[Event "ch-Southern California"]
[Site "Van Nuys, CA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Ali Marandi, C"]
[Black "Rostomyan, Mikayel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Bd2 Qb6 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bd7 13.exd6 Bxd6 14.Ng5 h6 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Bd3 f5 18.Ng3 Bd6 19.Qh5 Ne7 20.c4 b6 21.Ne2 e5 22.dxe5 Bxe5 23.Nc3 Rad8 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.cxd5 Be8 26.Qh4 Bf6 27.Qh3 Bd7 28.Bb4 Rfe8 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Bxf5 Bxf5 31.Qxf5 Qc4 32.Re1 Rxe1+ 33.Bxe1 Qxa2 34.Qe6+ Kh8 35.Qe8+ Kh7 36.Qe4+ Kg8 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qe4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2