Akopian, Robert vs Xia, Yusheng

2. Metro Qualifier · Round 1 · 2011.04.09 · 1/2-1/2 · C18 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation, Main Line

Moves

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PGN
[Event "2. Metro Qualifier"]
[Site "Los Angeles, CA USA"]
[Date "2011.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Robert"]
[Black "Xia, Yusheng"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[WhiteElo "2096"]
[WhiteFideId "2023172"]
[BlackElo "2100"]
[BlackFideId "2056771"]
[ECO "C18u"]
[Source "PGNMentor"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Rb1 d4 14. h3
O-O-O 15. g4 Ng6 16. Bg2 Nh4 17. Be4 Na5 18. Rb4 Bc6 19. Ng3 Qd7 20. O-O a6 21.
Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Rc4 Qd5 23. Ne4 b6 24. Rf2 Rg6 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. exd6 b5 27.
Rxc6+ Qxc6 28. Qxd4 Nf5 29. Qd3 Nxd6 30. Be3 Nf5 31. Bd4 Nxd4 32. Qxd4 Rg8 33.
Qe3 Rd8 34. Kh2 Kb7 35. Kg3 Rc8 36. Rf3 Qd6 37. Qe4+ Kb6 38. a4 Qd5 39. Qe3+
Qc5 40. axb5 Qxe3 41. Rxe3 Kxb5 42. f5 exf5 43. gxf5 a5 44. Re7 Rg8+ 1/2-1/2