[Event "U.S. Senior Chess Championship 2023"] [Site "St Louis"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Wolff, Patrick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2545"] [Annotator "Davis Zong Jr"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B52"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line"] [StudyName "2023 National Championships"] [ChapterName "Khachiyan, Melikset - Wolff, Patrick"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/ZBuAQUT7/qm9JVgfP"] [Orientation "white"] { Annotations by Davis Zong Jr } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ { A smart choice. Instead of diving into the sharp lines of a Najdorf, Dragon, Sveshnikov, etc. after 3. d4, Khachiyan opts for the Canal-Sokolosky, which is a quiet positional game with lower risk. } 3... Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4 Qb6 10. Rd1 Qc6 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. d4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 cxd4 14. Rxd4 a6 15. Rad1 Qc5 16. Na4 { It's hard for either side to break through here, so the players agreed to a draw. } 16... Qc6 17. Nc3 Qc5 18. Na4 Qc6 19. Nc3 Qc5 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2