Critelli, James vs Khachiyan, Melikset
North American Open · Round 3 · 2007.12.27 · 1/2-1/2 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
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[Event "North American Open"] [Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"] [Date "2007.12.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Critelli, James"] [Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "41"] [WhiteElo "2321"] [WhiteFideId "2024896"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2506"] [BlackFideId "13300512"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B23l"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Be3 Ng6 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 h6 11. a4 b6 12. Kh1 Qf6 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Qe5 17. Raf1 a6 18. Nd1 b5 19. Ne3 bxa4 20. bxa4 Rab8 21. Nf5 1/2-1/2