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 Yaacov Norowitz (IM)

Game 20 of 25

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Moves

1. d4 d5

2. Nf3 c5

3. c3 cxd4

4. cxd4 Nc6

5. Nc3 Nf6

6. Bf4 Bf5

7. Qb3 Qb6

8. Qxb6 axb6

9. e3 e6

10. Bb5 Bb4

11. Ne5 Rc8

12. O-O O-O

13. Bxc6 bxc6

14. Na4 Bd6

15. Nxb6 Rb8

16. Nbd7 Bxe5

17. Nxe5 Rxb2

18. Nxc6 Ra8

19. a4 h6

20. f3 Nd7

21. a5 Bd3

22. Rf2 Rb3

23. Rfa2 Bb5

24. Ne7+ Kf8

25. Bd6 Ke8

26. e4 dxe4

27. fxe4 Nf6

28. e5 Ne4

29. d5 Nxd6

30. exd6 Kd7

31. dxe6+ fxe6

32. Ng6 Kxd6

33. Rd2+ Kc7

34. Nf4 Ra6

35. Rc1+ Kb7

36. Rd7+ Bxd7

37. Rd1 Bc6

38. Nd3 Rxa5

39. h3 Rd5

40. Nf2 Rxd1+

41. Nxd1 Rb1

42. Kf2 Rxd1

43. Ke3 Rg1

44. g3 Rxg3+

45. Kf4 Rxh3

46. Kg4 Rf3

47. Kh5 e5

48. Kh4 e4

49. Kg4 e3

50. Kh5 e2

51. Kg4 e1=Q

52. Kh5 Qe5+

53. Kg6 Qf5+

54. Kxg7 Rg3+

55. Kh8 Qf8+

56. Kh7 Qg7#

Players

Varuzhan Akobian (GM)

Black

2969

-68

Yaacov Norowitz (IM)

White

3037

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20345 days 21 hours 6 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

112

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

D14 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation, Symmetrical Line

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.14"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Yaacovn"]
[Black "GMAkobianSTL"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "8/1k4qK/2b4p/8/8/6r1/8/8 w - - 5 57"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D14"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Slav-Defense-Exchange-Symmetrical-Line-7.Qb3"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.14"]
[UTCTime "21:01:25"]
[WhiteElo "3037"]
[BlackElo "2969"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "GMAkobianSTL won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "21:01:25"]
[EndDate "2025.09.14"]
[EndTime "21:06:26"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/143126481884"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:02:57.3]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 2... c5 {[%clk 0:02:57.8]} 3. c3 {[%clk 0:02:55.8]} 3... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 4. cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:55.7]} 4... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:56]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:55.6]} 5... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:54.9]} 6. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 6... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 7. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:53.7]} 7... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:50]} 8. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:02:52.8]} 8... axb6 {[%clk 0:02:49.1]} 9. e3 {[%clk 0:02:52.7]} 9... e6 {[%clk 0:02:48.3]} 10. Bb5 {[%clk 0:02:51.9]} 10... Bb4 {[%clk 0:02:46.8]} 11. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 11... Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:44.7]} 12. O-O {[%clk 0:02:42.8]} 12... O-O {[%clk 0:02:40.8]} 13. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:36.2]} 13... bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:37]} 14. Na4 {[%clk 0:02:35.4]} 14... Bd6 {[%clk 0:02:02]} 15. Nxb6 {[%clk 0:02:32.4]} 15... Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:00.8]} 16. Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:23.3]} 16... Bxe5 {[%clk 0:01:55.6]} 17. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:18.9]} 17... Rxb2 {[%clk 0:01:53.3]} 18. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:02:17.8]} 18... Ra8 {[%clk 0:01:38.8]} 19. a4 {[%clk 0:02:14.9]} 19... h6 {[%clk 0:01:35]} 20. f3 {[%clk 0:02:13.3]} 20... Nd7 {[%clk 0:01:33.2]} 21. a5 {[%clk 0:02:10.2]} 21... Bd3 {[%clk 0:01:31.2]} 22. Rf2 {[%clk 0:02:03.7]} 22... Rb3 {[%clk 0:01:24.2]} 23. Rfa2 {[%clk 0:02:00]} 23... Bb5 {[%clk 0:01:22.2]} 24. Ne7+ {[%clk 0:01:51.9]} 24... Kf8 {[%clk 0:01:18.7]} 25. Bd6 {[%clk 0:01:51]} 25... Ke8 {[%clk 0:01:17.9]} 26. e4 {[%clk 0:01:46.4]} 26... dxe4 {[%clk 0:01:10.6]} 27. fxe4 {[%clk 0:01:46.3]} 27... Nf6 {[%clk 0:01:09.8]} 28. e5 {[%clk 0:01:40.7]} 28... Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:08.3]} 29. d5 {[%clk 0:01:16.6]} 29... Nxd6 {[%clk 0:01:03.8]} 30. exd6 {[%clk 0:01:15.5]} 30... Kd7 {[%clk 0:01:02.6]} 31. dxe6+ {[%clk 0:01:14.7]} 31... fxe6 {[%clk 0:01:01.1]} 32. Ng6 {[%clk 0:01:08.9]} 32... Kxd6 {[%clk 0:01:00.1]} 33. Rd2+ {[%clk 0:01:07]} 33... Kc7 {[%clk 0:00:57.7]} 34. Nf4 {[%clk 0:01:01.5]} 34... Ra6 {[%clk 0:00:50.9]} 35. Rc1+ {[%clk 0:01:00.1]} 35... Kb7 {[%clk 0:00:46.1]} 36. Rd7+ {[%clk 0:00:58.7]} 36... Bxd7 {[%clk 0:00:44.5]} 37. Rd1 {[%clk 0:00:56.9]} 37... Bc6 {[%clk 0:00:43]} 38. Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:56]} 38... Rxa5 {[%clk 0:00:41.4]} 39. h3 {[%clk 0:00:53.2]} 39... Rd5 {[%clk 0:00:40.3]} 40. Nf2 {[%clk 0:00:49.3]} 40... Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:00:39.4]} 41. Nxd1 {[%clk 0:00:49.2]} 41... Rb1 {[%clk 0:00:39]} 42. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:48.7]} 42... Rxd1 {[%clk 0:00:38.2]} 43. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:48.6]} 43... Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:37.3]} 44. g3 {[%clk 0:00:48.5]} 44... Rxg3+ {[%clk 0:00:36.6]} 45. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:48.4]} 45... Rxh3 {[%clk 0:00:35.8]} 46. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:48.3]} 46... Rf3 {[%clk 0:00:35]} 47. Kh5 {[%clk 0:00:48.2]} 47... e5 {[%clk 0:00:34.1]} 48. Kh4 {[%clk 0:00:48.1]} 48... e4 {[%clk 0:00:33.6]} 49. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:47.4]} 49... e3 {[%clk 0:00:33]} 50. Kh5 {[%clk 0:00:46.6]} 50... e2 {[%clk 0:00:32.4]} 51. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:46.2]} 51... e1=Q {[%clk 0:00:31.5]} 52. Kh5 {[%clk 0:00:46.1]} 52... Qe5+ {[%clk 0:00:29.2]} 53. Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:46]} 53... Qf5+ {[%clk 0:00:28.1]} 54. Kxg7 {[%clk 0:00:44.4]} 54... Rg3+ {[%clk 0:00:27.4]} 55. Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:43.3]} 55... Qf8+ {[%clk 0:00:26.2]} 56. Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:42.5]} 56... Qg7# {[%clk 0:00:26.1]} 0-1