30/09/2010 17:33
Aronyan, Pashikyan draw games
Armenian men’s national chess team today competes with Russia’s first team in the World Chess Olympiad. On the first chessboard Levon Aronyan drew the game with Vladimir Kramnik in the 26th move. Sergey Karyakin-Arman Pashikyan game also ended in a draw. Thus, Armenia-Russia competition is proceeding with the score 1:1.
Levon Aronyan-Vladimir Kramnik 0.5:0.5
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Ne5 Nc6 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qa4 Nd4 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Nc3 Rab8 13. Rd1 Rhd8 14. b3 Ke8 15. Bb2 Nd5 16. Rab1 Nxc3 17. dxc3 Nc6 18. f4 Rdc8 19. e4 c4 20. Kf2 cxb3 21. axb3 b5 22. e5 a5 23. Ra1 a4 24. bxa4 bxa4 25. Ba3 Rb3 26. Bxc6+ 1/2-1/2.
Sergey Karyakin-Arman Pashikyan 0.5:0.5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nf4 Bd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rad1 c6 16. Rd3 h4 17. Re1 Rh5 18. Bf4 g6 19. a4 Rd8 20. Red1 Ng7 21. Be3 Ne6 22. a5 a6 23. c3 1/2-1/2.