Khachiyan, Melikset vs Eckert, Doug
USA Ch · Round 8 · 2009.05.16 · 0-1 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
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[Event "USA Ch"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2009.05.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Eckert, Doug"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "92"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2037"] [BlackFideId "2001993"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [ECO "B23m"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxb5 5. Nxb5 a6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qd3 Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rd2 Nf6 14. Rhd1 O-O 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. h3 b5 17. a3 Rd7 18. Nh4 Rfd8 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Qc5 21. Nf5 Qe5 22. Rf2 Qxf4+ 23. Rxf4 Kf8 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. e5 Nd5 27. Rf2 Rc6 28. Ne4 Ke7 29. Kd2 h6 30. g4 f6 31. exf6+ Nxf6 32. Nxf6 gxf6 33. b3 Kf7 34. Rf4 Kg6 35. a4 f5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rb4 Rc5 38. Kd3 fxg4 39. hxg4 Rg5 40. c4 bxc4+ 41. bxc4 Rxg4 42. Rb6 Kf5 43. c5 Ke5 44. c6 Rd4+ 45. Ke3 Rc4 46. Rb5+ Bd5 0-1