Xu, Arthur vs Ghazarian, Kirk
USA Ch Junior 2023 · Round 7.1 · 2023.07.22 · 0-1 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
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[Event "USA Ch Junior 2023"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2023.07.22"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Xu, Arthur"] [Black "Ghazarian, Kirk"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "70"] [WhiteElo "2083"] [WhiteFideId "30913144"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2469"] [BlackFideId "30908604"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B48g"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O Nf6 9. f3 b5 10. g4 h6 11. h4 Ne5 12. Be2 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Kb1 d6 15. g5 Nh5 16. gxh6 g6 17. f4 Bb7 18. Rhg1 Nf6 19. e5 b4 20. Na4 Ne4 21. Qd3 Qc7 22. h5 gxh5 23. f5 dxe5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bb6 Qc6 26. Rg6 Qxa4 27. fxe6 Qb5 28. Qh3 Qe2 29. Rdg1 Rc8 30. Ka1 Ng5 31. R6xg5 Bxg5 32. Qf5 Rf8 33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Qxg5+ Kxe6 35. Qg6+ Rf6 0-1