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Mekhitarian,K vs Arnold,Ken

2025.12.02 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 2nd Dec 2025"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.12.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mekhitarian,K"]
[Black "Arnold,Ken"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[ECO "D38"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Ragozin variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2107660"]
[BlackFideId "2056836"]
[EventDate "2025.12.02"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
Bg4 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qe7 11. Ne5 Bc8 12. h4 Nbd7 13. h5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ne4
15. Qc2 f5 16. h6 g6 17. f3 Nd6 18. Kf2 Be6 19. Qb2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. a4 Bd5
22. a5 Rfc8 23. Qa3 Qxa3 24. Rxa3 c5 25. Rb1 cxd4 26. Bxd4 a6 27. Rb6 Rd8 28.
Ra1 Rd7 29. Kg3 Re8 30. Kf4 Kf7 31. Rf6+ Kg8 32. Kg5 Re6 33. Rxe6 Bxe6 34. Kf6
Bd5 35. Re1 Bc6 36. Ke6 Rd8 37. Ke7 Re8+ 38. Kd6 Kf7 39. Kc5 g5 40. Kxc4 Kg6 41.
Bg7 g4 42. fxg4 fxg4 43. g3 Re4+ 44. Kc5 Ra4 45. Kd6 Rxa5 46. e4 Ra3 47. Bd4 Ra5
48. e5 Rd5+ 49. Kc7 Rd7+ 50. Kb6 Re7 51. Bc5 Re6 52. Bd6 Kxh6 53. Re2 Kg6 54.
Kc5 h5 55. Rh2 Kg5 56. Kd4 Kg6 57. c4 a5 58. Kc5 a4 59. Kb4 Re8 60. Kc3 b5 61.
cxb5 Bxb5 62. Kd4 Bd7 63. Ke3 Bf5 64. Kf4 Rc8 65. Rb2 Rc4+ 66. Ke3 Be6 67. Rb6
Kf5 68. Rb8 Re4+ 69. Kd3 Bc4+ 70. Kc3 Be6 71. Rf8+ Kg5 72. Be7+ Kg6 73. Rf6+ Kg7
74. Rxe6 h4 75. Bxh4 a3 76. Ra6 Kf7 77. e6+ Rxe6 78. Rxe6 Kxe6 79. Kb3 Kd5 80.
Kxa3 Ke4 81. Kb4 Kf3 82. Kc5 Ke4 83. Kd6 Kf5 84. Kd5 Kg6 85. Ke4 Kh5 86. Kf4 Kh6
87. Kxg4 Kg6 88. Kh3 Kg7 89. g4 Kh7 90. g5 Kg7 91. Kg4 Kg8 92. Bg3 Kh8 93. Kh5
Kg8 94. Kg6 Kh8 95. Kh6 Kg8 96. g6 Kf8 97. Kh7 Ke7 98. g7 Ke6 99. g8=Q+ Kf5 100.
Qg6# 1-0

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