Sport 15:27 21/05/2010

Armenian chess players at U.S. Championship

 Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian lost his set with Hess at St Louis, USA, 7th round and occupied 12th horizontal. Varuzhan Akobian scored 3,5 points. Melikset Khachiyan managed to defeat Benjamin and scoring 3 points gained 17th horizontal. Another Armenian chess player Levon Altunyan also had a successful round defeating Shanklandi and scored 2,5 points – 19th horizontal. 


It’s worth reminding that the leaders of the tournament are Nakamura, Shulman, kamsky, Onischuk.  
Robson Hess-Varuzhan Akobian 1:0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Qf3 Nd5 12. c4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Bb7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Rhg1 Rad8 17. g4 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Rf7 21. Rg6 Qf4 22. Rxe6 Qxe3+ 23. Rxe3 Rfd7 24. Kc2 Rd6 25. Kc3 Rf8 26. Rde1 Bc6 27. R1e2 Rff6 28. Re7 Rf3 29. R2e3 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Bd7 31. c5 bxc5 32. Re5 Rh6 33. Rxc5 c6 34. Ra5 Rxh2 35. Rxa7 Be6 36. a4 Rh1 37. Re7 1:0:
Melikset Khachiyan- Benjamin 1:0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ng4 6. O-O d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Re1+ Kf8 9. Nbd2 Nge5 10. h3 Bf5 11. Bb3 Qd7 12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bf4 Bb4 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Bxh3 17. f4 Ng6 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Qb4+ Re7 20. Nf2 Qd7 21. Rad1 Qc8 22. Qxd4 1:0:
Samuel Shankland – Levon Altunyan 0:1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Be6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Ne5 c5 7. Qa4+ Nbd7 8. dxc5 Qc7 9. Nxc4 Qxc5 10. Na5 Qb6 11. Be2 g6 12. Qb5 Bg7 13. Nxb7 Rb8 14. Na5 Qc7 15. Qa4 O-O 16. Nb3 Bxb3 17. axb3 Nc5 18. Qc4 Rxb3 19. O-O Rfb8 20. Na4 Nfd7 21. Rd1 R3b4 22. Qc2 Rc8 23. Bd2 Rxa4 24. Rxa4 Nxa4 25. Qxa4 Bxb2 26. Qh4 Nf6 27. Qxh6 Qc2 28. f3 Nd5 29. e4 Bg7 30. Qh3 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Ne3+ 32. Bxe3 Bxe3 33. Qd7 e6 34. Qd3 Qc5 35. Qb5 Qxb5 36. Bxb5 Rc2 37. Be2 a5 38. Ra1 Bd4 39. Bd1 Rd2 0:1:


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