Khachiyan, Melikset vs Yakovich, Yuri
Cappelle Open · Round 8 · 1999.02.20 · 1/2-1/2 · B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation
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[Event "Cappelle Open"] [Site "Cappelle la Grande FRA"] [Date "1999.02.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Yakovich, Yuri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "127"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [WhiteFideId "13300512"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2565"] [BlackFideId "4100654"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B43o"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qf3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Bb7 14. Bd2 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qe3 Nb6 18. c3 Nc4 19. Qe2 Qb6+ 20. Nd4 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rd8 22. Rfd1 O-O 23. cxb4 Bd5 24. a5 Qb7 25. Qc2 Bxa2 26. Rxa2 Qa7 27. Qxe4 Bxb4 28. Kf1 Rd5 29. Rd3 Qd7 30. Rh3 g6 31. Nf3 Qb5+ 32. Kf2 Bc5+ 33. Kg3 Qf1 34. b4 Be7 35. Rf2 Qb5 36. Rc2 Qxb4 37. Qxb4 Bxb4 38. Ng5 Bxa5 39. Nxh7 Rd3+ 40. Kg4 Rxh3 41. Nf6+ Kg7 42. Kxh3 Rb8 43. Kg4 Bd8 44. Nd7 Ra8 45. Nc5 a5 46. Rc4 Ra7 47. Kf3 Rc7 48. Rc3 Rc6 49. Ke4 f5+ 50. Kd3 g5 51. Nb7 Rxc3+ 52. Kxc3 Bc7 53. Nc5 Kf7 54. Kc4 gxf4 55. Nd3 Ke7 56. Kb5 Kf7 57. Kc6 Bd8 58. Kb5 Bc7 59. h3 Ke7 60. h4 Kf7 61. h5 Kg7 62. Kc6 Bxe5 63. Nxe5 a4 64. Nc4 1/2-1/2