
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Petrosyan, M"]
[Black "Paul, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "165"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 Re8 9.Nbd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bd2 Be6 13.c3 Bf8 14.b4 Nf6 15.Bxe6 Rxe6 16.Qc2 Nxe4 17.dxe4 Qe8 18.Be3 Rd8 19.Red1 Ne7 20.Rxd8 Qxd8 21.b5 Qa8 22.c4 Nc8 23.Rd1 axb5 24.cxb5 Nd6 25.Rd5 b6 26.Nxe5 Qe8 27.Nf3 Rxe4 28.Qxc7 Rxa4 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Qxb5 31.Bxb6 Qb4 32.Qd8+ Kh7 33.Be3 Qb5 34.Qd1 Rb4 35.Qd6 Rb1+ 36.Kh2 Qb8 37.Qxb8 Rxb8 38.g4 Rb5 39.Kg3 f6 40.Nd4 Ra5 41.h4 h5 42.g5 Kg6 43.Ne2 fxg5 44.Bxg5 Kf5 45.f3 Ra4 46.Nc3 Rd4 47.Kf2 Rd3 48.Ne4 Ke5 49.Ng3 g6 50.f4+ Ke6 51.f5+ gxf5 52.Nxh5 Kf7 53.Nf4 Ra3 54.h5 Rb3 55.Kg2 Ra3 56.Ne2 Rb3 57.Ng3 Rb4 58.Kf3 Rg4 59.Bd8 Rd4 60.Bg5 Rg4 61.Bd2 Rh4 62.Bc1 Kf6 63.Be3 Kf7 64.Bb6 Rb4 65.Bc7 Rh4 66.Bd6 Ke6 67.Bf4 Kf7 68.Bc1 Kf6 69.Bd2 Kf7 70.Ba5 Ra4 71.Bc7 Rh4 72.Ke3 Ke6 73.Bd8 Ra4 74.Ne2 Kd7 75.Bf6 Re4+ 76.Kf3 Ke6 77.Bc3 Rh4 78.Nf4+ Kf7 79.Ba5 Kg7 80.Bd8 Rxf4+ 81.Kxf4 Kh6 82.Bg5+ Kxh5 83.Kxf5 1/2-1/2
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Petrosyan, M"]
[Black "Paul, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[ECO "C50"]
[PlyCount "165"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 Re8 9.Nbd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bd2 Be6 13.c3 Bf8 14.b4 Nf6 15.Bxe6 Rxe6 16.Qc2 Nxe4 17.dxe4 Qe8 18.Be3 Rd8 19.Red1 Ne7 20.Rxd8 Qxd8 21.b5 Qa8 22.c4 Nc8 23.Rd1 axb5 24.cxb5 Nd6 25.Rd5 b6 26.Nxe5 Qe8 27.Nf3 Rxe4 28.Qxc7 Rxa4 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Qxb5 31.Bxb6 Qb4 32.Qd8+ Kh7 33.Be3 Qb5 34.Qd1 Rb4 35.Qd6 Rb1+ 36.Kh2 Qb8 37.Qxb8 Rxb8 38.g4 Rb5 39.Kg3 f6 40.Nd4 Ra5 41.h4 h5 42.g5 Kg6 43.Ne2 fxg5 44.Bxg5 Kf5 45.f3 Ra4 46.Nc3 Rd4 47.Kf2 Rd3 48.Ne4 Ke5 49.Ng3 g6 50.f4+ Ke6 51.f5+ gxf5 52.Nxh5 Kf7 53.Nf4 Ra3 54.h5 Rb3 55.Kg2 Ra3 56.Ne2 Rb3 57.Ng3 Rb4 58.Kf3 Rg4 59.Bd8 Rd4 60.Bg5 Rg4 61.Bd2 Rh4 62.Bc1 Kf6 63.Be3 Kf7 64.Bb6 Rb4 65.Bc7 Rh4 66.Bd6 Ke6 67.Bf4 Kf7 68.Bc1 Kf6 69.Bd2 Kf7 70.Ba5 Ra4 71.Bc7 Rh4 72.Ke3 Ke6 73.Bd8 Ra4 74.Ne2 Kd7 75.Bf6 Re4+ 76.Kf3 Ke6 77.Bc3 Rh4 78.Nf4+ Kf7 79.Ba5 Kg7 80.Bd8 Rxf4+ 81.Kxf4 Kh6 82.Bg5+ Kxh5 83.Kxf5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Petrosyan, M"]
[Black "Paul, Justin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]
[WhiteFideId "13300857"]
[BlackFideId "2086581"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 a6 7. a4 h6 8.
Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bd2 Be6 13. c3 Bf8 14. b4
Nf6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Qc2 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Qe8 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Red1 Ne7 20.
Rxd8 Qxd8 21. b5 Qa8 22. c4 Nc8 23. Rd1 axb5 24. cxb5 Nd6 25. Rd5 b6 26.
Nxe5 Qe8 27. Nf3 Rxe4 28. Qxc7 Rxa4 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 Qxb5 31. Bxb6
Qb4 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Be3 Qb5 34. Qd1 Rb4 35. Qd6 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Qb8 37. Qxb8
Rxb8 38. g4 Rb5 39. Kg3 f6 40. Nd4 Ra5 41. h4 h5 42. g5 Kg6 43. Ne2 fxg5
44. Bxg5 Kf5 45. f3 Ra4 46. Nc3 Rd4 47. Kf2 Rd3 48. Ne4 Ke5 49. Ng3 g6 50.
f4+ Ke6 51. f5+ gxf5 52. Nxh5 Kf7 53. Nf4 Ra3 54. h5 Rb3 55. Kg2 Ra3 56.
Ne2 Rb3 57. Ng3 Rb4 58. Kf3 Rg4 59. Bd8 Rd4 60. Bg5 Rg4 61. Bd2 Rh4 62. Bc1
Kf6 63. Be3 Kf7 64. Bb6 Rb4 65. Bc7 Rh4 66. Bd6 Ke6 67. Bf4 Kf7 68. Bc1 Kf6
69. Bd2 Kf7 70. Ba5 Ra4 71. Bc7 Rh4 72. Ke3 Ke6 73. Bd8 Ra4 74. Ne2 Kd7 75.
Bf6 Re4+ 76. Kf3 Ke6 77. Bc3 Rh4 78. Nf4+ Kf7 79. Ba5 Kg7 80. Bd8 Rxf4+ 81.
Kxf4 Kh6 82. Bg5+ Kxh5 83. Kxf5 1/2-1/2