Event: Round 8: Melkumyan, Hrant - Litchfield, Frederick
Date: 2024-03-31
White: Melkumyan, Hrant
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2640
Black: Litchfield, Frederick
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2211
Result: 1-0
ECO: A10
Opening: English Opening
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:19:15] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:40] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:19:18] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:18:51] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:34] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:18:11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:30:31] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:38] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:59] } 6. g3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:12:33] } 6... Be5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:27:46] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:12:36] } 7... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:28:08] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 1:12:59] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:28:10] } 9. Nh3 { [%eval -0.79] [%clk 1:08:39] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:28:15] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:07:29] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 1:28:34] } 11. f4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 1:04:01] } 11... h6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 1:27:41] } 12. Nf2 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:55:17] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 1:27:02] } 13. e4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:54:12] } 13... a5 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:26:00] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:42:11] } 14... O-O?! { [%eval 0.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:32] } 15. f5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:40:59] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:38] } 16. Bf1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:41:08] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:25:42] } 17. g4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:40:09] } 17... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:24:47] } 18. g5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:34:46] } 18... hxg5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:24:20] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:34:18] } 19... g6?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:03] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:29:40] } 20... f6 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:16:31] } 21. h4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:28:25] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:15:51] } 22. fxg6+ { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:28:01] } 22... Kxg6?! { [%eval 3.28] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:30] } 23. hxg5 { [%eval 2.66] [%clk 0:15:04] } 23... f5 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 1:13:11] } 24. Rh3 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:15:31] } 24... Rh8 { [%eval 3.13] [%clk 1:08:01] } 25. exf5+ { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:15:53] } 25... Kxf5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 1:07:54] } 26. Bd3+? { [%eval 1.35] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:46] } 26... Nxd3?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:35] } 27. Qxd3+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:06:34] } 27... e4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 1:07:55] } 28. Nxe4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:06:27] } 28... Qxe4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 1:03:47] } 29. Rf3+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:06:41] } 29... Ke5 { [%eval #5] [%clk 1:03:55] } 30. Bf4+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:06:49] } 30... Qxf4 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:03:14] } 31. Re1+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:07:08] } 31... Qe3+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 1:03:38] } 32. Rexe3# { [%clk 0:07:00] } 1-0