Event: Grenke Chess Open A
Site: Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2025-04-21
White: Vardanyan, Aras
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2317
Black: Shagbazyan, Taron
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2434
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A11
Opening: English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 min per game + 30 sec per move

1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 4... Bf5 { [%clk 1:30:39] } 5. Qb3 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 5... Qb6 { [%clk 1:29:58] } 6. d3 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 6... e6 { [%clk 1:29:25] } 7. Be3 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 7... Qxb3 { [%clk 1:29:13] } 8. axb3 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 8... a6 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 9. Nh4 { [%clk 1:29:06] } 9... Bg6 { [%clk 1:27:10] } 10. Nxg6 { [%clk 1:26:33] } 10... hxg6 { [%clk 1:27:32] } 11. Bd2 { [%clk 1:26:19] } 11... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:25:28] } 12. Bc3 { [%clk 1:24:47] } 12... Bd6 { [%clk 1:21:20] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 1:21:21] } 13... O-O { [%clk 1:20:45] } 14. b4 { [%clk 1:18:08] } 14... e5 { [%clk 1:00:50] } 15. Nb3 { [%clk 1:16:30] } 15... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:53:02] } 16. e4 { [%clk 1:11:14] } 16... Rad8 { [%clk 0:36:22] } 17. Na5 { [%clk 1:09:24] } 17... Rb8 { [%clk 0:35:22] } 18. c5 { [%clk 1:02:07] } 18... Bc7 { [%clk 0:34:38] } 19. exd5 { [%clk 0:56:53] } 19... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 20. Bxd5 { [%clk 0:56:35] } 20... cxd5 { [%clk 0:34:53] } 21. Nxb7 { [%clk 0:56:57] } 21... Rxb7 { [%clk 0:28:50] } 22. c6 { [%clk 0:57:22] } 22... Rb6 { [%clk 0:29:06] } 23. cxd7 { [%clk 0:57:46] } 23... Rd8 { [%clk 0:26:43] } 24. Ke2 { [%clk 0:56:47] } 24... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:26:45] } 1/2-1/2