Gurczak, John vs Khachiyan, Melikset

31. Southern California Open · Round 1 · 2009.09.05 · 0-1 · D86 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

PGN

[Event "31. Southern California Open"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2009.09.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurczak, John"]
[Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[WhiteElo "2086"]
[WhiteFideId "2042096"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[BlackFideId "13300512"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D86"]
[Source "PGNMentor"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[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.
Be3 Nc6 9. Ne2 e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qxe4 13. f3 Qe8 14. Nb5 Ne5
15. Be2 Qe7 16. Nxa7 Rd8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Qc2 Ng4 19. fxg4 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Rd2
0-1