Khachiyan, Melikset vs Busquets, Luis
Southern California Open · Round 6 · 2002.09.02 · 1-0 · B85 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
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[Event "Southern California Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2002.09.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Busquets, Luis"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "87"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2240"] [BlackFideId "2001926"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [ECO "B85"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe1 Bd7 12. Qg3 Rac8 13. Rad1 b5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Nb3 Ne8 18. Ne4 f6 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Qd3 Nc4 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxd7 Nxb2 25. Bd3 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxc2 27. Rd2 Rc4 28. Kg1 Ke7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. Ke3 Rc3+ 31. Kf2 e4 32. Re2 Kf5 33. Nd4+ Ke5 34. Nf3+ Kf5 35. Nd2 Rc2 36. Nf1 Rxe2+ 37. Kxe2 Kf4 38. h3 b4 39. g3+ Ke5 40. Ke3 a5 41. Nd2 a4 42. Nxe4 b3 43. axb3 axb3 44. Nc5 1-0