Khachiyan, Melikset vs Banawa, Joel
28. Metropolitan GM · Round 8 · 2013.08.17 · 1-0 · C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
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[Event "28. Metropolitan GM"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2013.08.17"] [Round "8"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Banawa, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "107"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2348"] [BlackFideId "2024055"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "C54i"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Re1 h6 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Ned5 17. Bd2 c6 18. Qf3 Kh8 19. g4 Nh7 20. Qg3 a5 21. a4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. a5 Bc7 24. d5 cxd5 25. Ra4 d4 26. Rc1 Bxa5 27. Nxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Qxa5 29. Qxd6 Rd8 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 Nf6 32. Rc4 b6 33. Rxb4 Rd6 34. Kg2 Nd7 35. Kf3 Kg8 36. Ra4 Kf8 37. Ra7 Ne5+ 38. Ke2 Nxd3 39. Kxd3 g6 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. f4 Kg8 42. Ra4 Kf7 43. Rxd4 Rf6 44. Ke4 Re6+ 45. Kf3 h5 46. Rd7+ Ke8 47. Rb7 hxg4+ 48. hxg4 Kf8 49. Kg3 g5 50. fxg5 Re3+ 51. Kf4 Rb3 52. Kf5 Rxb2 53. Kf6 Rf2+ 54. Kg6 1-0