBASE Game GM Sarana vs GM Mekhitarian

[Event "Titled Tue 25th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Sarana, A"] [Black "Mekhitarian, K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2543"] [ECO "B07"] [Opening "Pirc defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.25"] [WhiteFideId "24133795"] [BlackFideId "2107660"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1660"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.31"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ke7 8. Nge2 Be6 9. Bxe6 Kxe6 10. f3 c6 11. a4 a5 12. Nc1 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Nc5 14. Nc1 Rhd8 15. Ke2 Rd7 16. N1a2 Na6 17. Nxb4 Nxb4 18. Rhc1 Nh5 19. g3 g6 20. Nd1 f5 21. Nf2 Rad8 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Nd3 Kf6 24. exf5 b3 25. Ra3 bxc2 26. Rxc2 gxf5 27. Nc5 Rg7 28. Rb3 Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 Rxg3 30. Kf2 Rh3 31. Kg2 Rh4 32. Re2 Rc4 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 b6 35. Nb3 Rd3 36. Rc2 h5 37. Nc1 Rd5 38. Rb2 b5 39. a5 Rd7 40. Nb3 Kg5 41. a6 Kf4 42. Nc5 Rg7+ 43. Kf2 h4 44. Rb4+ e4 45. fxe4 h3 46. Ne6+ 1-0