Baghdasaryan, Vahe vs Ma, Qun
18. Sants Open 2016 · Round 4.2 · 2016.08.22 · 1/2-1/2 · A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
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[Event "18. Sants Open 2016"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2016.08.22"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Baghdasaryan, Vahe"] [Black "Ma, Qun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "100"] [WhiteElo "2488"] [WhiteFideId "13303139"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2621"] [BlackFideId "8603154"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A21"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. b3 Ngf6 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. e3 Nf8 9. Ba3 c5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b4 N8d7 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Be2 Rd8 14. Rd1 e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. bxc5 Bg4 17. c6 Qe8 18. Bxg4 Nd3+ 19. Ke2 Nxg4 20. Rhf1 Nxh2 21. Rh1 Ng4 22. Qb5 Ndxf2 23. cxb7 Rab8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rb1 Nxh1 26. Bd6 Ne5 27. Nxe4 Nxc4 28. Bxb8 Rxb8 29. Nc5 Ng3+ 30. Kf2 Nd2 31. Rb4 Nde4+ 32. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Rxe4 Kf8 34. Rb4 Ke7 35. a4 Kd6 36. a5 a6 37. Rb6+ Kc7 38. Rxa6 Rxb7 39. Ra8 Kd7 40. a6 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 Ra2 42. e4 h5 43. a7 Ke7 44. e5 h4 45. Ke3 Ra4 46. Kf2 Ra5 47. Kg1 Ra1+ 48. Kh2 Ra3 49. e6 Kf6 50. exf7 Ke5 1/2-1/2