Khachiyan, Melikset vs Richardson, Ryan
6. Western Pacific Open · Round 1 · 2008.03.29 · 1-0 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
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[Event "6. Western Pacific Open"] [Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"] [Date "2008.03.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Richardson, Ryan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "83"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "1854"] [BlackFideId "2038269"] [ECO "B23l"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. f4 Ne7 6. Nf3 Ng6 7. d3 Nh4 8. O-O Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Be7 10. Be3 b6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 f6 14. e5 f5 15. Nb5 cxb5 16. Qxa8 O-O 17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Qc3 Bc6 19. Be3 Qb7 20. Qb3 Kf7 21. Rf2 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23. Bd2 a5 24. Be3 Qd7 25. Rd2 Bd5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 b5 28. Qe2 g6 29. b3 Be7 30. Rc2 a4 31. bxa4 bxa4 32. h3 Be4 33. Rc1 Ba3 34. Rc3 Be7 35. Bb6 Qd5 36. Rc7 Kf8 37. Qa6 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. Qc8+ Bd8 40. Bc5+ Kg8 41. Qxe6+ Kh8 42. Qe8# 1-0