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 Shelev Oberoi (NM)

Game 37 of 40

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Moves

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Bd3 c5

4. exd5 exd5

5. c3 cxd4

6. cxd4 Nc6

7. Nf3 Bd6

8. O-O Nge7

9. Nc3 O-O

10. Re1 f6

11. h3 Kh8

12. Nh4 g6

13. Bh6 Rf7

14. Bc2 g5

15. Qh5 Qg8

16. Nxd5 Nxd5

17. Bxh7 Rxh7

18. Ng6+ Qxg6

19. Qxg6 Bd7

20. h4 Rg8

21. Qe4 Nce7

22. hxg5 fxg5

23. Rac1 Rxh6

24. g3 Kg7

25. Rc5 Rgh8

26. Rxd5 Nxd5

27. Qxd5 Bc6

28. Qxg5+ Rg6

29. Re7+ Kf8

30. Qf5+ Kxe7

31. d5 Rf6

32. Qe4+ Kd7

33. dxc6+ bxc6

34. Qf4 Rxf4

35. gxf4 Bxf4

36. Kf1 Rh1+

37. Ke2 Rb1

38. Kd3 Rxb2

39. Ke4 Rxf2

40. a4 Ra2

41. a5 Rxa5

42. Kf3 Rb5

43. Ke4 a5

44. Kf3 a4

45. Ke4 a3

46. Kf3 a2

47. Ke4 a1=Q

48. Kf3 Qd4

49. Kg4 Bd6+

50. Kf3 Rb3+

51. Ke2 Qb2+

52. Kd1 Ra3

53. Ke1 Ra1#

Players

Varuzhan Akobian (GM)

Black

2979

+56

Shelev Oberoi (NM)

White

2923

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20423 days 22 hours 26 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

106

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.12.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White "ElliotAldersonTwitch"]
[Black "GMAkobianSTL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "8/3k4/2pb4/8/8/8/1q6/r3K3 w - - 12 54"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C01"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Exchange-Variation-3...exd5-4.Bd3-c5-5.c3"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.01"]
[UTCTime "22:20:15"]
[WhiteElo "2923"]
[BlackElo "2979"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "GMAkobianSTL won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "22:20:15"]
[EndDate "2025.12.01"]
[EndTime "22:26:10"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/146199610760"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:48.2]} 1... e6 {[%clk 0:02:58.8]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:02:47.7]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:02:57.9]} 3. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:47.4]} 3... c5 {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 4. exd5 {[%clk 0:02:46.4]} 4... exd5 {[%clk 0:02:53.7]} 5. c3 {[%clk 0:02:45.8]} 5... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:51.4]} 6. cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:45.7]} 6... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:50.6]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:45.3]} 7... Bd6 {[%clk 0:02:49.6]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:43.7]} 8... Nge7 {[%clk 0:02:48.8]} 9. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:42.6]} 9... O-O {[%clk 0:02:47.8]} 10. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:42.2]} 10... f6 {[%clk 0:02:46.6]} 11. h3 {[%clk 0:02:38.1]} 11... Kh8 {[%clk 0:02:41.3]} 12. Nh4 {[%clk 0:02:29.6]} 12... g6 {[%clk 0:02:22.1]} 13. Bh6 {[%clk 0:02:24.1]} 13... Rf7 {[%clk 0:02:21.4]} 14. Bc2 {[%clk 0:02:11.1]} 14... g5 {[%clk 0:02:20.3]} 15. Qh5 {[%clk 0:02:05.1]} 15... Qg8 {[%clk 0:02:18.8]} 16. Nxd5 {[%clk 0:01:14.2]} 16... Nxd5 {[%clk 0:01:58.5]} 17. Bxh7 {[%clk 0:01:07.4]} 17... Rxh7 {[%clk 0:00:55.5]} 18. Ng6+ {[%clk 0:00:59.9]} 18... Qxg6 {[%clk 0:00:54.4]} 19. Qxg6 {[%clk 0:00:59.8]} 19... Bd7 {[%clk 0:00:53.4]} 20. h4 {[%clk 0:00:39.7]} 20... Rg8 {[%clk 0:00:49.2]} 21. Qe4 {[%clk 0:00:37.6]} 21... Nce7 {[%clk 0:00:45]} 22. hxg5 {[%clk 0:00:31.4]} 22... fxg5 {[%clk 0:00:44.3]} 23. Rac1 {[%clk 0:00:27.9]} 23... Rxh6 {[%clk 0:00:42.9]} 24. g3 {[%clk 0:00:26.3]} 24... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:42]} 25. Rc5 {[%clk 0:00:24.8]} 25... Rgh8 {[%clk 0:00:37.4]} 26. Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:20.2]} 26... Nxd5 {[%clk 0:00:35.3]} 27. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:00:20.1]} 27... Bc6 {[%clk 0:00:31.7]} 28. Qxg5+ {[%clk 0:00:18.8]} 28... Rg6 {[%clk 0:00:31.1]} 29. Re7+ {[%clk 0:00:18]} 29... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:26.2]} 30. Qf5+ {[%clk 0:00:09.6]} 30... Kxe7 {[%clk 0:00:25]} 31. d5 {[%clk 0:00:09.5]} 31... Rf6 {[%clk 0:00:21.6]} 32. Qe4+ {[%clk 0:00:08.9]} 32... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:20.9]} 33. dxc6+ {[%clk 0:00:08.8]} 33... bxc6 {[%clk 0:00:20.3]} 34. Qf4 {[%clk 0:00:08.5]} 34... Rxf4 {[%clk 0:00:19.5]} 35. gxf4 {[%clk 0:00:07.5]} 35... Bxf4 {[%clk 0:00:19.2]} 36. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:07.3]} 36... Rh1+ {[%clk 0:00:17.4]} 37. Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:07.2]} 37... Rb1 {[%clk 0:00:17]} 38. Kd3 {[%clk 0:00:07.1]} 38... Rxb2 {[%clk 0:00:16.4]} 39. Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:06.5]} 39... Rxf2 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 40. a4 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 40... Ra2 {[%clk 0:00:15.9]} 41. a5 {[%clk 0:00:05.2]} 41... Rxa5 {[%clk 0:00:15.3]} 42. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.7]} 42... Rb5 {[%clk 0:00:15.2]} 43. Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:04.6]} 43... a5 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 44. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.5]} 44... a4 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 45. Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:04.4]} 45... a3 {[%clk 0:00:14.5]} 46. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.3]} 46... a2 {[%clk 0:00:14.3]} 47. Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:04.2]} 47... a1=Q {[%clk 0:00:14]} 48. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.1]} 48... Qd4 {[%clk 0:00:13.4]} 49. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:04]} 49... Bd6+ {[%clk 0:00:12.9]} 50. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:03.9]} 50... Rb3+ {[%clk 0:00:12.3]} 51. Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:03.4]} 51... Qb2+ {[%clk 0:00:11.8]} 52. Kd1 {[%clk 0:00:03.3]} 52... Ra3 {[%clk 0:00:11.5]} 53. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:02.2]} 53... Ra1# {[%clk 0:00:11.4]} 0-1