Garrett, Pieta vs Khachiyan, Melikset
Southern California Open · Round 3 · 2002.09.01 · 1-0 · D86 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Simagin's Improved Variation
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[Event "Southern California Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2002.09.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Garrett, Pieta"] [Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "81"] [WhiteElo "2291"] [WhiteFideId "2019108"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2375"] [BlackFideId "13300512"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D86"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. c4 c5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. a4 Nb7 15. Bc3 a5 16. Rb1 Ra6 17. Rb3 Nd6 18. Qb1 f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Qf6+ 22. Kg1 Bh6 23. Kh1 Nf7 24. Ng1 Bd7 25. Qa1 Bf4 26. Rb1 Bxh2 27. Rf1 Bf4 28. g3 Qg5 29. gxf4 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ 31. Kf2 Qxf4+ 32. Ke1 Qe3+ 33. Be2 Nd6 34. Bxe5 Nxe4 35. Bf4 Qb3 36. Bh6 Qb4+ 37. Kd1 Qxa4+ 38. Qxa4 Bxa4+ 39. Kc1 Ra8 40. Bg4 Nd6 41. Nf3 1-0