Mikaelyan, Arman vs Li, Rachael
American Cup Blitz 2026 · Round 2.25 · 2026.03.02 · 1/2-1/2 · D43 Semi-Slav Defense
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[Event "American Cup Blitz 2026"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2026.03.02"] [Round "2.25"] [White "Mikaelyan, Arman"] [Black "Li, Rachael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "225"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [WhiteFideId "13304852"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2375"] [BlackFideId "30929849"] [BlackTitle "WIM"] [ECO "D43"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-04-07"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Qa5 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 b4 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qc2 Ba6 15. Nfg5 Ng6 16. h4 h6 17. h5 Ne7 18. Bh3 Qd5 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Bg2 Qa5 21. Nh3 Nf8 22. Nf4 Nf5 23. Ne2 Qb6 24. Nc5 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Qxc5 26. Nxc6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Nd4 Rc7 29. Qe4 Bb7 30. Qe3 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rd7 32. Rd2 Rd5 33. Kf1 c3 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Rd3 c2 36. Nxc2 Qxc2 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Qxa7 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 d4 40. a5 d3 41. a6 d2 42. Qd4 Qe2 43. a7 d1=Q 44. Qxd1 Qxd1 45. a8=Q Qxh5 46. Qe8 Qf5 47. f4 Qe6 48. Qd8 Qd7 49. Qb8 Qd5+ 50. Kf2 Qd2+ 51. Kf3 Qd3+ 52. Kf2 Qd4+ 53. Kf3 Qd5+ 54. Kf2 Qe6 55. Kf3 Qc6+ 56. Kf2 Qc5+ 57. Kf3 Kh7 58. Qe8 Qd5+ 59. Kf2 Ng6 60. Ke3 Qc5+ 61. Kf3 Qc3+ 62. Kf2 h5 63. Qxf7 Qd2+ 64. Kf1 Qd3+ 65. Kf2 Qd4+ 66. Kg2 h4 67. Qf5 Qd5+ 68. Kh2 hxg3+ 69. Kxg3 Qb3+ 70. Kf2 Qb6+ 71. Kf1 Qb5+ 72. Kf2 Qc5+ 73. Kf3 Qc6+ 74. Kg3 Kg8 75. Qg5 Qc3+ 76. Kg4 Qc8+ 77. Kg3 Qc3+ 78. Kg4 Qc8+ 79. Kg3 Qe6 80. Qd8+ Kh7 81. Qg5 Kg8 82. Qd8+ Kf7 83. Qg5 Ne7 84. Kf2 Nf5 85. Qh5+ Kg8 86. Qg5 Qa2+ 87. Ke1 Qb1+ 88. Kd2 Qb2+ 89. Ke1 Qc1+ 90. Ke2 Qc3 91. Kf2 Qe3+ 92. Kf1 Qf3+ 93. Ke1 Qg3+ 94. Qxg3 Nxg3 95. Kf2 Nf5 96. Kf3 Kf7 97. Kg4 Kg6 98. Kf3 Kf7 99. Kg4 Ke6 100. Kg5 Ne7 101. Kg4 Kd5 102. Kf3 Kd4 103. Kg4 Ke4 104. Kg5 Kd5 105. Kg4 Ke6 106. Kg5 Kd5 107. Kg4 Kd4 108. Kg5 Ke4 109. Kg4 Ng6 110. f5 Nxe5+ 111. Kg5 Kd5 112. f6 gxf6+ 113. Kxf6 1/2-1/2