Khachiyan, Melikset vs Pilnick, Carl
41. American Open · Round 1 · 2005.11.24 · 1-0 · C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Classical Variation
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[Event "41. American Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2005.11.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Pilnick, Carl"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "77"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2136"] [BlackFideId "2003414"] [ECO "C18e"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Qf7 10. dxc5 Nge7 11. Nd4 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. O-O Bc6 17. Rb4 Rfd8 18. Rfb1 Rd7 19. Qh3 Nc4 20. g4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 g6 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Kf2 Kh8 25. Rg1 Rg8 26. Rbb1 Rdd8 27. Qh3 Rxg1 28. Rxg1 Rg8 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Qh6 Bd7 31. Ke3 Qe7 32. Kd2 Qxc5 33. Qg5+ Kf7 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxh7+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ Kc7 38. Qf7 Kc8 39. h4 1-0