
[Event "ch-USA Seniors 2023"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.07.23"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Akopian, Vl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[ECO "B14"]
[PlyCount "147"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.Bd3 h6 10.O-O O-O 11.a3 Bd6 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Ne4 Bf4 14.Bc2 Nce7 15.Nc5 Bxc1 16.Raxc1 Bc6 17.Ne5 Nf4 18.Qg4 Qxd4 19.Nxc6 Nxc6 20.Rfd1 f5 21.Rxd4 fxg4 22.Re4 Rad8 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Nxe6 Rfd4 25.Nxd8 Rxd8 26.Kf1 Kf7 27.Be4 Rd2 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Rxc6 Rxb2 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.g3 Rb1+ 32.Kg2 h5 33.Rxa7 g5 34.Ra6+ Kf5 35.Ra5+ Kf6 36.Ra4 Ra1 37.h3 gxh3+ 38.Kxh3 g4+ 39.Kg2 Kg6 40.Ra6+ Kg7 41.Ra8 Kh7 42.a4 Kg7 43.Ra5 Kg6 44.Ra7 Ra2 45.a5 Kf6 46.Ra8 Kg7 47.a6 Kh7 48.Kf1 Kg7 49.Ke1 Kh7 50.a7 Kg7 51.Kd1 Kh7 52.Kc1 Kg7 53.Kb1 Ra5 54.Kb2 Rb5+ 55.Kc3 Ra5 56.Kd4 Ra2 57.Ke3 Ra4 58.Kd3 Ra2 59.Ke4 Re2+ 60.Kf5 Rxf2+ 61.Kg5 Ra2 62.Kxh5 Ra4 63.Kg5 Ra5+ 64.Kxg4 Ra4+ 65.Kf5 Ra5+ 66.Ke6 Ra6+ 67.Kd5 Ra5+ 68.Kc6 Ra1 69.Kb6 Rb1+ 70.Kc5 Rc1+ 71.Kb6 Rb1+ 72.Kc5 Rc1+ 73.Kb6 Rb1+ 74.Kc5 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.07.23"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Akopian, Vl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[ECO "B14"]
[PlyCount "147"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.Bd3 h6 10.O-O O-O 11.a3 Bd6 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Ne4 Bf4 14.Bc2 Nce7 15.Nc5 Bxc1 16.Raxc1 Bc6 17.Ne5 Nf4 18.Qg4 Qxd4 19.Nxc6 Nxc6 20.Rfd1 f5 21.Rxd4 fxg4 22.Re4 Rad8 23.Rxf4 Rxf4 24.Nxe6 Rfd4 25.Nxd8 Rxd8 26.Kf1 Kf7 27.Be4 Rd2 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Rxc6 Rxb2 30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.g3 Rb1+ 32.Kg2 h5 33.Rxa7 g5 34.Ra6+ Kf5 35.Ra5+ Kf6 36.Ra4 Ra1 37.h3 gxh3+ 38.Kxh3 g4+ 39.Kg2 Kg6 40.Ra6+ Kg7 41.Ra8 Kh7 42.a4 Kg7 43.Ra5 Kg6 44.Ra7 Ra2 45.a5 Kf6 46.Ra8 Kg7 47.a6 Kh7 48.Kf1 Kg7 49.Ke1 Kh7 50.a7 Kg7 51.Kd1 Kh7 52.Kc1 Kg7 53.Kb1 Ra5 54.Kb2 Rb5+ 55.Kc3 Ra5 56.Kd4 Ra2 57.Ke3 Ra4 58.Kd3 Ra2 59.Ke4 Re2+ 60.Kf5 Rxf2+ 61.Kg5 Ra2 62.Kxh5 Ra4 63.Kg5 Ra5+ 64.Kxg4 Ra4+ 65.Kf5 Ra5+ 66.Ke6 Ra6+ 67.Kd5 Ra5+ 68.Kc6 Ra1 69.Kb6 Rb1+ 70.Kc5 Rc1+ 71.Kb6 Rb1+ 72.Kc5 Rc1+ 73.Kb6 Rb1+ 74.Kc5 1/2-1/2
[Event "ch-USA Seniors 2023"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2023.07.23"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Benjamin, Joe"]
[Black "Akopian, Vl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[ECO "B14"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6"]
[EventDate "2023.07.15"]
[WhiteFideId "2000091"]
[BlackFideId "13300032"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bd6 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Bf4 14. Bc2
Nce7 15. Nc5 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Bc6 17. Ne5 Nf4 18. Qg4 Qxd4 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20.
Rfd1 f5 21. Rxd4 fxg4 22. Re4 Rad8 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Nxe6 Rfd4 25. Nxd8
Rxd8 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Be4 Rd2 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Rxc6 Rxb2 30. Rc7+ Kf6 31.
g3 Rb1+ 32. Kg2 h5 33. Rxa7 g5 34. Ra6+ Kf5 35. Ra5+ Kf6 36. Ra4 Ra1 37. h3
gxh3+ 38. Kxh3 g4+ 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Ra6+ Kg7 41. Ra8 Kh7 42. a4 Kg7 43. Ra5
Kg6 44. Ra7 Ra2 45. a5 Kf6 46. Ra8 Kg7 47. a6 Kh7 48. Kf1 Kg7 49. Ke1 Kh7
50. a7 Kg7 51. Kd1 Kh7 52. Kc1 Kg7 53. Kb1 Ra5 54. Kb2 Rb5+ 55. Kc3 Ra5 56.
Kd4 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra4 58. Kd3 Ra2 59. Ke4 Re2+ 60. Kf5 Rxf2+ 61. Kg5 Ra2 62.
Kxh5 Ra4 63. Kg5 Ra5+ 64. Kxg4 Ra4+ 65. Kf5 Ra5+ 66. Ke6 Ra6+ 67. Kd5 Ra5+
68. Kc6 Ra1 69. Kb6 Rb1+ 70. Kc5 Rc1+ 71. Kb6 Rb1+ 72. Kc5 Rc1+ 73. Kb6
Rb1+ 74. Kc5 1/2-1/2