[Event "U.S. Senior Chess Championship 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.07.23"] [Round "07"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2414"] [TimeControl "7200+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/kt4PLoQ4/R7kmMSIS"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 2:00:52] } 1... e5 { [%clk 2:00:35] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 2:01:15] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 2:00:56] } 3. Nxe5 { [%clk 1:56:23] } 3... Nxe4 { [%clk 2:00:50] } 4. Qe2 { [%clk 1:53:41] } 4... Qe7 { A rare "copycat"! White wins a pawn, but if Akopian tries to hold onto it, Khachiyan gets strong compensation and the double-edged position he probably was hoping for. } { [%clk 2:01:12] } 5. Qxe4 { [%clk 1:53:57] } 5... d6 { [%clk 2:01:37] } 6. d4 { [%clk 1:53:54] } 6... dxe5 { [%clk 2:01:56] } 7. dxe5 { [%clk 1:49:19] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 2:02:17] } 8. Bb5 { [%clk 1:39:37] } 8... Bd7 { [%clk 2:02:30] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:39:37] } 9... O-O-O { [%clk 2:02:02] } 10. Nc3 { The best practical choice and also one of the top moves! Akopian plays solidly and the position eventually fizzles out to a draw. } { [%clk 1:38:08] } (10. Bf4 { holds onto the pawn but is way more risky. } 10... a6 11. Ba4 f5 12. Qe3 h6 $36 { Black's attack looks really scary. }) 10... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:46:35] } 11. Bxd7+ { [%clk 1:37:03] } 11... Nxd7 { [%clk 1:46:58] } 12. Qg4 { [%clk 1:28:24] } 12... h5 { [%clk 1:42:26] } 13. Qh3 { [%clk 1:28:03] } 13... Qb4 { [%clk 1:39:34] } 14. Qf5 { [%clk 1:19:15] } 14... Bc5 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 15. Ne4 { [%clk 1:12:04] } 15... Rde8 { [%clk 1:17:34] } 16. Nxc5 { [%clk 1:11:39] } 16... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:18:00] } 17. Qxc5 { [%clk 1:09:08] } 17... Nxc5 { [%clk 1:18:18] } 18. Be3 $10 { [%clk 1:09:17] } 18... Ne6 { [%clk 1:18:43] } 19. Rad1 { [%clk 1:07:22] } 19... Rd8 { [%clk 1:19:07] } 20. f3 { [%clk 1:01:56] } 20... a6 { [%clk 1:13:37] } 21. Kf2 { [%clk 1:00:21] } 21... f5 { [%clk 1:11:24] } 22. h4 { [%clk 0:55:57] } 22... Rxd1 { [%clk 1:10:29] } 23. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:56:22] } 23... Rd8 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 24. Rxd8+ { [%clk 0:52:44] } 24... Kxd8 { [%clk 1:11:20] } 25. Ke2 { [%clk 0:53:04] } 25... Kd7 { [%clk 1:11:35] } 26. c4 { [%clk 0:52:19] } 26... c5 { [%clk 1:11:22] } 27. a4 { [%clk 0:50:49] } 27... a5 { [%clk 1:11:28] } 28. f4 { [%clk 0:50:52] } 28... b6 { [%clk 1:11:52] } 29. Kd3 { [%clk 0:50:54] } 29... Kc6 { [%clk 1:12:06] } 30. g3 { [%clk 0:50:01] } 30... g6 { [%clk 1:12:32] } 31. b3 { [%clk 0:50:07] } 31... Kd6 { [%clk 1:12:58] } 32. Kc3 { [%clk 0:50:20] } 32... Kc6 { [%clk 1:13:24] } 33. Kd3 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 33... Kd6 { [%clk 1:13:52] } 34. Kc3 { [%clk 0:51:10] } 34... Kc6 { [%clk 1:14:16] } 35. Kd3 { [%clk 0:51:36] } 35... Kd6 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } { [%clk 1:14:16] } 1/2-1/2