USA Open 2015: Nazi Paikidze vs. Alisa Melekhina

Alisa Melekhina

[Event "U.S. Womens Championship 2015"]

[Site "Saint Louis"]

[Date "2015.04.08"]

[Round "7"]

[White "Paikidze, Nazi"]

[Black "Melekhina, Alisa"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "A37"]

[WhiteElo "2333"]

[BlackElo "2235"]

[PlyCount "91"]

[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

[EventCountry "USA"]

[SourceDate "2015.02.07"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. a3

O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. Ne1 Be6 12. Nc2 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 b6 15.

Ng5 Bc8 16. Ne3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Nd4 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Bg4 20. f3 Bd7 21. Ne4

axb4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qb3 Re8 24. f4 Bf8 25. Ng5 Be6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. f5 gxf5

28. Rxf5 Rc8 29. Bd5 Qd6 30. Rg5+ Kh8 31. Be4 Rc5 32. Rg4 b5 33. Rf1 Rc3 34.

Rf7 Rc7 35. Rf5 Bh6 36. Rxb5 Be3+ 37. Kg2 Qf8 38. Bf3 Rc1 39. Qxb4 Rg1+ 40. Kh3

Qf7 41. Qd6 Qf6 42. Rb8 Qh6+ 43. Rh4 Qg6 44. Rxe8+ Qxe8 45. Qe5+ Kg8 46. Rg4+

1-0

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