Alexander Shabalov vs. Vladimir Akopian

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 U.S. Senior Championship"]
[TournamentID "07142026"]
[TimeControlType "classical"]
[Site "Saint Louis, USA"]
[Date "2026.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Black "Vladimir Akopian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Bg5 Qd7
9. Bxe7 Bxe7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Bf3 Qb5 12. Qxd5 Qxb2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qb3 Qxb3 15. axb3 Bc5
16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Nd2 Bd4 18. Ra6 Bxe5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Rxc6 O-O-O 21. Ra1 Rhe8 22. Kf1 f4
23. Rca6 Bb8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 f3 26. gxf3 Rd5 27. Ra4 Rh5 28. h4 g5 29. hxg5 Rxg5
30. Ne3 Rh5 31. Kf1 Rh1+ 32. Kg2 Rh2+ 33. Kg1 Rh3 34. f4 Rh4 35. Nd5 Rh5 36. Rd4 Kb7
37. Kg2 a5 38. Kf3 Ba7 39. Rd2 f5 40. Re2 Bd4 41. Kg3 Rh1 42. Ne7 Rh5 43. Re6 Bc3
44. Nd5 Bd4 45. Rd6 Bc5 46. Rf6 Bd4 47. Rf7+ Kc6 48. Ne7+ Kd7 49. Rxf5 Rxf5 50. Nxf5 Bc5
51. Ne3 Ke6 52. Kg4 Kf6 53. f5 Bd4 54. Kf4 Be5+ 55. Ke4 Bb8 56. Nd5+ Kg5 57. f4+ Kh4
58. f6 Bd6 59. Ne7 Kg4 60. Kd5 Bxf4 61. f7 Bh6 62. c4 1-0