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 21 of 25

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Moves

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 e5

3. e3 exd4

4. exd4 Bb4+

5. Nc3 O-O

6. Bd3 d5

7. Ne2 Be6

8. c5 b6

9. a3 Bxc3+

10. Nxc3 bxc5

11. dxc5 d4

12. Ne4 Nxe4

13. Bxe4 Bc4

14. Bxh7+ Kxh7

15. Qc2+ Kg8

16. Qxc4 Re8+

17. Kf1 Nc6

18. Bf4 Na5

19. Qd3 Qd5

20. b4 Nc4

21. Rd1 Rad8

22. Qf3 Re4

23. Bxc7 Rde8

24. Bf4 d3

25. g3 Nb2

26. Kg2 Nxd1

27. Rxd1 Rd4

28. Qxd5 Rxd5

29. c6 a5

30. c7 f6

31. g4 Kf7

32. Kf3 g5

33. Bg3 d2

34. b5 Rxb5

35. Rxd2 Rb3+

36. Kg2 Rc3

37. Rd5 a4

38. Rd4 Ra8

39. Rd8

Players

Varuzhan Akobian (GM)

White

2962

+6

Yaacov Norowitz (IM)

Black

2956

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20360 days 17 hours 48 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

77

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GMAkobianSTL"]
[Black "Yaacovn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "r2R4/2P2k2/5p2/6p1/p5P1/P1r3B1/5PKP/8 b - - 3 39"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C01"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Exchange-Monte-Carlo-Variation...5.Nc3-Bb4-6.Bd3-O-O-7.Ne2"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.29"]
[UTCTime "17:43:40"]
[WhiteElo "2962"]
[BlackElo "2956"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "GMAkobianSTL won by resignation"]
[StartTime "17:43:40"]
[EndDate "2025.09.29"]
[EndTime "17:48:40"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/143707509420"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:02:54.5]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 2... e5 {[%clk 0:02:57.9]} 3. e3 {[%clk 0:02:51.6]} 3... exd4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 4. exd4 {[%clk 0:02:50.4]} 4... Bb4+ {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:48.9]} 5... O-O {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 6. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:47.4]} 6... d5 {[%clk 0:02:53.1]} 7. Ne2 {[%clk 0:02:46.3]} 7... Be6 {[%clk 0:02:51.1]} 8. c5 {[%clk 0:02:44.8]} 8... b6 {[%clk 0:02:50.1]} 9. a3 {[%clk 0:02:40.3]} 9... Bxc3+ {[%clk 0:02:47.3]} 10. Nxc3 {[%clk 0:02:39.5]} 10... bxc5 {[%clk 0:02:46.1]} 11. dxc5 {[%clk 0:02:38.7]} 11... d4 {[%clk 0:02:45.1]} 12. Ne4 {[%clk 0:02:37.2]} 12... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:02:38]} 13. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:02:35.6]} 13... Bc4 {[%clk 0:02:36.7]} 14. Bxh7+ {[%clk 0:02:28.2]} 14... Kxh7 {[%clk 0:02:29.2]} 15. Qc2+ {[%clk 0:02:27.1]} 15... Kg8 {[%clk 0:02:20.7]} 16. Qxc4 {[%clk 0:02:25.8]} 16... Re8+ {[%clk 0:02:19.2]} 17. Kf1 {[%clk 0:02:25]} 17... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:12.7]} 18. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:13.3]} 18... Na5 {[%clk 0:01:52.6]} 19. Qd3 {[%clk 0:02:07]} 19... Qd5 {[%clk 0:01:48.6]} 20. b4 {[%clk 0:02:03.3]} 20... Nc4 {[%clk 0:01:43.7]} 21. Rd1 {[%clk 0:01:51.2]} 21... Rad8 {[%clk 0:01:34.2]} 22. Qf3 {[%clk 0:01:46]} 22... Re4 {[%clk 0:01:14.4]} 23. Bxc7 {[%clk 0:01:42.3]} 23... Rde8 {[%clk 0:01:11.1]} 24. Bf4 {[%clk 0:01:34.4]} 24... d3 {[%clk 0:01:09]} 25. g3 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 25... Nb2 {[%clk 0:00:56.1]} 26. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:21.4]} 26... Nxd1 {[%clk 0:00:54.2]} 27. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:01:21.3]} 27... Rd4 {[%clk 0:00:49.6]} 28. Qxd5 {[%clk 0:01:19.7]} 28... Rxd5 {[%clk 0:00:49.5]} 29. c6 {[%clk 0:01:18.4]} 29... a5 {[%clk 0:00:46.4]} 30. c7 {[%clk 0:01:10.2]} 30... f6 {[%clk 0:00:43.2]} 31. g4 {[%clk 0:01:08.4]} 31... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:38.5]} 32. Kf3 {[%clk 0:01:06.2]} 32... g5 {[%clk 0:00:36.6]} 33. Bg3 {[%clk 0:01:05]} 33... d2 {[%clk 0:00:35.7]} 34. b5 {[%clk 0:01:02.9]} 34... Rxb5 {[%clk 0:00:31.4]} 35. Rxd2 {[%clk 0:01:02.1]} 35... Rb3+ {[%clk 0:00:30.4]} 36. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:00.4]} 36... Rc3 {[%clk 0:00:26.8]} 37. Rd5 {[%clk 0:00:59.4]} 37... a4 {[%clk 0:00:24.2]} 38. Rd4 {[%clk 0:00:58.8]} 38... Ra8 {[%clk 0:00:22.6]} 39. Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:56.7]} 1-0