Jesse Kraai vs. Vladimir Akopian

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jesse Kraai"]
[Black "Vladimir Akopian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. d4 1... Nf6 2. c4 2... e6 3. Nf3 3... b6 4. g3 4... Bb7 5. Bg2 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 6... c5
7. d5 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nfxd2 8... exd5 9. Nc3 9... O-O 10. O-O 10... a6 11. cxd5 11... b5 12.
a4 12... b4 13. Nce4 13... d6 14. Nc4 14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 15... a5 16. Qc2 16... g6 17. f4
17... Ba6 18. Bd3 18... f5 19. Rfe1 19... Qf6 20. Rad1 20... Re8 21. e4 21... fxe4 22. Bxe4
22... Nd7 23. Nxa5 23... c4 24. b3 24... cxb3 25. Nxb3 25... Qc3 26. Qxc3 26... bxc3 27. Bc2
27... Bc4 28. Nd4 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 29... Nb6 30. f5 30... gxf5 31. Nxf5 31... Nxd5 32.
Nxd6 32... Nb4 33. Re4 33... Nxc2 34. Rxc4 34... Na3 35. Rxc3 35... Rxa4 36. Rc7 36... Ra6
37. Nf5 37... Rf6 38. g4 38... h5 39. Ne7+ 39... Kf8 40. g5 40... Re6 41. Nf5 41... Re5 42.
Rc8+ 42... Kf7 43. Nh6+ 43... Kg6 44. Rc6+ 44... Kg7 45. h4 45... Nb5 46. Rc4 46... Kg6 47.
Kf2 47... Re6 48. Kf3 48... Ra6 49. Kf4 49... Nd6 50. Rd4 50... Ne8 51. Ke5 51... Ra1 52.
Ke6 52... Ng7+ 53. Kd7 53... Ra7+ 54. Kd6 54... Nf5+ 55. Nxf5 55... Kxf5 56. Rc4 56... Kg6
57. Rd4 57... Ra6+ 58. Ke5 58... Ra5+ 59. Rd5 59... Ra1 60. Rd6+ 60... Kg7 61. Rd4 61...
Re1+ 62. Kf5 62... Rf1+ 63. Rf4 63... Ra1 64. Re4 64... Rf1+ 65. Ke5 65... Rf2 66. Ke6 66...
Ra2 67. Ke5 67... Ra1 68. Kf5 68... Rf1+ 69. Rf4 69... Ra1 70. Re4 70... Rf1+ 1/2-1/2