Varuzhan Akobian GM

GMAkobianSTL Since 2017 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

52.4%- 34.9%- 12.7%

Rapid 2505 7W 15L 4D

Blitz 3077 1743W 1155L 428D

Bullet 2721 30W 16L 1D

Varuzhan Akobian (GM) vs Kevin Bordi (NM)

Game 8 of 13

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Moves

1. e4 e6

2. c4 d5

3. cxd5 exd5

4. exd5 Nf6

5. Bb5+ Nbd7

6. Nc3 Be7

7. Nf3 O-O

8. O-O Nb6

9. d4 Nbxd5

10. Bg5 c6

11. Bc4 Bg4

12. h3 Bh5

13. g4 Bg6

14. Ne5 Nxc3

15. bxc3 Nd5

16. Bxe7 Qxe7

17. Bxd5 cxd5

18. Qb3 Rfd8

19. Rae1 Qc7

20. Re3 Rac8

21. Rfe1 Be4

22. f3 Bg6

23. Kg2 b6

24. h4 f6

25. Nxg6 hxg6

26. Qb5 Qc6

27. Qxc6 Rxc6

28. Re7 Rdc8

29. Rxa7 R6c7

30. Rxc7 Rxc7

31. Rc1 Kf7

32. Kf2 Ke6

33. Ke3 Kd6

34. Kd3 Ra7

35. Rc2 b5

36. Rb2 Kc6

37. Kc2 Re7

38. Kd3 Re1

39. Re2 Rf1

40. Re3 Kd7

41. a3 Rh1

42. Re2 Rxh4

43. Rb2 Kc6

44. Re2 Rh3

45. Ke3 g5

46. Rf2 g6

47. Kd3 f5

48. gxf5 gxf5

49. Kc2 Rg3

50. Kb3 f4

51. Rf1 Rg2

52. Rh1 Rf2

53. Rh3 Kd6

54. Rh6+ Ke7

55. Rg6 Rxf3

56. Rxg5 Kf6

57. Rxd5 Re3

58. Rxb5 f3

59. Rb8 Re7

60. Rf8+ Rf7

61. Rh8 f2

62. Rh1 Kg5

63. Rf1 Kg4

64. a4 Kg3

65. a5 Kg2

66. Rxf2+ Kxf2

67. Kb4 Ke3

68. Kb5 Ke4

69. Kb6 Kd5

70. a6 Rf6+

71. Kb7 Rf7+

72. Kb8 Kc6

73. a7 Rf8#

Players

Varuzhan Akobian (GM)

Black

2980

+83

Kevin Bordi (NM)

White

2897

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20307 days 17 hours 22 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

146

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C00 French Defense

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.07"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Blitzstream"]
[Black "GMAkobianSTL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "1K3r2/P7/2k5/8/3P4/2P5/8/8 w - - 1 74"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C00"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Steiner-Variation...4.cxd5-Nf6-5.Bb5-Nbd7-6.Nc3"]
[UTCDate "2025.08.07"]
[UTCTime "17:16:36"]
[WhiteElo "2897"]
[BlackElo "2980"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "GMAkobianSTL won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "17:16:36"]
[EndDate "2025.08.07"]
[EndTime "17:22:24"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/141603225786"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59.8]} 1... e6 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:02:59.3]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:02:57.7]} 3. cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:59.2]} 3... exd5 {[%clk 0:02:56.9]} 4. exd5 {[%clk 0:02:59.1]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:56.1]} 5. Bb5+ {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 5... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:53.7]} 6. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 6... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:52.7]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.1]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:02:51.4]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 8... Nb6 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 9. d4 {[%clk 0:02:55.3]} 9... Nbxd5 {[%clk 0:02:47.6]} 10. Bg5 {[%clk 0:02:54.5]} 10... c6 {[%clk 0:02:45.5]} 11. Bc4 {[%clk 0:02:53.2]} 11... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:43.5]} 12. h3 {[%clk 0:02:52.2]} 12... Bh5 {[%clk 0:02:41.4]} 13. g4 {[%clk 0:02:51.6]} 13... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:36.6]} 14. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:50.9]} 14... Nxc3 {[%clk 0:02:34.1]} 15. bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:49.9]} 15... Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:32.6]} 16. Bxe7 {[%clk 0:02:35]} 16... Qxe7 {[%clk 0:02:30.5]} 17. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:02:12.8]} 17... cxd5 {[%clk 0:02:29]} 18. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:08.1]} 18... Rfd8 {[%clk 0:02:18]} 19. Rae1 {[%clk 0:02:05.9]} 19... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:13.6]} 20. Re3 {[%clk 0:01:59.7]} 20... Rac8 {[%clk 0:02:08.7]} 21. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:01:56.9]} 21... Be4 {[%clk 0:01:56.3]} 22. f3 {[%clk 0:01:50.7]} 22... Bg6 {[%clk 0:01:46.7]} 23. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:44.5]} 23... b6 {[%clk 0:01:44.1]} 24. h4 {[%clk 0:01:41.4]} 24... f6 {[%clk 0:01:42.3]} 25. Nxg6 {[%clk 0:01:38.2]} 25... hxg6 {[%clk 0:01:41.3]} 26. Qb5 {[%clk 0:01:20.3]} 26... Qc6 {[%clk 0:01:35.6]} 27. Qxc6 {[%clk 0:01:10.7]} 27... Rxc6 {[%clk 0:01:33.7]} 28. Re7 {[%clk 0:01:10.6]} 28... Rdc8 {[%clk 0:01:26.7]} 29. Rxa7 {[%clk 0:01:08.4]} 29... R6c7 {[%clk 0:01:25.6]} 30. Rxc7 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 30... Rxc7 {[%clk 0:01:24.3]} 31. Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:46.6]} 31... Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:19.6]} 32. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:45.7]} 32... Ke6 {[%clk 0:01:16.9]} 33. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:44.9]} 33... Kd6 {[%clk 0:01:16]} 34. Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:44.1]} 34... Ra7 {[%clk 0:01:14.7]} 35. Rc2 {[%clk 0:00:37.6]} 35... b5 {[%clk 0:01:10.8]} 36. Rb2 {[%clk 0:00:36.7]} 36... Kc6 {[%clk 0:01:09.4]} 37. Kc2 {[%clk 0:00:35.9]} 37... Re7 {[%clk 0:01:07.6]} 38. Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:35.1]} 38... Re1 {[%clk 0:01:04.7]} 39. Re2 {[%clk 0:00:30.3]} 39... Rf1 {[%clk 0:01:04]} 40. Re3 {[%clk 0:00:27.8]} 40... Kd7 {[%clk 0:01:01]} 41. a3 {[%clk 0:00:26]} 41... Rh1 {[%clk 0:00:59.5]} 42. Re2 {[%clk 0:00:23.6]} 42... Rxh4 {[%clk 0:00:58.4]} 43. Rb2 {[%clk 0:00:22.9]} 43... Kc6 {[%clk 0:00:57.7]} 44. Re2 {[%clk 0:00:22.4]} 44... Rh3 {[%clk 0:00:57.1]} 45. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:20.2]} 45... g5 {[%clk 0:00:55.8]} 46. Rf2 {[%clk 0:00:17.8]} 46... g6 {[%clk 0:00:54.4]} 47. Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:16.9]} 47... f5 {[%clk 0:00:53.8]} 48. gxf5 {[%clk 0:00:15.4]} 48... gxf5 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 49. Kc2 {[%clk 0:00:15.2]} 49... Rg3 {[%clk 0:00:50.6]} 50. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:14.6]} 50... f4 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 51. Rf1 {[%clk 0:00:13.8]} 51... Rg2 {[%clk 0:00:46.6]} 52. Rh1 {[%clk 0:00:10.8]} 52... Rf2 {[%clk 0:00:45.6]} 53. Rh3 {[%clk 0:00:10.1]} 53... Kd6 {[%clk 0:00:41.9]} 54. Rh6+ {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 54... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:41]} 55. Rg6 {[%clk 0:00:07.9]} 55... Rxf3 {[%clk 0:00:38.4]} 56. Rxg5 {[%clk 0:00:07.2]} 56... Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:38]} 57. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:06.2]} 57... Re3 {[%clk 0:00:37.3]} 58. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:00:05.3]} 58... f3 {[%clk 0:00:36.5]} 59. Rb8 {[%clk 0:00:04.9]} 59... Re7 {[%clk 0:00:35.6]} 60. Rf8+ {[%clk 0:00:03.5]} 60... Rf7 {[%clk 0:00:34.9]} 61. Rh8 {[%clk 0:00:03.4]} 61... f2 {[%clk 0:00:33.8]} 62. Rh1 {[%clk 0:00:03.3]} 62... Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:32.6]} 63. Rf1 {[%clk 0:00:03.2]} 63... Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:32.1]} 64. a4 {[%clk 0:00:03.1]} 64... Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:31.5]} 65. a5 {[%clk 0:00:02.8]} 65... Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:31.2]} 66. Rxf2+ {[%clk 0:00:02.4]} 66... Kxf2 {[%clk 0:00:30.8]} 67. Kb4 {[%clk 0:00:02.3]} 67... Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 68. Kb5 {[%clk 0:00:02.2]} 68... Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:29.3]} 69. Kb6 {[%clk 0:00:02.1]} 69... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:28.5]} 70. a6 {[%clk 0:00:02]} 70... Rf6+ {[%clk 0:00:27.9]} 71. Kb7 {[%clk 0:00:01.9]} 71... Rf7+ {[%clk 0:00:27.3]} 72. Kb8 {[%clk 0:00:01.4]} 72... Kc6 {[%clk 0:00:26.4]} 73. a7 {[%clk 0:00:01.3]} 73... Rf8# {[%clk 0:00:26]} 0-1