Saksham Rautela vs Akopian, Vladimir
33. North American Open · Round 5.13 · 2023.12.28 · 0-1 · B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation
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[Event "33. North American Open"] [Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"] [Date "2023.12.28"] [Round "5.13"] [White "Saksham Rautela"] [Black "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "106"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [WhiteFideId "35046977"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2602"] [BlackFideId "13300032"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B43l"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bb4 8. Bd3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qxc3 10. Nb3 d6 11. Ba3 Qc7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qf3 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Bc6 17. Qg3 Nbd7 18. Qh4 h6 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Nc5 21. Bd3 e4 22. Bf1 Nd5 23. a3 Qf4 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. g3 Nd5 26. Bg2 f5 27. f3 Nf6 28. c4 Ke7 29. Red1 exf3 30. Bxf3 Rc8 31. Rab1 Rc7 32. Rb6 Nfd7 33. Rb4 g5 34. Rdb1 b6 35. Rd1 g4 36. Bg2 h5 37. Rb2 Na4 38. Rc2 Nac5 39. Rb2 Rc8 40. Re2 h4 41. Bd5 hxg3 42. hxg3 Nf6 43. Rb1 Nfe4 44. Bxe4 Nxe4 45. Rxb6 Rxc4 46. Rxa6 Rc3 47. Rh2 Rxg3+ 48. Kf1 Rf3+ 49. Kg1 Ng5 50. Rh5 Nh3+ 51. Kh2 Nf4 52. Rh6 g3+ 53. Kg1 Ne2+ 0-1