
[Event "ch-Southern California"]
[Site "Van Nuys, CA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ghazarian, Kirk"]
[Black "Ali Marandi, C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 h6 5.g3 Bd6 6.a3 O-O 7.g4 Ne4 8.Qd3 c5 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Qxe4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc6 12.Bd2 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qe4 Bd7 15.Rg1 Bc6 16.Qf5 g6 17.Qc2 Bc5 18.Rg3 Qf6 19.e3 Rfd8 20.Bc3 Qe6 21.h4 a6 22.Qf5 Re8 23.Qxe6 Rxe6 24.O-O-O Bf8 25.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 b5 27.Be2 bxc4 28.Bxc4 Ree8 29.Kb1 Rab8 30.Ka2 Bb5 31.Rg4 e4 32.Bd5 Be2 33.Rh4 Bg7 34.Rdh1 Bxc3 35.bxc3 Bh5 36.Rxe4 Rec8 37.Rc4 Rd8 38.Rd4 Rxd5 39.Rxd5 Bf3 40.Rhd1 1-0
[Site "Van Nuys, CA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ghazarian, Kirk"]
[Black "Ali Marandi, C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "D37"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 h6 5.g3 Bd6 6.a3 O-O 7.g4 Ne4 8.Qd3 c5 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Qxe4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc6 12.Bd2 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qe4 Bd7 15.Rg1 Bc6 16.Qf5 g6 17.Qc2 Bc5 18.Rg3 Qf6 19.e3 Rfd8 20.Bc3 Qe6 21.h4 a6 22.Qf5 Re8 23.Qxe6 Rxe6 24.O-O-O Bf8 25.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 b5 27.Be2 bxc4 28.Bxc4 Ree8 29.Kb1 Rab8 30.Ka2 Bb5 31.Rg4 e4 32.Bd5 Be2 33.Rh4 Bg7 34.Rdh1 Bxc3 35.bxc3 Bh5 36.Rxe4 Rec8 37.Rc4 Rd8 38.Rd4 Rxd5 39.Rxd5 Bf3 40.Rhd1 1-0
[Event "ch-Southern California"]
[Site "Van Nuys, CA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.25"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Ghazarian, Kirk"]
[Black "Ali Marandi, C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2025.05.23"]
[WhiteFideId "30908604"]
[BlackFideId "6300529"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 5. g3 Bd6 6. a3 O-O 7. g4 Ne4 8. Qd3
c5 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Bd2 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qe4
Bd7 15. Rg1 Bc6 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qc2 Bc5 18. Rg3 Qf6 19. e3 Rfd8 20. Bc3 Qe6
21. h4 a6 22. Qf5 Re8 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. O-O-O Bf8 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 b5
27. Be2 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Ree8 29. Kb1 Rab8 30. Ka2 Bb5 31. Rg4 e4 32. Bd5 Be2
33. Rh4 Bg7 34. Rdh1 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Bh5 36. Rxe4 Rec8 37. Rc4 Rd8 38. Rd4
Rxd5 39. Rxd5 Bf3 40. Rhd1 1-0