Bachin, Vitalii vs Melnikova, Yana
Chigorin Memorial · Round 9 · 2005.10.23 · 1-0 · B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed
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[Event "Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2005.10.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Bachin, Vitalii"] [Black "Melnikova, Yana"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "73"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [WhiteFideId "4130413"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2302"] [BlackFideId "4136632"] [BlackTitle "WGM"] [ECO "B23g"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Qe2 dxe4 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nxe4 Nc6 8. Nf3 Nh6 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 Nf5 11. Qf2 b6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc3 Nfd4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Rae1 Rad8 16. Qg3 Nf5 17. Qh3 b5 18. Rf2 c4 19. g4 Nfd4 20. g5 f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Ng4 Be7 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. c3 Nc6 25. d4 Kh8 26. Ref1 Qd7 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. fxe5 Rxf2 29. Rxf2 Kg8 30. Qg4 Rf8 31. Rg2 Rf7 32. Ng3 g6 33. h4 Bd8 34. Ne4 Qe7 35. h5 Rg7 36. Nc5 Kf7 37. h6 1-0