
[Event "FIDE World Rapid Team"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.06.12"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Bird, Joel"]
[Black "Grigoryan, Meri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1987"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "152"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 Qc7 9.g4 h6 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Rg1 b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.g5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 Bb7 15.h4 Rc8 16.Bd3 b4 17.Ne2 Qa4 18.Kb1 Rg8 19.Nd4 Rc5 20.Nb3 Rc8 21.Qe3 Qc6 22.Na5 Qc7 23.Qa7 Qxa5 24.Qxb7 Qc5 25.Qxa6 Nd7 26.Qb5 Qxb5 27.Bxb5 f6 28.Bf4 Rb8 29.Ba4 e5 30.Be3 g5 31.hxg5 fxg5 32.Rg2 Kd8 33.Bxd7 Kxd7 34.Rdg1 Rbf8 35.Rg3 Rh8 36.b3 Rh2 37.R1g2 Rxg2 38.Rxg2 Rxf3 39.Bxg5 Bxg5 40.Rxg5 Rf4 41.a4 bxa3 42.Ka2 Rf2 43.Kxa3 Rxc2 44.Kb4 Kc6 45.Rg8 Kd7 46.Kb5 Rc5+ 47.Kb4 Rc2 48.Kb5 Re2 49.Rg4 Rf2 50.Rg7+ Ke6 51.Rg6+ Ke7 52.Kc4 Rd2 53.Rg4 Rd4+ 54.Kc3 d5 55.b4 dxe4 56.b5 Kd6 57.b6 Kc5 58.b7 Rc4+ 59.Kd2 Rb4 60.Rg7 Rb3 61.Ke2 Kc6 62.Re7 Kd6 63.Rh7 Kc6 64.Re7 Rxb7 65.Rxb7 Kxb7 66.Ke3 Kc7 67.Kxe4 Kd6 68.Ke3 Kd5 69.Kd3 e4+ 70.Ke3 Ke5 71.Ke2 Kf4 72.Kf2 e3+ 73.Ke2 Ke4 74.Ke1 Kf3 75.Kf1 e2+ 76.Ke1 Ke3 1/2-1/2
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.06.12"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Bird, Joel"]
[Black "Grigoryan, Meri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1987"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[ECO "B90"]
[PlyCount "152"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 Qc7 9.g4 h6 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Rg1 b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.g5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 Bb7 15.h4 Rc8 16.Bd3 b4 17.Ne2 Qa4 18.Kb1 Rg8 19.Nd4 Rc5 20.Nb3 Rc8 21.Qe3 Qc6 22.Na5 Qc7 23.Qa7 Qxa5 24.Qxb7 Qc5 25.Qxa6 Nd7 26.Qb5 Qxb5 27.Bxb5 f6 28.Bf4 Rb8 29.Ba4 e5 30.Be3 g5 31.hxg5 fxg5 32.Rg2 Kd8 33.Bxd7 Kxd7 34.Rdg1 Rbf8 35.Rg3 Rh8 36.b3 Rh2 37.R1g2 Rxg2 38.Rxg2 Rxf3 39.Bxg5 Bxg5 40.Rxg5 Rf4 41.a4 bxa3 42.Ka2 Rf2 43.Kxa3 Rxc2 44.Kb4 Kc6 45.Rg8 Kd7 46.Kb5 Rc5+ 47.Kb4 Rc2 48.Kb5 Re2 49.Rg4 Rf2 50.Rg7+ Ke6 51.Rg6+ Ke7 52.Kc4 Rd2 53.Rg4 Rd4+ 54.Kc3 d5 55.b4 dxe4 56.b5 Kd6 57.b6 Kc5 58.b7 Rc4+ 59.Kd2 Rb4 60.Rg7 Rb3 61.Ke2 Kc6 62.Re7 Kd6 63.Rh7 Kc6 64.Re7 Rxb7 65.Rxb7 Kxb7 66.Ke3 Kc7 67.Kxe4 Kd6 68.Ke3 Kd5 69.Kd3 e4+ 70.Ke3 Ke5 71.Ke2 Kf4 72.Kf2 e3+ 73.Ke2 Ke4 74.Ke1 Kf3 75.Kf1 e2+ 76.Ke1 Ke3 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE World Rapid Team"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2025.06.12"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Bird, Joel"]
[Black "Grigoryan, Meri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "1987"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf"]
[EventDate "2025.06.11"]
[WhiteTeam "Chess Rising Stars"]
[BlackTeam "ANI"]
[WhiteFideId "429252"]
[BlackFideId "13300571"]
[EventType "team"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qd2 Qc7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Rg1 b5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. g5 hxg5 14.
Bxg5 Bb7 15. h4 Rc8 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 Qa4 18. Kb1 Rg8 19. Nd4 Rc5 20. Nb3
Rc8 21. Qe3 Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Qa7 Qxa5 24. Qxb7 Qc5 25. Qxa6 Nd7 26. Qb5
Qxb5 27. Bxb5 f6 28. Bf4 Rb8 29. Ba4 e5 30. Be3 g5 31. hxg5 fxg5 32. Rg2
Kd8 33. Bxd7 Kxd7 34. Rdg1 Rbf8 35. Rg3 Rh8 36. b3 Rh2 37. R1g2 Rxg2 38.
Rxg2 Rxf3 39. Bxg5 Bxg5 40. Rxg5 Rf4 41. a4 bxa3 42. Ka2 Rf2 43. Kxa3 Rxc2
44. Kb4 Kc6 45. Rg8 Kd7 46. Kb5 Rc5+ 47. Kb4 Rc2 48. Kb5 Re2 49. Rg4 Rf2
50. Rg7+ Ke6 51. Rg6+ Ke7 52. Kc4 Rd2 53. Rg4 Rd4+ 54. Kc3 d5 55. b4 dxe4
56. b5 Kd6 57. b6 Kc5 58. b7 Rc4+ 59. Kd2 Rb4 60. Rg7 Rb3 61. Ke2 Kc6 62.
Re7 Kd6 63. Rh7 Kc6 64. Re7 Rxb7 65. Rxb7 Kxb7 66. Ke3 Kc7 67. Kxe4 Kd6 68.
Ke3 Kd5 69. Kd3 e4+ 70. Ke3 Ke5 71. Ke2 Kf4 72. Kf2 e3+ 73. Ke2 Ke4 74. Ke1
Kf3 75. Kf1 e2+ 76. Ke1 Ke3 1/2-1/2