[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gubajdullin, Alexey"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2229"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d3 Nge7 7. e4 0-0 8. a4 d6 9. Na3 h6 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Ndc4 Kh7 12. Nb5 Nc8 13. Ne3 a6 14. Na3 N8e7 15. Bd2 f5 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 Rb8 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Nd5 fxe4 20. dxe4 Bg4 21. Qd3 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Ne7 23. Qd3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nc2 Be6 26. Ra6 Bc4 27. Rxd6 Qc7 28. Rd7 Qc6 29. Qd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Bxf1 31. Bxf1 Rfd8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Be3 c4 34. Nd4 b4 35. Ne6 Rd1 36. Nxg7 Kxg7 37. cxb4 Nc8 38. e5 Ne7 39. Kf2 Nd5 40. Bxc4 Nxb4 41. Be2 Rh1 42. Kg2 Ra1 43. Bd4 Nc2 44. Bc3 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Nd5 46. Bd4 Ra4 47. Ke4 Nxf4 48. e6+ Kf8 49. Bd1 Rb4 50. Ke5 Nxe6 51. Bc3 Rb6 52. Bg4 Nc5 53. Bd4 Rb5 54. Kf6 Ne4+ 55. Ke6 Ng5+ 56. Kf6 Ne4+ 57. Ke6 Rb4 58. Be5 Rb6+ 59. Kd5 Nf6+ 60. Kc5 Nxg4 61. Kxb6 Nxe5 62. Kb5 Ke7 63. Kc5 Nd3+ 64. Kd5 Nxb2 65. Ke5 Nc4+ 66. Kf4 Nd6 67. h4 Kf6 68. Kg4 Nf5 69. h5 g5 70. Kf3 Ng7 71. Kg4 Ke5 72. Kf3 Nxh5 73. Kg4 Nf6+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Manukyan, Sargis A"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2216"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 0-0 5. h3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Be2 b6 10. 0-0 Bb7 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Rd1 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Bb5 Bxa1 17. Rxd8 Rexd8 18. Qc7 Bxe4 19. Qxe7 Bd5 20. a4 a6 21. Be2 Re8 22. Qa3 Be5 23. h4 b5 24. Qc5 Bc4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Re6 27. g4 Rae8 28. Kg2 Bf6 29. h5 Re4 30. Qxa6 Rxg4+ 31. Kf3 gxh5 32. Qxf6 Rg6 33. Qf4 f6 34. Qc4+ Kh8 35. Qf7 Reg8 36. Bf4 h4 37. Qd7 R8g7 38. Qf5 Rg8 39. a5 Ra8 40. a6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Matinian, Nikita"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nd7 6. Nb3 a6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. a4 Bg4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. 0-0 c5 11. c3 Be7 12. a5 0-0 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rc8 15. Bf4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Nb8 18. g3 Nc6 19. Qa4 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Kg2 f6 22. h4 Qf5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Bg4 Nxd4 25. Rad1 Rc4 26. Qd7 Rc2 27. Kh3 h6 28. f4 Rxb2 29. Rfe1 Rb3 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Bxd5 Rc3 32. Re8 Nf5 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Kh2 Rc2+ 35. Kh3 Rc3 36. Kh2 Nxg3 37. Re1 Ne2 38. Rxe2 Qxf4+ 39. Kh1 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 Qxe2+ 41. Bg2 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Rc1+ 45. Kf2 Qf4+ 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Kd1 Qc1# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Adla, Diego Gustavo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nf3 Bc5 10. 0-0 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. b3 0-0 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 a5 18. Nd4 Rfc8 19. Qd3 a4 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 axb3 22. axb3 Rc7 23. Rc2 f6 24. Rfc1 Rac8 25. Bd4 Ba3 26. Ra1 Bb4 27. Ra6 Qe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Bc3 Be7 30. g4 Rb7 31. Ra4 Rxb3 32. Rxe4 Kf7 33. Rc4 c5 34. g3 Rd8 35. Kg2 Rd1 36. Bb2 Rb1 37. Bc1 Rd3 38. e4 Rd1 39. Be3 Re1 40. Kf3 Rb3 41. Ra2 g6 42. Ra7 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Rxc5 Rb8 45. Rxh5 Kg6 46. Rd5 Bf8 47. Rc7 Rb6 48. Bxb6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Gorshtein, Ido"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. h3 d6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. 0-0 f5 12. Bh2 Bf6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qc8 15. b4 a5 16. Qb3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qe8 18. Rfc1 Kh8 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 g5 21. c5 g4 22. hxg4 fxg4 23. Nd2 bxc5 24. dxc5 Bh4 25. Ne4 d5 26. Bg3 Bd8 27. Nc3 h5 28. c6 Nb6 29. Nb5 Qf7 30. Qb2+ Kg8 31. Qe2 Qg7 32. Nd4 Qg6 33. Nb5 Qg7 34. Nd4 Re8 35. Bh2 h4 36. g3 h3 37. Rd1 Bf6 38. Nb5 Nc4 39. Nxc7 Qxc7 40. Qxg4+ Qg7 41. Qxh3 Ne5 42. b5 Kf7 43. Qh5+ Ke7 44. Qe2 Rh8 45. f4 Ng4 46. b6 Rxh2 47. Qf3 Rah8 48. b7 Qh7 49. Kf1 Rh1+ 50. Ke2 Qc2+ 51. Rd2 R8h2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Gutierrez Olivares, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. 0-0 Be7 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. e4 Qc7 10. Be3 0-0 11. Rac1 Bh5 12. h3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Nh5 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. a3 a6 16. Qa2 e5 17. b4 Qd8 18. Qd2 b5 19. d5 c5 20. cxb5 cxb4 21. axb4 axb5 22. Qd3 f5 23. Nxb5 f4 24. Ba7 Rxb5 25. Qxb5 fxg3 26. fxg3 Nxg3 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. Bf2 Nh5 29. Bf3 Bh4 30. Rf1 Qg5+ 31. Bg4 Nf6 32. Qe2 Nh5 33. Bxh4 Qxh4 34. Qf2 Qxf2+ 35. Rxf2 Nf4 36. b5 Nd3 37. b6 Nc5 38. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2024.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB17_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Nge2 0-0 8. a3 Bd6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 b6 11. h3 Nc6 12. g4 Bg6 13. g5 Na5 14. Qa2 hxg5 15. Bxg5 c6 16. Rg1 Re8 17. h4 Be7 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nf4 Nd6 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Bd3 Nf5 22. b5 Kh7 23. bxc6 Rc8 24. Ne2 Rxc6 25. Bb5 Rc8 26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Ne4 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Nd3 Nxd4 31. Kf1 Nf3 32. Rh1 Nfd2+ 33. Ke1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Nfd2+ 35. Kg2 Qe6 36. f3 Qf5 37. Nf4 d4 38. Qd5 dxe3 39. Qxf5 gxf5 40. fxe4 Nxe4 41. Re1 Kh6 42. Rxe3 g5 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 44. Nh3+ Kg4 45. Nf2+ Kf4 46. Rf3+ Ke5 47. Nxe4 fxe4 48. Rh3 Kd4 49. Kf2 b5 50. Ke2 a5 51. Kd2 b4 52. axb4 axb4 53. Rg3 Kc4 54. Kc2 Kd4 55. Rh3 Kc4 56. Rh8 b3+ 57. Kd2 b2 58. Kc2 Kd4 59. Kxb2 Kd3 60. Kc1 Ke2 61. Re8 e3 62. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. d5 Na6 7. Bd3 Nc5 8. Bc2 a5 9. Bg5 h5 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. 0-0-0 Qe7 12. f4 exf4 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 0-0-0 16. Bxf4 Re8 17. Rhe1 h4 18. Nxd7 Nfxd7 19. Nb5 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Na6 21. Qxa5 Bh6 22. Qd2 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Qc5 24. a3 f5 25. b4 Qf8 26. Re6 Rg8 27. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ghevondyan, Arman"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2216"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. 0-0 Be6 8. Nc3 Qd7 9. Be3 h5 10. h4 Bh3 11. Nd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nf6 13. f3 0-0 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qd2 Rfc8 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Rac1 a5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Rxc2 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Bxd2 Bf6 24. Rxb5 a4 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. hxg5 Rc8 27. Rb2 Rc3 28. Kf2 Ra3 29. Rb7 Kf8 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Rb7 e6 32. Rb2 d5 33. f4 Rc3 34. Rb4 Ra3 35. Rb2 Kf8 36. Rb8+ Ke7 37. Rb7+ Kd6 38. Rxf7 Rxa2 39. Rg7 Rb2 40. Rxg6 Rb8 41. Rg7 Ra8 42. Rb7 a3 43. Rb1 a2 44. Ra1 Ke7 45. Kg2 Kf7 46. Kh3 Kg6 47. Kh4 Ra7 48. e3 Kf5 49. Kh3 Ra6 50. Kh4 Ra8 51. Kh3 e5 52. Kh4 d4 53. fxe5 dxe3 54. e6 Kxe6 55. Kxh5 e2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jaskolka, Tomasz"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Bg5 Bxc5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. a3 Rc8 14. Ne2 Ke7 15. c3 Bd6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Be2 f5 18. f4 Nd7 19. g4 fxg4 20. hxg4 h6 21. Kf2 Nf6 22. Bf3 Rcg8 23. Rh4 Rh7 24. Rah1 Rhg7 25. Rg1 Bc5 26. Rxh6 Nxg4+ 27. Bxg4 Rxg4 28. Rxg4 Rxg4 29. Rh8 Kd7 30. b4 Bxd4 31. cxd4 Kc6 32. Rh7 f5 33. Rh6 Kd6 34. Rh7 b6 35. Ra7 Kc6 36. Rxa6 Kb5 37. Ra8 Rg6 38. Ke2 Rh6 39. Kd3 Rh1 40. Re8 Ra1 41. Rxe6 Rxa3+ 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. Rd6 Rf8 44. Kd3 Rf7 45. Kc3 Ka4 46. Rxb6 Rc7+ 47. Kd2 Kb3 48. Rb5 Rc2+ 49. Kd1 Rh2 50. Rxd5 Kc4 51. Rxf5 Kd3 52. Kc1 Kxe3 53. d5 Ke4 54. Re5+ Kxf4 55. Re8 Rh5 56. Rd8 Ke4 57. Kb2 Rh3 58. b5 Ke5 59. d6 Ke6 60. b6 Rh5 61. Kc3 Rb5 62. Kc4 Rxb6 63. Kc5 Rb1 64. Re8+ Kd7 65. Re7+ Kd8 66. Rh7 Rc1+ 67. Kd5 Rd1+ 68. Ke6 Re1+ 69. Kd5 Rd1+ 70. Ke6 Re1+ 71. Kd5 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Bremner, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. 0-0 c6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Nh4 Kd7 18. Nf5 Rhe8 19. Kf1 Bb4 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. a3 Ba5 22. Rc1 Bb6 23. Rd1 Re4 24. h3 h5 25. b3 Rf4 26. Ne3 Kd6 27. Nc2 Re4 28. Rd3 h4 29. g3 f5 30. gxh4 Rxh4 31. a4 a6 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. b4 Kf6 34. f3 Rh8 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Rg8+ 37. Kf1 Rc8 38. Nb4 Ke6 39. Re3+ Kd6 40. Re5 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 Rb1 42. Rxd5+ Ke6 43. Re5+ Kf6 44. Nd5+ Kg5 45. Nxb6 Kf4 46. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Hamitevici, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 c6 5. Nxe7 Qxe7 6. dxe5 Qxe5 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. e3 Nf6 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 Na6 11. b3 Nc5 12. Ba3 d6 13. Qd4 Bf5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Bb2 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bg6 17. Nh4 a5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Rad1 a4 20. b4 Ne6 21. Qd3 d5 22. a3 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qc2 Nd5 27. g3 Nb6 28. Qc3 Qd5 29. h4 Qb3 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. Bf3 Qb3 32. Be2 Qd5+ 33. Kg1 f6 34. Qc2 Kf7 35. Bd3 g5 36. h5 Qb3 37. Bg6+ Ke7 38. Kg2 Qxc2 39. Bxc2 Nc4 40. Bc1 Nc7 41. Bxa4 Nb5 42. Bxb5 cxb5 43. g4 Ke6 44. f3 Kd5 45. Kf2 Nd6 46. Bb2 Nf7 47. f4 Kc4 48. Kf3 Kb3 49. Bd4 Kxa3 50. Ke4 gxf4 51. exf4 Kxb4 52. Kf5 Kc4 53. Ba1 b4 54. Kg6 Nd6 55. Kxg7 Kb3 56. h6 Ka2 57. h7 Kxa1 58. h8Q b3 59. Qh1+ Ka2 60. Qd5 Nc8 61. Qxb7 b2 62. Qxc8 b1Q 63. Qa8+ Kb2 64. Qb8+ Kc2 65. Qxb1+ Kxb1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. d4 d6 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 b6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Rfd1 Qc8 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Qc1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bh6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Rxd4 cxd4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. Qe5+ Kg8 22. Qxe7 Re8 23. Qf6 Rxe2 24. Qxd4 Qf3 25. Rc1 h5 26. h4 Re4 27. Qc3 Qf5 28. Rd1 Qc8 29. b3 Qe8 30. Kg2 Kh7 31. Rd3 Re2 32. Re3 Qc6+ 33. Kg1 Rxa2 34. Re7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Principe, Gerson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 c6 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. h3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. 0-0 a6 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Bd6 Rc8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Rxc5 Nb6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Nb3 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rcd8 22. f4 Bc8 23. b4 Kh8 24. Qb3 Rfe8 25. Qc3 Qd6 26. Bc2 Re7 27. Nd3 Kh7 28. Ne5 Bb7 29. Rc1 Rc7 30. a4 g6 31. Bb3 Rdc8 32. Qd2 Re8 33. Rc5 Ree7 34. Qc3 Rg7 35. Nf3 Rg8 36. h4 Re8 37. Ne5 h5 38. Nf3 Rec8 39. Re5 Re8 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. Bxe6 Ree7 42. Bb3 Bc8 43. d5 cxd5 44. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 0-0 6. a3 d6 7. h3 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. c3 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. h4 Qd7 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. hxg5 Qf7 16. Be3 Qg6 17. Qh5 Qxh5 18. Rxh5 b5 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Nxa5 23. Kd2 Nc6 24. Rh1 Ra8 25. Rb1 Ra2+ 26. Ke1 Ra3 27. Kd2 Ra2+ 28. Kd1 Ra3 29. Bd2 Na7 30. Be3 Nc6 31. Rxb5 Rxc3 32. Kd2 Ra3 33. Rb6 Ra2+ 34. Kc3 Nd4 35. Bxd4 exd4+ 36. Kxd4 Rxf2 37. Rxd6 Rxg2 38. Ke5 Rxg5+ 39. Kxe6 h5 40. Rd5 Rg6+ 41. Kf5 Rg1 42. Kf4 h4 43. Kf3 g5 44. Kf2 Rg3 45. Rf5 Kg7 46. e5 Kg6 47. e6 Kxf5 48. e7 Rxd3 49. e8Q Rg3 50. Qd7+ Kf6 51. Qd6+ Kf5 52. Qe7 Kg6 53. Qe6+ Kg7 54. Qe8 Kf6 55. Qd7 Kg6 56. Qe7 Kf5 57. Qd6 Kg4 58. Qd7+ Kf4 59. Qe6 Rf3+ 60. Kg2 Rg3+ 61. Kh2 Kf3 62. Qd5+ Kf4 63. Qd6+ Kf3 64. Qc6+ Kf4 65. Qd5 Ke3 66. Qf5 Ke2 67. Qc2+ Kf3 68. Qf5+ Ke3 69. Qf8 Ke4 70. Qf6 Ke3 71. Qf5 Kd4 72. Qe6 Kd3 73. Qe5 Kd2 74. Qe4 Kd1 75. Qa4+ Ke2 76. Qc4+ Ke3 77. Qd5 Kf4 78. Qe6 Kf3 79. Qe5 Rg2+ 80. Kh1 Rg3 81. Qf5+ Ke3 82. Qf8 Rh3+ 83. Kg2 Rg3+ 84. Kh2 Ke4 85. Qf6 Ke3 86. Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Apr Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.04.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yankelevich, Lev"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2413"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2024.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB15_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 c5 7. 0-0 Re8 8. d5 e6 9. h3 exd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Bd3 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. a3 a5 18. Rfe1 a4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. b3 Be5 21. bxa4 Qc7 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Be3 Ra8 24. Qb3 b6 25. Qb5 Kg7 26. Bd2 Ra7 27. Qc6 Qd8 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rb7 Rxb7 30. Qxb7 Nf6 31. Qb5 Ne4 32. Bxa5 Qg5 33. Qb1 Qf4 34. Be1 Nd6 35. a4 Qxc4 36. a5 Qxd5 37. a6 Qc6 38. Qa1 Qa8 39. Qxe5+ Kh6 40. Qxd6 Qe8 41. Bd2+ Kh5 42. Qxc5+ f5 43. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.04.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mitrabha, Guha"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. e4 Nc6 6. Ne2 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. f3 0-0 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. 0-0-0 Nc5 13. g4 f6 14. h4 Be6 15. Re1 b5 16. Kb1 Qf7 17. Rc1 Rab8 18. Ka1 a5 19. Be2 a4 20. g5 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Litchfield, Frederick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. d5 Bd6 6. g3 Be5 7. Bg2 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nh3 Nbd7 10. 0-0 e5 11. f4 h6 12. Nf2 Qe7 13. e4 a5 14. Re1 0-0 15. f5 Ba6 16. Bf1 Nc5 17. g4 Nfd7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Re3 g6 20. Rg3 f6 21. h4 Kf7 22. fxg6+ Kxg6 23. hxg5 f5 24. Rh3 Rh8 25. exf5+ Kxf5 26. Bd3+ Nxd3 27. Qxd3+ e4 28. Nxe4 Qxe4 29. Rf3+ Ke5 30. Bf4+ Qxf4 31. Re1+ Qe3+ 32. Rexe3# 1-0

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morris, James"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Ne2 Qe8 12. Ng3 Nh5 13. c3 Nf4 14. d4 c4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Nf1 g5 17. N3d2 Rc8 18. b4 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Nc4 20. Qd3 Qg6 21. Nbd2 Nxd2 22. Nxd2 g4 23. f3 Kh8 24. fxg4 Qxg4 25. Nf3 Rg8 26. Re2 Rc7 27. Rb1 Bd8 28. Kf1 Rcg7 29. c4 Qg6 30. Rb3 Qe8 31. e5 dxe5 32. Rxe5 Bf6 33. Re2 b6 34. Rb5 Qc6 35. a5 bxa5 36. Rxa5 Qb6 37. Rh5 Qa6 38. Re4 Qa1+ 39. Re1 Qb2 40. Re2 Qa1+ 41. Re1 Qb2 42. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Radovanovic, Mihajlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 a6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bh6 0-0 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Nge2 c5 10. d5 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. Be2 e5 15. 0-0 h5 16. Qg5 Qe7 17. h4 Rh8 18. f4 Ng4 19. f5 Qxg5 20. hxg5 Ne3 21. f6+ Kf8 22. Rfc1 Ke8 23. Kf2 Ng4+ 24. Bxg4 Bxg4 25. Nf1 b4 26. Nb1 Na7 27. Nbd2 Kd8 28. Ne3 Bd7 29. Rh1 Kc7 30. Rh4 Nb5 31. Rah1 Rhf8 32. Ndc4 Nd4 33. Nb6 Rab8 34. c3 bxc3 35. bxc3 Nb3 36. Nbc4 Rb5 37. g4 hxg4 38. Rh8 Rxh8 39. Rxh8 Nxa5 40. Rf8 Nxc4 41. Nxc4 Rb3 42. Rxf7 Rxc3 43. Nb6 Kxb6 44. Rxd7 Rf3+ 45. Kg2 c4 46. Rxd6+ Kb5 47. Rc6 a5 48. Rc8 a4 49. d6 a3 50. d7 1-0

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Sardana, Rishi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bd2 Nhf6 10. 0-0-0 Bb4 11. e3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Kb1 Nb6 15. Ka1 Bf5 16. Ne5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 0-0-0 19. Rc1 Kb8 20. Rc2 Nc4 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Rhc1 Ka8 23. Qb3 g5 24. a3 h5 25. Ka2 h4 26. Qb4 g4 27. g3 Rde8 28. a4 Ne4 29. Qb3 hxg3 30. hxg3 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 Qd7 32. Qd3 Rc8 33. R1c2 Rh2 34. b4 b6 35. R5c3 c5 36. dxc5 bxc5 37. bxc5 Qxa4+ 38. Ra3 Qe4 39. Qxe4 dxe4 40. Ra6 Rh5 41. Rf6 Rcxc5 42. Rxc5 Rxc5 43. Rxf7 Rc3 44. Kb2 Rd3 45. Kc2 Ra3 46. Rf4 Ra2+ 47. Kb3 Rd2 48. Kc3 Rd3+ 49. Kc4 Rd2 50. Kc3 Rd3+ 51. Kc2 Ra3 52. Kb1 Rb3+ 53. Kc1 Rb4 54. Rxg4 a5 55. Kc2 Kb7 56. Kc3 Kb6 57. Rf4 Kb5 58. Rf5+ Ka4 59. g4 Rb3+ 60. Kc2 Rb4 61. Rc5 Rb8 62. Re5 Rc8+ 63. Kb2 Rc4 64. g5 Kb4 65. Re8 a4 66. Rb8+ Ka5 67. g6 Rc7 68. Rg8 Kb4 69. g7 a3+ 70. Kb1 Kc4 71. Ka1 Kc3 72. Ka2 Kc2 73. Kxa3 Kc3 74. Ka4 Kc4 75. Ka5 Kc5 76. Ka6 Kc6 77. Re8 Rxg7 78. Rxe4 Rg1 79. Ka5 Rb1 80. Ka4 Kd5 81. Rb4 Rf1 82. Rf4 Rb1 83. Ka3 Ke5 84. Rb4 Rf1 85. f4+ Kf5 86. Rb5+ Kf6 87. Kb2 Rd1 88. Kc3 Ke6 89. e4 Rf1 90. f5+ Kf6 91. Rb6+ 1-0

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chen, Peng"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. a3 0-0 11. 0-0 Bf6 12. Qe2 Nce7 13. Ne4 Bd7 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfe1 Ng6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qe4 Rfd8 20. g3 Nde7 21. Bc3 Qg5 22. h4 Qh5 23. Be2 Qf5 24. Ba6 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rb8 26. h5 Nf8 27. Rc2 Nd5 28. Ba5 Rd6 29. Bf1 Nd7 30. Re1 Re8 31. Rec1 Ne7 32. Rd2 Nf6 33. Bb4 Rdd8 34. h6 Nf5 35. hxg7 Nxd4 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxc6 Rxb4 38. axb4 Re7 39. Bg2 Kxg7 40. b5 Rd7 41. Rc1 Rd2 42. b4 Rd4 43. Ra1 Rxb4 44. Bc6 Ng4 45. f3 Ne5 46. Rxa7 Nc4 47. Rd7 Rb2 48. Rd4 Ne5 49. Rd8 Rc2 50. Be4 Rb2 51. Bc6 h6 52. Ra8 Nc4 53. Rd8 Ne3 54. Rd3 Nc2 55. Rd7 Na3 56. Rb7 Nc4 57. Rd7 Kf6 58. Rd4 Ne5 59. Rh4 Kg6 60. Rd4 Rxb5 61. Rg4+ Nxg4 62. Bxb5 Ne3 63. Bd3+ Kg5 64. Kf2 Nd1+ 65. Ke2 Nc3+ 66. Kf2 e5 67. Bc4 f5 68. Bd3 Nd5 69. Bc4 Nf6 70. Ba6 f4 71. Bb7 Nh5 72. g4 Nf6 73. Bc6 e4 74. fxe4 Nxg4+ 75. Kg2 Ne5 76. Bd5 h5 77. Be6 f3+ 78. Kg3 h4+ 79. Kh3 Nd3 80. Bf5 Nf4+ 81. Kh2 f2 82. Bh3 Nxh3 83. Kg2 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Press, Harry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3 cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. b5 Ne5 12. Be2 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bd7 14. f4 Ng6 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Ke1 Ne8 17. Kf2 Nd6 18. Rd1 Be8 19. e5 Nf5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxa7 Nge7 22. Rxb7 Nd5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bd3 Nd4 25. Be3 Nb3 26. Bb6 Rc8 27. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Doeberl Cup 61st"]
[Site "Canberra"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nissinen, Niilo Man"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1990"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2024.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB14_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. 0-0 Bd6 5. Re1 Nge7 6. c3 0-0 7. d3 a6 8. Ba4 Ng6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Bb3 d6 11. Nbd2 Kh8 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bc2 Qc8 16. Bg5 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nxd4 19. Qe4 Qf5 20. Ndf3 Nc2 21. Qxb7 Nxa1 22. Ne6 Qf7 23. Qe4 Rae8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bournel, Antoine"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. 0-0 e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. c4 dxc4 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nxc4 Qd5 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Ne3 Qb5 16. Qb3 0-0 17. Ne5 Be4 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. N3c4 Ne8 20. Qa3 Bd5 21. Ne3 Qb7 22. b3 Nf6 23. Rfd1 a5 24. Rc5 h6 25. Rxa5 Ne4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Qb2 Ng5 28. Ra1 Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Ng5 30. Kg3 f6 31. Nd3 Ne4+ 32. Kh2 Qc7+ 33. Kg1 Ng5 34. f4 Nh3+ 35. Kf1 Be4 36. Nf2 Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bryakin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. Nxe7 Qxe7 6. e4 Nc6 7. d5 Nd4 8. Be3 f5 9. Bxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. 0-0-0 fxe4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 0-0 15. f4 exf3 16. Bxf3 Nd7 17. Rhf1 Ne5 18. Bg4 a5 19. Kc2 g6 20. b3 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Rf8 22. Be6+ Kg7 23. Rf2 b6 24. Kd1 h5 25. Rxf8 Qxf8 26. Ke2 Qf6 27. Qe4 Qg5 28. Kd1 Qg3 29. Qe2 Qc3 30. Qd2 Qa1+ 31. Ke2 Qg1 32. Qg5 Qd4 33. Qe7+ Kh6 34. Qf8+ Kg5 35. Qe7+ Kf4 36. Qh4+ Ng4 37. hxg4 Qb2+ 38. Kf1 Qa1+ 39. Qe1 Qxa2 40. Qf2+ Qxf2+ 41. Kxf2 h4 42. Bd7 g5 43. Ke2 Kg3 44. Kf1 Kf4 45. Kf2 Ke4 46. Ke2 Kd4 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Bf5+ Kf4 49. Ke2 Kg3 50. Kf1 Kf4 51. Kf2 Ke5 52. Ke3 b5 53. Bd3 a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Bc2 a3 56. Bb1 Kf6 57. Kd4 Kf7 58. Kc3 Kf6 59. Kd4 Kf7 60. Ba2 Kf6 61. Ke4 Kg6 62. Bb3 Kf6 63. Kd4 Kg6 64. c5 Kf6 65. cxd6 cxd6 66. Ke4 Kg6 67. Ba2 Kf6 68. Bb1 Kg6 69. Kd4+ Kf6 70. Ba2 Kg6 71. Kc4 Kf6 72. Kb5 Ke5 73. Kc6 Kf4 74. Kxd6 Kg3 75. Ke5 Kxg2 76. d6 h3 77. d7 h2 78. d8Q Kg3 79. Bd5 a2 80. Qa5 a1Q+ 81. Qxa1 h1Q 82. Bxh1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Czopor, Maciej"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nxe7 Qxe7 6. Be2 0-0 7. d3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. 0-0 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qa4 Rfd8 14. Rfc1 a5 15. Be1 h6 16. Rab1 Rab8 17. h3 Ba8 18. Qc4 Rbc8 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Qg4 Bb7 22. Nd2 Ba6 23. Qa4 Nf6 24. Qc2 Qe6 25. Nc4 Rb8 26. Bf3 Ne7 27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 e4 29. dxe4 Rbc8 30. b5 Bb7 31. Qe2 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Nxe4 33. f3 Nc5 34. e4 Nd3 35. Rc3 Nf4 36. Qf1 Qg6 37. Kh2 Rc5 38. Bg3 Qf6 39. e5 Qg5 40. Rbc1 Nf5 41. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 42. Kg1 Rdc8 43. Qf2 Rxc4 44. Rxc4 Rxc4 45. Rxc4 Qxc4 46. Qxb6 Qd4+ 47. Qxd4 Nxd4 48. b6 a4 49. b7 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Bb7 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. 0-0 a6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. gxf4 0-0 11. e3 Nbd7 12. b4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. Rfc1 c5 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Qa3 Rfc8 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Nxc5 Ndxc5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Nd4 Ba8 24. Bh3 Rd8 25. Rb6 Kf8 26. Bf1 Bb7 27. a4 Rd7 28. a5 g6 29. h4 Ke7 30. h5 Rd6 31. Rb1 Rd7 32. Rb6 Rd6 33. Rb4 Rd7 34. h6 Kd6 35. Bh3 f5 36. Rb6+ Ke7 37. Bf1 Rd6 38. Rb4 Rd7 39. Nf3 d4 40. Nxd4 Ne6 41. Nxe6 Kxe6 42. Rb6+ Ke7 43. Kh2 Be4 44. Bg2 Bd3 45. Bb7 Rc7 46. Bxa6 Be4 47. Bf1 Rc1 48. Bg2 Bd3 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Rxh7 Rc8 51. Rd7 Bb5 52. Rd6+ Kf7 53. Rb6 Bc4 54. Rc6 Rxc6 55. Bxc6 Ba6 56. Bd5+ Kf6 57. Kg2 g5 58. fxg5+ Kg6 59. f4 Kh7 60. Kg3 Kg6 61. Kh4 Bc8 62. Bc6 Ba6 63. Be8+ Kh7 64. Bh5 Bb5 65. Bd1 Ba6 66. Bc2 Kg6 67. Bxf5+ Kf7 68. g6+ Kg8 69. g7 Bc4 70. a6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Mendes, Aaron Reeve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 0-0 6. Bg2 d5 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. d3 Re8 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a3 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qc2 Ra6 13. Rac1 Rc6 14. Qb1 Qb6 15. e3 Qa6 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. e6 Rexe6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Rc6 24. Qb2+ Nf6 25. Nb3 Rb6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. h3 Qc4 28. Rb1 Qc8 29. Kh2 Ra6 30. Rc1 Qa8 31. Rc2 Ra1 32. Nb3 Rd1 33. Nc5 Be8 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Qxc1 b6 36. Nb3 Qc6 37. Qb2 Qc4 38. Nd4 Bd7 39. Kg1 h5 40. Bf1 Qc7 41. Qa1 h4 42. g4 Qe5 43. Qa7 Bxg4 44. Qxb6 Bf3 45. Nc6 Qg5+ 46. Kh2 Nh5 47. Qc7 Nf6 48. Qe5 Qh6 49. Nd4 Qh5 50. Qxh5 Nxh5 51. b5 Nf6 52. b6 Nd7 53. b7 Bd1 54. Bb5 Nb8 55. Nc6 Nd7 56. Nb4 Nb8 57. Na6 Nxa6 58. Bxa6 d4 59. exd4 e3 60. fxe3 g5 61. b8Q g4 62. Qe5+ f6 63. Qe7+ Kg6 64. hxg4 Bxg4 65. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Otero Marino, Alain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 b6 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 Kc8 13. Rad1 c5 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. g4 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. f4 Bd8 18. f5 Bc6 19. Nf4 Bg5 20. e6 f6 21. Kh2 Kb7 22. Kg3 Bxf4+ 23. Kxf4 h6 24. h4 a5 25. a4 c4 26. Rd4 cxb3 27. cxb3 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 29. Rc1 a4 30. bxa4 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Bxa4 32. g5 hxg5+ 33. hxg5 Rh4+ 34. Kg3 fxg5 35. Bxg7 Rf4 36. f6 Bb3 37. f7 Bxe6 38. f8Q Rxf8 39. Bxf8 Kb6 40. Be7 c6 41. Bxg5 c5 42. Kf4 c4 43. Ke5 Bg8 44. Be3+ Kb5 45. Rb1+ Ka4 46. Kd4 Ka3 47. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Tristan, Leonardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. b3 d4 6. 0-0 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Re1 0-0 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. d3 Bb7 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Bg5 c5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Re2 a5 20. Rb1 h6 21. h4 Qc7 22. h5 Rfb8 23. Kg2 Ra6 24. Rbe1 a4 25. Rb1 Rab6 26. Ree1 Bg5 27. Ne4 axb3 28. axb3 Rxb3 29. Rxb3 Rxb3 30. Ra1 Be7 31. g4 Rb8 32. Ra2 Rf8 33. Ng3 Bh4 34. Nf1 f5 35. Nh2 Kh7 36. Re2 Rf6 37. Kh3 Bg5 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Nf1 Bg5 40. Ng3 Qf7 41. gxf5 exf5 42. Re5 Bh4 43. Rxc5 Bxg3 44. fxg3 Qe7 45. Rxf5 Re6 46. Rf4 Re2+ 47. Kh3 Re3 48. Qg4 Re1 49. Qf5+ Kg8 50. Qd5+ Kh7 51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. Kg4 Re3 53. Qd5+ Kh7 54. Qf5+ Kg8 55. Rxd4 Re5 56. Qf4 Rg5+ 57. Kf3 Rxh5 58. Qe4 Qf6+ 59. Kg2 Re5 60. Qf4 Re2+ 61. Kf3 Qe6 62. Re4 Rxe4 63. Qxe4 Qh3 64. c5 Qf1+ 65. Kg4 Qd1+ 66. Kf5 Qh5+ 67. Ke6 Qxc5 68. d4 Qc8+ 69. Kd6 Qb8+ 70. Kc5 Qc7+ 71. Qc6 Qa5+ 72. Qb5 Qc7+ 73. Qc6 Qa5+ 74. Kc4 Qa1 75. d5 Qc1+ 76. Kb5 Qb2+ 77. Ka6 Kf7 78. Qd7+ Kf6 79. Qe6+ Kg5 80. d6 Qa3+ 81. Kb7 Qb4+ 82. Kc7 Qc5+ 83. Kd7 Qa7+ 84. Ke8 Qb8+ 85. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 0-0 5. 0-0 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Qa4 Nbd7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 N5b6 10. Qa3 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Qb3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qb6 16. Qc2 e5 17. Rad1 exd4 18. exd4 c5 19. Nd5 Qc6 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Ne7+ Rxe7 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. dxc5 Ba6 24. Rf2 Nf6 25. Rd4 Rae8 26. Qf5 Bc8 27. Qxg5 Ne4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. a3 Rg4 30. Qc1 Bd4 31. Kg2 Bxf2 32. Kxf2 Rg6 33. e3 Rf6+ 34. Kg2 Rfe6 35. e4 Rg6 36. Qf4 Rg4 37. Qc7 Rgxe4 38. Qxc6 Re2+ 39. Kf3 R2e3+ 40. Kf4 R3e6 41. Qc7 Rf6+ 42. Kg5 Rf5+ 43. Kh4 Re4+ 44. g4 Rxg4+ 45. Kh3 Rh5# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sowinski, Pawel"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Rae1 Bh5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qb5 Bd6 17. f4 Kg7 18. g3 Qc6 19. Qd3 b5 20. h4 Rh8 21. Re2 b4 22. c4 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Rad8 24. Ne3 Bc7 25. d5 exd5 26. f5 Qd6 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Rf3 Rhe8 29. h5 f5 30. hxg6 Bb6 31. Qxf5 Re7 32. Kg2 Rde8 33. Qh5 Qxg6 34. Nf5+ Qxf5 35. Rxf5 Rxe2+ 36. Kh3 R2e7 37. Rg5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 12th Mar Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tarhan, Adar"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2024.03.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB12_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. Ne2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Bf4 a5 12. Bxd6+ Kxd6 13. 0-0-0 Na6 14. Rhe1 a4 15. Nf4 Nc7 16. a3 Ra5 17. Nd3 b6 18. c4 Rh5 19. h3 Ra8 20. Kb1 b5 21. cxb5 Rxb5 22. Rc1 Rab8 23. Rc4 Rb3 24. Nb4 R8xb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. axb4 Nb5 27. Ka2 Nxd4 28. Rd1 e5 29. Ka3 g5 30. Kxa4 h5 31. Ka5 f5 32. Kb6 f4 33. f3 Kd5 34. b3 Kd6 35. Rd2 Ke6 36. Rd1 Kd5 37. Kc7 e4 38. fxe4+ Kxe4 39. Rxd4+ Kxd4 40. Kxc6 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. b5 f3 43. gxf3 gxf3 44. b6 f2 45. b7 f1Q 46. b8Q Qf3+ 47. Kd7 Qf7+ 48. Kc6 Qd5+ 49. Kb6 Qxb3+ 50. Kc7 Qf7+ 51. Kc8 Kc5 52. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 53. Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dziewonski, Dariusz"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 0-0 8. Bb3 Re8 9. 0-0 d6 10. h3 Na5 11. Re1 Nxb3 12. axb3 b6 13. Nc6 Qd7 14. Nb4 Bb7 15. Nbd5 e6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bd4 Be7 18. Qd2 f6 19. Rad1 Rec8 20. Be3 b5 21. b4 Qc6 22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Qd3 a6 24. f3 Rac8 25. Rd2 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Na2 d5 28. b3 Rxb4 29. Bc7 Rc8 30. Ba5 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Rd4 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. c3 Be5 34. exd5 Bxd5 35. Nb4 Bxc3 36. Rc1 Bb7 37. Rc2 e5 38. h4 Kf7 39. h5 gxh5 40. Kh2 Ke6 41. Kh3 Bxb4 42. Rxc8 Bxa5 43. Rh8 Bd5 44. Rxh7 Bxb3 45. Rxh5 Bc3 46. Rh8 a5 47. Rb8 b4 48. Rb6+ Kf7 49. g4 a4 50. Kg3 a3 51. g5 fxg5 52. Kg4 a2 53. Kf5 a1Q 54. Rb7+ Ke8 55. f4 exf4 56. Kg6 Qa6+ 57. Kh5 Qxb7 58. Kg4 Be6+ 59. Kh5 Qh7+ 60. Kxg5 Qf5+ 61. Kh6 Qh3+ 62. Kg6 Qg4+ 63. Kh7 Bg8+ 64. Kh6 Bg7# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hakobyan, Aram"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 0-0 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 c5 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bf6 11. Bc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. h4 Bb7 14. Ng5 g6 15. Qg4 Ne7 16. h5 Rc8 17. hxg6 Nxg6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Bg7 20. Bg5 Qd5 21. Bf6 Qf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd6 Rxc3 25. Nxf5+ Kf6 26. Ne3 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Nf4 28. Rd2 Rd3 29. Rxd3 Nxd3 30. d5 Nf4 31. Rd1 Ke5 32. Nc4+ Kf5 33. Ne3+ Ke4 34. d6 Ke5 35. g4 b5 36. Nf5 h5 37. Re1+ Kf6 38. Re4 Nh3+ 39. Kg2 hxg4 40. Ne3 Ng5 41. Rb4 a6 42. Rf4+ Kg6 43. a4 Rxd6 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rxg4 f5 46. Rb4 Rb6 47. Nd5 Rb7 48. Nc3 Ne4 49. Rxb5 Rxb5 50. Nxb5 Nxf2 51. Nd4 f4 52. Kxf2 f3 53. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Castillo Pena, Patricia Evarista"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "1786"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 e6 5. 0-0 Nbd7 6. d4 Be7 7. Nc3 0-0 8. Nd2 b6 9. e4 Bb7 10. b3 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. Rfe1 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. Ng6 Qd7 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. cxd5 b5 27. Re3 c4 28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qe2 Rc8 30. Qxb5 Ba6 31. Qa5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. 0-0 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Rb1 Re8 9. Nd2 c6 10. b4 Nf8 11. b5 d5 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qa6 Ne6 15. Ba3 Ng5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bg4 19. Bf3 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Qd5 21. Kg2 Qxa2 22. Rb2 Qd5 23. Qb5 Qe6 24. Rc1 e4 25. dxe4 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qxe4 27. h3 Bf5 28. Re1 Rab8 29. Qc3 Rec8 30. Qf6 Qe6 31. Qd4 Bxh3+ 32. Kh2 f6 33. Qxa7 Ra8 34. Qe7 Re8 35. Qxe6+ Bxe6 36. Bb2 Bg4 37. Nd4 Ra2 38. Bc3 Bxe2 39. Nb5 Bxb5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Garcia De Dios, Jose Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 0-0 7. 0-0 Bxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Nd2 d6 10. e4 Nc6 11. Bb2 Ne8 12. f4 Rc8 13. Qe2 Ne7 14. a4 f5 15. a5 bxa5 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe6+ Kh8 20. c4 Rb8 21. Bc3 Bc8 22. Qe2 Bf5 23. Rxa5 Rb7 24. Rfa1 Qb8 25. h3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Ng6 27. Rf1 Qd8 28. Ra6 Qe7 29. Raa1 Nh5 30. Rae1 Qh4 31. Ne4 Ngxf4 32. Nxd6 Qg5 33. Qf3 Rd7 34. Ne4 Qg6 35. Nxc5 Rdf7 36. Qg4 Qc2 37. Ne4 h6 38. Kh2 Qd3 39. Nd6 Rc7 40. Be5 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 Qxc4 42. d6 Qf7 43. d7 Rd8 44. Bxf4 Nxf4 45. Rxf4 Qxd7 46. Qxd7 Rxd7 47. Rfe4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Gokerkan, Cem Kaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. 0-0 a6 6. a4 Nd7 7. c3 Ne7 8. Be3 h6 9. Qd2 g5 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. b4 b6 12. Na3 0-0 13. Nc4 f5 14. exf5 exf5 15. Qc2 Ne7 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Bb7 20. Qd1 Ne4 21. Ra3 Nd5 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Nfd2 Qe8 24. Ra7 Qb8 25. Ra3 Qe8 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. Nf1 Qf7 28. Qb2 Nf4 29. Ncd2 Nd3 30. Qa2 Bd5 31. c4 Bb7 32. Ra7 Bc8 33. Nxe4 Bf5 34. Nxd6 Qe6 35. Nxf5 Qxf5 36. Rxc7 Nc1 37. Bxc1 Bxd4 38. Be3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e5 Qf7 7. h4 d6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qe2 0-0-0 11. 0-0-0 g6 12. Rhe1 d5 13. Na4 Kb8 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. Qe3 Na5 17. Bf1 Nc6 18. Rd3 f4 19. Qxf4 Qxc5 20. Qd2 Rdf8 21. a3 Qa5 22. Rc3 Ne7 23. Nd4 b6 24. b4 Qa4 25. f4 Nf5 26. Kb2 Nxd4 27. Qxd4 Bb5 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. g3 a5 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 axb4 32. axb4 g5 33. Rf1 gxh4 34. gxh4 Rhg8 35. f5 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 exf5 37. Rxd5 Rg4 38. Kc3 Rxh4 39. Rd8+ Kb7 40. Rf8 Rf4 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. c4 Kd7 43. Rf6 h5 44. Rh6 h4 45. Rh7+ Kc6 46. b5+ Kb7 47. Rh5 Rf3+ 48. Kd4 h3 49. e6 Rf4+ 50. Kd5 Re4 51. Rxh3 Re2 52. Rf3 Kc8 53. Rxf5 Kd8 54. Rf8+ Ke7 55. Rf7+ Kd8 56. Rd7+ Kc8 57. Rh7 Kd8 58. Rg7 Re1 59. Rg8+ Ke7 60. Rc8 Rd1+ 61. Kc6 Kxe6 62. Rxc7 Rd6+ 63. Kb7 Ke5 64. c5 bxc5 65. Rxc5+ Kd4 66. Rc6 Rd7+ 67. Rc7 Rd8 68. b6 Kd5 69. Rc8 Rd7+ 70. Ka6 Rd6 71. Ka7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kosakowski, Jakub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 h6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 0-0 8. Bd3 b6 9. 0-0 Bb7 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. dxe6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 fxe6 15. f4 c5 16. Bc4 Qf6 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Qxe6 Qxe6 19. Bxe6 Nf6 20. d5 Rad8 21. Rad1 Ne4 22. f5 g5 23. fxg6 Kg7 24. Rf7+ Kxg6 25. Rxa7 Kh5 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Nc3 28. Rf7 Kg6 29. Rf5 Nxa2 30. Ke2 Nc3+ 31. Kd3 Nb5 32. Rf1 Nc7 33. Ke4 b5 34. Ke5 c4 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Rg1+ Kh5 37. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schnaider, Ilan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. 0-0 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Qd5 10. Qg4 Nd7 11. c3 Nf6 12. Qg3 Bd6 13. Qf3 0-0 14. d4 b5 15. Qe3 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. Be2 Qh4 18. Bf3 Nd5 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. a4 a6 21. Re1 g6 22. Bd2 Qf6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra6 Rc8 25. Rea1 Rfd8 26. Ra7 Bf4 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rb7 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 e5 30. Raa7 Rf8 31. dxe5 Qxe5 32. Qc1 Qd6 33. Rd7 Qxd7 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Qf4 Re8 36. Qf6 Re6 37. Qf3 h5 38. h4 Rd5 39. Kh2 Rf5 40. Qg3 Re2 41. f3 Rxb2 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qc7 Rxf3 44. Qxc6 Rff2 45. Kh1 Rxg2 46. c4 Rh2+ 47. Kg1 Rbg2+ 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Kg1 Rhg2+ 50. Kh1 Rgd2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 27th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2024.02.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. 0-0 Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3 Nd7 9. a4 a6 10. a5 c5 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxd4 13. Nbxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qf4 0-0 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf8 21. Rdc1 Qe7 22. h4 Rd5 23. Rc4 Rad8 24. b4 f6 25. Rac1 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kh2 Rd5 28. Rc8 Rd8 29. Rc4 Rd5 30. g3 Rd1 31. Kg2 Qd7 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Qd5 34. Qe3 Kf7 35. Kh2 Nd7 36. exf6 gxf6 37. Qf4 Ke7 38. Qe3 e5 39. Nd2 Qd4 40. Qxd4 exd4 41. g4 Ne5 42. Kg3 Nc6 43. Kf4 Nxb4 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Nc6 46. Nb3 Kf7 47. Ke4 Kg7 48. Kf5 d3 49. Ke4 Nxa5 50. Nd2 Kh6 51. Kxd3 Kxh5 52. Kd4 Kg4 53. Kc5 b5 54. Ne4 f5 55. Nf6+ Kf3 56. Kb6 Nc4+ 57. Kxa6 b4 58. Nd5 b3 59. Nc3 Kxf2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cruz Lledo, Pablo"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. Rc1 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nf5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. 0-0 Bxc3 12. bxc3 0-0 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 d6 15. e4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. d5 c6 22. Kf2 Rac8 23. Ke3 cxd5 24. cxd5 Rc5 25. c4 Rfc8 26. Rf2 Ba6 27. Rfc2 Kf8 28. a3 Ke7 29. Kd2 Rh8 30. Kc3 f6 31. Kb4 Bc8 32. Ra1 Bd7 33. a4 a5+ 34. Kc3 Rh4 35. Rb2 Rg4 36. Raa2 Rg3 37. Rxb6 f5 38. exf5 Bxf5 39. Rd2 e4 40. Kd4 Rxd3+ 41. Rxd3 exd3 42. Rb7+ Kf6 43. Rb6+ Kg5 44. Rb2 Rc8 45. c5 Re8 46. c6 Re2 47. Rb1 Rc2 48. Rd1 d2 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. d6 Rxc6 51. Rxd2 Bd7 52. Ke4 Ke6 53. Rd5 Rc4+ 54. Rd4 Rxd4+ 55. Kxd4 Kxd6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Han, Yichen"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Nc3 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qa5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bxc4 Bb4 10. 0-0 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bd7 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. Qxf6 Qe5 14. Qxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Ke7 17. c4 Rc7 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rc3 Rhc8 20. Rbc1 f6 21. f3 Nf7 22. Nb3 Ba4 23. c5 Ne5 24. Ba6 Rb8 25. cxb6 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxb6 27. Rc7+ Kd6 28. Rxa7 Bxb3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. Rxh7 Rxe3 31. h4 Ra3 32. Bb5 Rb3 33. Bf1 Rb1 34. Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Kg3 Rb1 36. Ba6 Rb6 37. Bb7 Nc4 38. h5 Ne3 39. Kf2 Nf5 40. Be4 Rb2+ 41. Kg1 Ng3 42. h6 Nxe4 43. fxe4 Rb8 44. Rg7 Ke5 45. h7 Rh8 46. Rf7 Kxe4 47. Rxf6 e5 48. Rf7 Kd3 49. Rd7+ Ke3 50. g4 Kf4 51. Re7 Kxg4 52. Rxe5 Rxh7 53. Re2 Kf3 54. Rf2+ Ke3 55. Rh2 Ra7 56. Rb2 Kf3 57. Rb3+ Ke4 58. Rb4+ Kd3 59. Rb3+ Kc4 60. Rf3 Kd4 61. Rf4+ Ke3 62. Rf8 Rg7+ 63. Kf1 Rg6 64. Re8+ Kf4 65. Rf8+ Ke5 66. Re8+ Re6 67. Rxe6+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Bg5 a5 11. Qe3 a4 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. h3 Rfc8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qb4 17. Rb1 Re8 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. b4 axb3 21. axb3 Ra2 22. Be3 Qb4 23. Bd2 Qa3 24. b4 Qa7 25. Be3 b6 26. Bf1 Ra8 27. Qe4 Bf6 28. h4 h5 29. g3 Ne5 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Ra4 32. Qg2 Ng4 33. Bf4 Qxc5 34. Be2 Rxf4 35. gxf4 Bxh4 36. Bxg4 hxg4 37. Rbc1 Qa7 38. Ra1 Qxa1 39. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 40. Kh2 f5 41. f3 g3+ 42. Kh3 Bf6 43. Kxg3 Kg7 44. Qe2 Ra4 45. Qd2 Rd4 46. Qe3 Rxd5 47. Qb3 Rd4 48. Qe6 Rd2 49. Qe3 Rd4 50. Qe6 Rb4 51. Qe3 Rb5 52. Qe6 Rc5 53. Qd7 d5 54. Qe6 d4 55. Qe2 Rc3 56. Qd2 Rc6 57. Qd3 Rd6 58. Kf2 Re6 59. Qc4 Re3 60. Qd5 Ra3 61. Qc5 Ra2+ 62. Kg3 d3 63. Qd5 d2 64. Kh3 Rb2 65. Kg3 Rc2 66. Kh3 Bc3 67. Qd7 Bb4 68. Qd4+ Kg8 69. Qd5+ Kf8 70. Qd8+ Kg7 71. Qd5 Kh7 72. Qd3 Rc6 73. Qe2 Re6 74. Qxe6 d1Q 75. Qf7+ Kh6 76. Qf8+ Kh7 77. Qf7+ Kh6 78. Qf8+ Kh7 79. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Barp, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 0-0 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. e3 Re8 11. Bb2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Qb3 c6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. h3 Ng6 16. Nce2 h5 17. Nf4 Ne5 18. Qc3 a5 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bxf4 21. exf4 Bxh3 22. Rfe1 Qf8 23. Re5 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Rxh5 f6 26. Qc2 Nh6 27. Qg6 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Qxd8 30. Rxh6 Qd1 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Ba3+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qxg7+ Kc8 35. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Nd2 e6 10. Bg2 g5 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Ke2 Be7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Be3 Ra4 18. b3 Ra3 19. Bg2 Ke7 20. h4 c5 21. hxg5 Bxd4 22. Rxh8 Bxa1 23. Bxb7 Rxa2+ 24. Kf1 Bd4 25. Rg8 g6 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. b4 d3 28. Ke1 Re2+ 29. Kd1 Rxf2 30. Rc8 Rb2 31. b5 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 0-0 10. Bg2 d4 11. Ne4 Bb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. 0-0 Re8 16. Nc1 Bg4 17. a4 a5 18. Ra3 Rac8 19. Qd2 Bc5 20. Rd3 b6 21. Qd1 Bf5 22. Rd2 Bb4 23. Rd3 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Qe6 25. Bf3 Qc4 26. Kg2 Qc2 27. Nxb4 axb4 28. Qxd4 Qxa4 29. Qxb6 Rb8 30. Qd4 Red8 31. Qe5 Qd7 32. Rc1 Rbc8 33. Ra1 Re8 34. Qf4 Qe7 35. Ra4 Rb8 36. Ra6 b3 37. Rc6 Rec8 38. Rc3 Qf6 39. Qxf6 gxf6 40. Rd3 Rc2 41. Bd5 Rxb2 42. Rc3 Rb1 43. Rc7 b2 44. Bxf7+ Kf8 45. Bg6 Re1 46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Rxf6 Rxe2 48. Bf5 Re1 49. Rg6+ Kf7 50. Rxh6 b1Q 51. Bxb1 Rbxb1 52. h4 Rg1+ 53. Kf3 Rb3+ 54. Ke2 Rg2 55. Kf1 Rgxg3 56. fxg3 Rxg3 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. Rh5 Kg6 59. Rg5+ Kh6 60. Rf5 Rb4 61. Kg3 Rb3+ 62. Kg4 Rb4+ 63. Rf4 Rxf4+ 64. Kxf4 Kh5 65. Ke3 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Prohaszka, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. g3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Ne2 Re8 12. Qc2 a5 13. Nf4 Nc5 14. Nd4 Bxf4 15. exf4 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Nd3 18. Re3 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 Qd7 20. Re5 Bb7 21. Nf5 Re8 22. Bh3 Qd8 23. Bg2 Bc8 24. Nd4 c5 25. Nc6 Qd6 26. Bxd5 Bd7 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Bxf7+ Bxf7 29. Ne5 Bd5 30. d4 Bb7 31. Qe2 Qxd4 32. Nd3 Qd5 33. f3 h5 34. Ne5 Qd4+ 35. Kg2 Qd5 36. Qc2 Qd4 37. Qf5 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Qd5 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kh3 Qd8 41. Qg6 Bc8+ 42. g4 Qe8 43. Kg3 Qxg6 44. Nxg6 Kf7 45. Ne5+ Ke6 46. h3 hxg4 47. fxg4 Nd5 48. Nc4 Ba6 49. f5+ Ke7 50. Ne5 Kd6 51. Nf7+ Ke7 52. Ng5 Bc8 53. Ne4 Nb4 54. a3 Nd3 55. h4 Bb7 56. Nc3 Nc1 57. Na4 Nxb3 58. Nxb6 Ba6 59. Kf4 c4 60. h5 c3 61. Nd5+ Kd6 62. Nxc3 Nc5 63. Kg5 Nd7 64. Ne4+ Ke7 65. Kf4 Bb7 66. Nc3 Bc6 67. g5 Kf7 68. Ne2 Nc5 69. Nd4 Bd7 70. Ke5 Nd3+ 71. Kd6 Bc8 72. h6 gxh6 73. gxh6 Ne1 74. Ne6 Nf3 75. h7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Sai, Krishna GV"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Kh1 Ne8 10. b4 h6 11. c5 f5 12. Ba3 f4 13. Nd2 h5 14. Nc4 Rf7 15. Rc1 Bf8 16. b5 b6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb1 Rh7 19. Ncd2 g5 20. Rc6 g4 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. Qb3 f3 23. gxf3 Nf4 24. Nxe5 Nxe2 25. Qe3 Nd4 26. Qxd4 dxe5 27. Qxe5 Bxa3 28. Nxa3 gxf3 29. Rg1+ Bg4 30. h3 Qh4 31. Qg3 Qe7 32. Nc2 Qxe4 33. Ne3 Kh8 34. Rc4 Qe7 35. Rgc1 Rd8 36. hxg4 hxg4+ 37. Kg1 Nf6 38. Rc7 Qe4 39. Rxh7+ Qxh7 40. Qe5 Qg7 41. Nf5 Qg5 42. Rc6 Rf8 43. d6 Kg8 44. Ne7+ Kf7 45. Qxg5 Rh8 46. d7 Nxd7 47. Qg6+ Kxe7 48. Qg7+ Kd8 49. Qxh8+ Ke7 50. Qg7+ Ke8 51. Re6+ Kd8 52. Rd6 Ke8 53. Qxd7+ Kf8 54. Rc6 Kg8 55. Rc8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rubio Tent, Francisco"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2283"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. Ne2 Nc7 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Bg3 h5 11. 0-0 h4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Re1 0-0 14. Qd2 Bg4 15. c4 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Nf4 17. Bf1 Rad8 18. Rad1 f5 19. b4 g6 20. a4 Rd7 21. a5 Rfd8 22. Qc3 Qf6 23. b5 Ne6 24. Qe3 Nxd4 25. Qh6 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timmermans, Mark"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nf3 e6 5. b5 Be7 6. a4 0-0 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Be2 Bd6 9. 0-0 Qe7 10. d4 c6 11. Nbd2 Ne4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. c5 Bc7 17. Nc4 Rab8 18. f3 Nf6 19. f4 Nd5 20. Qd2 Rb3 21. Ra3 Rb4 22. Bc3 Rb7 23. Ba5 Rfb8 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Qa5 Qxa5 26. Nxa5 Rc7 27. Bc4 h5 28. f5 Bxf5 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxd5 Rc7 31. Rb3 Rxb3 32. Bxb3 h4 33. Rb1 Kf8 34. Bc4 Ke7 35. Kf2 e5 36. Bd5 Bd7 37. a5 f5 38. a6 exd4 39. exd4 f4 40. Bxe4 Bc8 41. Bb7 Bf5 42. Re1+ Kf6 43. Rc1 Ke6 44. d5+ Ke5 45. d6 Rf7 46. Rd1 Be6 47. c6 Bd7 48. cxd7 Rxd7 49. Kf3 g5 50. Kg4 f3 51. Kxf3 Rf7+ 52. Kg4 Rf4+ 53. Kxg5 Rf2 54. d7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zwirs, Nico"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2024.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB08_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. 0-0 a6 6. Qc2 Ngf6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. a4 Bd6 10. d3 0-0 11. Na3 c5 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qb3 Bc6 15. Nh4 Rab8 16. Nc2 Rfc8 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Ra7 c4 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Qa2 Bc5 21. Ra6 Qe4 22. Ne3 Bd4 23. Rb1 c3 24. Bc1 cxb2 25. Bxb2 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Qxe2 28. Ng2 Rxb2 29. Qxb2 Qxa6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Copeland, Sam S"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2163"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Ne2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. a3 Qb6 11. Qd3 Rc8 12. g3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. b4 Nc4 15. Bg2 a5 16. 0-0 axb4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. h4 0-0 19. h5 Be7 20. h6 g6 21. Nf4 Rc6 22. Rb1 Qa6 23. Re1 Rfc8 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Bxd5 Qa5 26. Qe4 Rb6 27. e6 Rxb1 28. exf7+ Kh8 29. Qxe7 Qxd5 30. Qe8+ Nf8 31. Qxc8 Qxf7 32. Re8 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Ne3+ 34. Rxe3 Rxc8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Redzisz, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2229"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 c5 5. g3 Bxf3 6. exf3 d5 7. Bg2 e6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. f4 0-0 10. f5 Nc6 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Re1 dxc4 13. dxc4 exf5 14. Bxc6 Rxc6 15. Qf3 Rd6 16. Qxf5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Re2 g6 19. Qf3 Bf6 20. Rae1 Bd4 21. h4 h5 22. Kg2 Kg7 23. b3 Re6 24. Qf4 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Re8 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qd6 28. b4 Qe6 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Nc7 Kf6 31. bxc5 Bxc5 32. Kf3 Ke5 33. Ke2 Kd4 34. Nxe6+ Kxc4 35. Nf4 Kc3 36. Nxg6 Kb2 37. Nf4 Kxa2 38. Nxh5 b5 39. Nf4 b4 40. Nd3 Be7 41. Kd1 b3 42. Nc1+ Ka3 43. Ne2 b2 44. Kc2 Ka2 45. Nc3+ Ka1 46. h5 a5 47. Kb3 Bf6 48. Nd5 b1Q+ 49. Kc4 Qf5 50. f4 Qe4+ 51. Kc5 Be7+ 52. Kc6 Qe6+ 53. Kc7 Qxd5 54. g4 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Saveliev, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. f3 0-0 9. Be2 Bd7 10. 0-0 a5 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Rfc1 Qb6 16. Rab1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 h5 18. Kh1 Kh7 19. Bf1 Qd8 20. Ne2 Qh8 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. Re1 Bh6 25. e5 d5 26. c5 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Qf7 28. Bd3 Kg7 29. a3 Rf8 30. h4 Rae8 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 d4 33. Rc4 Rd8 34. Rc2 Be8 35. Kh2 Rd7 36. b5 Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 Rxf4 38. Kg3 Rf8 39. Ra1 g5 40. hxg5 Bg6 41. Bxg6 Kxg6 42. Ra7 d3 43. Rd2 Rd5 44. Rxb7 Rxc5 45. f4 h4+ 46. Kf3 Rc4 47. Rxe7 Rfxf4+ 48. Ke3 Rce4+ 49. Kxd3 Rxe5 50. Rb2 Rg4 51. b6 Rg3+ 52. Kd4 Rd5+ 53. Ke4 Rg4+ 54. Kf3 Rg3+ 55. Kf2 Rf5+ 56. Kg1 h3 57. Rxe6+ Kxg5 58. b7 hxg2 59. Re1 Rf1+ 60. Rxf1 gxf1Q+ 61. Kxf1 Rf3+ 62. Ke2 Rb3 63. Rxb3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bf1 Re8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Be6 16. Qe3 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Ncd7 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Bc4 Bxc4 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qe3+ Kf7 28. Qxa7 Ba6 29. Qd4 Re8 30. b4 c6 31. a4 b6 32. Qd6 Re6 33. Qc7 Kg6 34. b5 cxb5 35. axb5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Tan, Ralph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2004"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 0-0 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1 Bd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. 0-0 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nd5 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Nce5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 a6 20. h3 Bf6 21. Be4 Ne7 22. Rd1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc8 24. Bb1 Bc6 25. Qc2 Ng6 26. Bg3 Qb7 27. f3 Rc8 28. Qd2 Nf8 29. Kh2 b4 30. Rc1 a5 31. Rc5 Qb6 32. Qd6 Nd7 33. Rc1 Bb7 34. Qxd7 Rd8 35. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Vovk, Orest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g5 2. d4 g4 3. Qxg4 d5 4. Qh4 dxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Qxd4 7. Nge2 Qe5 8. 0-0-0 Bf5 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. Nb5 Qxa2 12. Nxc7+ Kd8 13. Nxf5 Qa1+ 14. Kd2 Qa5+ 15. Kc1 Qa1+ 16. Kd2 Qa5+ 17. c3 Qxf5 18. g3 Rc8 19. Bh3 Qa5 20. Kc1 Rxc7 21. Bxc7+ Kxc7 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxe4 Qc5 24. Rd2 Bh6 25. f4 Rd8 26. Qxh7 Bf8 27. Qxf7 e6 28. Rhd1 Qc6 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rxd7+ Qxd7 31. Qxf8 Qd5 32. Qg7+ Kc6 33. Qg4 Qh1+ 34. Kc2 Qxh2+ 35. Kb3 Qh6 36. Qf3+ Kc7 37. Qe3 Qg6 38. Qc5+ Kd7 39. Qg5 Qf7 40. Qb5+ Kc7 41. Qc4+ Kd7 42. g4 Qe7 43. g5 Qd6 44. Qd4 Kc6 45. Qxd6+ Kxd6 46. Kc4 e5 47. g6 exf4 48. g7 f3 49. g8Q f2 50. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nasuta, Grzegorz"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. 0-0 Bg6 7. c3 Nf5 8. a4 c5 9. a5 a6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Bf4 0-0 15. h3 Nh4 16. Re1 Be4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. Bd3 f5 19. Bf1 Nxe5 20. Qd4 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxf4 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Ra2 Rf6 24. Qe3 Qe5 25. Bg2 Raf8 26. Rf1 Rf3 27. Qd4 Qf4 28. Re2 Bf6 29. Qd2 Qh4 30. Nd4 Rd3 31. Qc2 Rc8 32. Nxe6 Rcxc3 33. Qa2 Rxh3 34. Qxd5 Kh8 35. Rxe4 Qh6 36. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Olsen, Filip Boe"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 0-0 5. h3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qb3 d6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bc4 d5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. 0-0 c4 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Qc1 Qc6 14. Bd1 b5 15. Bc2 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 a5 17. Rfe1 e6 18. e4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Nf6 21. Ree1 Nd5 22. Be5 f6 23. Bg3 Rfe8 24. Re2 b4 25. Rae1 a4 26. a3 bxa3 27. bxa3 Bf8 28. Qb2 Ra7 29. Nd2 Rb7 30. Qc1 Qa6 31. Ne4 Rb3 32. Bh4 Bxa3 33. Qh6 Bf8 34. Qd2 Bg7 35. Nc5 Qa5 36. Rxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 Bf8 38. Nd7 Rb7 39. Nxf8 a3 40. Qh6 a2 41. Nd7 a1Q+ 42. Kh2 Qc7+ 43. Ne5 Qc8 44. Nxg6 hxg6 45. Qxg6+ Rg7 46. Re8+ Qxe8 47. Qxe8+ Kh7 48. Qh5+ Kg8 49. Qe8+ Kh7 50. Qh5+ Kg8 51. Qxd5+ Kh8 52. Qh5+ Kg8 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qh5+ Kg8 55. Bxf6 Qxc3 56. Bxg7 Kxg7 57. Qe5+ Kf7 58. Qf5+ Ke7 59. d5 Qd4 60. Qe6+ Kd8 61. d6 Qf4+ 62. Kg1 Qc1+ 63. Kh2 Qf4+ 64. Kg1 Qc1+ 65. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 06th Feb Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.02.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Woodward, Andy"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2024.02.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB07_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Qxc4 0-0 10. Nc3 b6 11. 0-0 Ba6 12. Qb3 c5 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Nb5 Be7 15. Rac1 cxd4 16. Nfxd4 Nc5 17. Qa2 Qd7 18. a4 Rfd8 19. Qb1 g6 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bh6 Nxa4 22. e4 Bxb5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. exd5 exd5 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Bxd5 Bf8 27. Bf4 Qxb2 28. Qe4 Qb5 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Qb7+ Be7 31. Qxc8 Nc5 32. Qc7 Ne6 33. Qc1 a4 34. Re1 Qd5 35. Be5 b5 36. Ba1 b4 37. Qb2 b3 38. Qh8 a3 39. Qxh7+ Ke8 40. Qxg6+ Kd7 41. Qg4 Qb5 42. Rd1+ Bd6 43. Re1 Qd5 44. Qa4+ Ke7 45. Bc3 b2 46. Qc2 Qc4 47. Bf6+ Kxf6 48. Qxc4 Be5 49. f4 Bd4+ 50. Kg2 a2 51. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd7 8. Nge2 Ne7 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. 0-0 0-0-0 11. Qc1 Kb8 12. a3 Qc7 13. b4 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bf4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Ng3 Bg4 18. Nce4 N7g6 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Be2 Bh6 21. Qc3 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Rd3 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. N4g3 f5 25. f4 Rdxg3 26. Nxg3 Rxg3 27. fxe5 Be3+ 28. Kh2 Rg4 29. Qxf5 Rxh4+ 30. Kg3 Rg4+ 31. Kh3 a6 32. Rae1 Bg5 33. Qf8+ Ka7 34. Qc5+ Ka8 35. g3 Be7 36. Qf2 Rg5 37. Qf4 Qc8+ 38. Kh2 h4 39. g4 Qg8 40. Qf7 Qd8 41. Rd1 Qc7 42. Rf5 Rxg4 43. Qe8+ Ka7 44. Qd7 Qxd7 45. Rxd7 Bg5 46. Rd1 Be7 47. Rf7 Bg5 48. Rdd7 Re4 49. Rxb7+ Ka8 50. Rbd7 Re2+ 51. Kh3 Re3+ 52. Kg4 Rg3+ 53. Kh5 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gascon del Nogal, Jose Rafael"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Rae1 Bh5 12. Re3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. h3 Nd7 16. g3 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Kg2 b5 20. h4 Rab8 21. Rh1 b4 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Ne5 Rec8 24. Qd1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne7 26. g4 Rb2 27. h5 gxh5 28. g5 Ng4 29. Reh3 Ng6 30. Nxg6 fxg6 31. Qe2 Re8 32. Rb1 Rxb1 33. Nxb1 Qf4 34. Rg3 Qxg5 35. Nd2 Qf5 36. Nb3 e5 37. Nc5 e4 38. f3 exf3+ 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 a5 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Qd2 a4 12. Rac1 Be6 13. f3 Qa5 14. Nb5 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Rfc8 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Rc2 Bd7 19. Rd2 Kf8 20. Rb1 Na6 21. Nc2 f5 22. b4 axb3 23. axb3 fxe4 24. fxe4 Nc5 25. Bf3 Bc6 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Kf1 Be5 28. h3 Kg7 29. Ne1 Rf8 30. Ke2 Bd4 31. Rc2 Ra3 32. Rd2 Bc3 33. Rc2 Bd4 34. Rd2 e5 35. Nc2 Raa8 36. b4 b6 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Rb6 Rf6 39. Nxd4 exd4 40. Rdb2 Re8 41. Kf2 Rfe6 42. Ra6 Bxe4 43. Ra5 Bxf3 44. gxf3 Re5 45. Rbb5 Rc8 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Raa7 Rh8 48. Rd7 Rf5 49. Kg3 Rg5+ 50. Kf2 Rf5 51. Rac7 g5 52. Rd5 Rhf8 53. Rd6+ R8f6 54. Rxf6+ Rxf6 55. Rxc5 Rd6 56. Ke2 Kg6 57. Re5 Ra6 58. Rd5 Ra2+ 59. Kf1 Rh2 60. Rxd4 Rxh3 61. Kg2 Rh5 62. c5 Kf5 63. c6 Rh6 64. Rc4 g4 65. fxg4+ Ke5 66. c7 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Hakobyan, Aram"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nb6 12. e3 Be6 13. Bd3 c6 14. 0-0-0 Qe7 15. Kb1 0-0-0 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. a3 Bd6 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 h5 20. Nb3 h4 21. gxh4 gxh4 22. Na5 Rc8 23. Rc3 Rc7 24. Rhc1 Ka8 25. Ka1 Bd7 26. Qc2 Rg8 27. Bf1 Rgc8 28. Nb3 f5 29. f4 Qf6 30. Nc5 Be8 31. Nd3 Kb8 32. Qf2 Qe7 33. Be2 Bf7 34. Bf3 Re8 35. Ne5 Be6 36. Rh1 Bxe5 37. fxe5 Rh8 38. Rcc1 c5 39. Rxc5 Rxc5 40. dxc5 Qxc5 41. Qd2 Rc8 42. Qd4 Qa5 43. Qxh4 a6 44. Qe7 Qb6 45. Qb4 Qc7 46. Qd4 Qa5 47. Rd1 Rc4 48. Qd2 Qxd2 49. Rxd2 Rc1+ 50. Ka2 d4+ 51. b3 dxe3 52. Rd6 Rf1 53. Bh5 Bf7 54. Bd1 Rf2+ 55. Kb1 e2 56. Bxe2 Rxe2 57. Rf6 Bxb3 58. Kc1 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Sanal, Vahap"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. 0-0 Nxc3 10. bxc3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. Qa4 0-0 13. Ba3 a5 14. Rfc1 Bxa3 15. Qxa3 Ba6 16. Ne5 Bb5 17. Nxc6 Qh4 18. Ne5 h6 19. h3 Rfc8 20. Rc5 Be8 21. Rxa5 Rc2 22. Rf1 Rac8 23. Ra8 Qe4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qb4 f6 26. Nf3 Ra8 27. a3 Bc6 28. Rc1 Bd5 29. Qb2 h5 30. Rc3 Kh7 31. Ne1 Qg6 32. f3 f5 33. Nd3 Qg5 34. Qf2 Rb8 35. h4 Rb1+ 36. Rc1 Rxc1+ 37. Nxc1 Qe7 38. Nd3 Qxa3 39. Nf4 g6 40. Kh2 Qe7 41. Qg3 Qf7 42. Qg5 Bc4 43. Nh3 Kg7 44. Qg3 Bd5 45. Qe5+ Qf6 46. Nf4 Qxe5 47. dxe5 Bc4 48. Kg3 Kh6 49. Nh3 Kg7 50. Ng5 Kf8 51. Kf4 Kg7 52. Nh3 Kh6 53. Kg3 Bb3 54. Kf2 Bc4 55. Ke1 Bb5 56. Kd2 Bf1 57. Nf4 Bc4 58. Kc3 Ba2 59. Nh3 Kg7 60. Kd4 Kf7 61. Kc5 Ke7 62. Nf4 Kf7 63. Kd6 Bc4 64. Nh3 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. 0-0 d6 6. d4 c6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Ne1 Qc8 9. e4 Bh3 10. Bxh3 Qxh3 11. f3 e6 12. Ng2 e5 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Na6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. Qb3 Rac8 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. Qb5 a6 19. Qxd7 Nfxd7 20. Rfd1 b5 21. b4 Nb7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Nxa4 Rfd8 24. Rc6 Nb8 25. Rb6 Rd7 26. Rb1 Bf6 27. b5 a5 28. Rc6 Rdc7 29. Nb6 Nxc6 30. dxc6 Nd8 31. Nd5 Nxc6 32. bxc6 Rxc6 33. Nxf6+ Kg7 34. Nd5 a4 35. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. c3 c5 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. 0-0 Rc8 9. a3 Nge7 10. Nd2 Nf5 11. Nf3 h5 12. Ng3 g6 13. b4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Be7 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Bf4 Rg8 17. h3 Qb6 18. Rfc1 a6 19. Qd1 Kd7 20. Be3 Rg6 21. Kh1 Rcg8 22. g3 h4 23. gxh4 Rh8 24. a4 Bxh4 25. b5 Nb4 26. bxa6 Be7 27. axb7 Rxh3+ 28. Nh2 Qxb7 29. Qf1 Rh4 30. Qb5+ Qxb5 31. axb5 Bd8 32. Ra7+ Ke8 33. Rc8 Rg8 34. b6 f4 35. b7 Nc6 36. Rxc6 fxe3 37. b8Q exf2 38. Rxe6+ fxe6 39. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Play In"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2024.01.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB06_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.02.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. 0-0 Nd7 5. c4 e6 6. d4 Ngf6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Qxb6 Nxb6 12. gxf4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ke7 14. Rfc1 Rhc8 15. b3 g6 16. a4 a5 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. e3 Nd6 19. Be2 Nd7 20. Nxd6 Kxd6 21. Bb5 Nf6 22. f3 h6 23. Kf2 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Bd3 Rh8 26. Kg3 Rh4 27. h3 Nh5+ 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Rh1 f5 30. Rac1 Nf6 31. Rcg1 f4 32. e4 dxe4 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. fxe4 e5 35. dxe5+ Kxe5 36. Rd1 Rc8 37. Rd5+ Kxe4 38. Rhd1 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rxh3 40. R1d4+ Kf3 41. Rd3+ Kg4 42. Rxh3 Kxh3 43. Rxg5 Rb2 44. Rxa5 Rxb3 45. Rh5+ Kg3 46. Rg5+ Kf3 47. a5 Rb1+ 48. Kh2 Ke2 49. Re5+ Kf2 50. Rc5 f3 51. Rc2+ Ke3 52. Rc3+ Ke2 53. Rc2+ Kd3 54. Ra2 Rb3 55. Kg3 Ke3 56. a6 bxa6 57. Rxa6 Ke2 58. Ra2+ Ke3 59. Ra8 Ke2 60. Ra2+ Ke3 61. Ra8 Rb2 62. Ra3+ Ke2 63. Rxf3 Rd2 64. Rf2+ Ke3 65. Rxd2 Kxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Amburgy, Ryan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. 0-0 Be6 8. Nc3 Qd7 9. Be3 Bh3 10. Qd3 h5 11. Qb5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 h4 13. Rh1 h3+ 14. Kg1 Nf6 15. f3 Rc8 16. Kf2 Rh5 17. Qa4 Rf5 18. Rad1 b5 19. Qh4 Rh5 20. Qf4 Rf5 21. Qh4 Ne5 22. Bg5 b4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxb4 Rc4 25. Qb8+ Rc8 26. Qb4 Nc6 27. Qe4 Kf8 28. Nd5 Bxb2 29. g4 Re5 30. Qf4 Kg8 31. Qg3 Qe6 32. Nf4 Qc4 33. Nd3 Bd4+ 34. Nxd4 Nxd4 35. Kf1 Qxc2 36. Re1 Rxe2 37. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 38. Kg1 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cordoba Roa, Angel Gabriel"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Be2 e5 6. 0-0 Ne7 7. b4 0-0 8. Bb2 Nd7 9. a4 a5 10. bxa5 Qxa5 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. a5 Rd8 13. Re1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nc5 15. Qc1 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Rxa5 17. Bc4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 b5 19. Bf1 f6 20. Rc1 Be6 21. Bxb5 Bxb3 22. Ba3 Bh6 23. Bc4+ Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qa5 25. Rc3 Bd2 26. Rb3 Qa4 27. Qa2 Ba5 28. h4 Kh8 29. Qc2 Ng8 30. Bc5 Rb8 31. Rxb8 Qxc2 32. Be7 Kg7 33. Bf8+ Kf7 34. h5 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qxe4 39. h6 Bc7 40. Rc8 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kuzmicz, Krystian"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Be3 b6 5. Bd3 Ba6 6. Ne2 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qc8 8. Nbc3 Qa6 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. 0-0 Be7 11. Rae1 Ngf6 12. e5 Ng8 13. f4 g6 14. g4 h5 15. h3 hxg4 16. hxg4 Nh6 17. f5 Nxg4 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Bg5 Rh5 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Nf4 Rg8 22. Nxh5 gxh5 23. Kh1 Qc8 24. Qf4 Qe8 25. Nd1 Qg6 26. Re2 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Bd6 11. g3 0-0 12. Bg2 e5 13. 0-0 exd4 14. exd4 Rd8 15. d5 Bb4 16. Qb3 Bxc3 17. d6 Qb8 18. Qxc3 Be6 19. b4 Ne8 20. a4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxd6 22. Qc5 a6 23. Rfd1 Qc7 24. Rd3 h6 25. Rcd1 Ne8 26. h4 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Rd8 28. Re3 Nd6 29. h5 Qd7 30. Bf3 Qf5 31. Kg2 Qxc5 32. bxc5 Nc4 33. Re7 Na5 34. g4 Kf8 35. Rc7 Rd4 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Kf6 38. Be2 Rxa4 39. Kg3 Nb3 40. Rxb7 Nxc5 41. Rc7 Ne4+ 42. Kg2 Ra2 43. Rxc6+ Ke5 44. Kf1 a5 45. Rc7 Nd6 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Rd7 Ke6 48. Ra7 a4 49. Ra6 Kd5 50. Bf3+ Ke5 51. Ra5+ Kf4 52. Be2 g6 53. hxg6 fxg6 54. Ra6 Ne4 55. Rxg6 a3 56. Rxh6 Rb2 57. Ra6 a2 58. f3 Nc3 59. Kf2 Rxe2+ 60. Kf1 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kokoszczynski, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d3 h6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. 0-0 Bd6 9. a3 0-0 10. b4 Be6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Rc1 Bh3 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe7 16. Qb3 a5 17. b5 Nd8 18. a4 b6 19. Rfd1 Nb7 20. Rc4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Rad8 22. Rd5 Qe6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Qg6 25. Rexc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rd7 27. Ne5 Qe6 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. Rxc7 Qd4 30. e3 Qb4 31. Qc4 Qb1 32. e5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 c6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Ne1 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12. Nc2 Bh3 13. Bg2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. b3 a6 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Ne3 b5 18. Qd3 e4 19. Qxe4 b4 20. Nd5 Qa5 21. Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Rad1 Rab8 24. Rd5 Re8 25. Qf3 Qa3 26. Rd2 a5 27. Rb1 a4 28. h4 h5 29. Qd3 axb3 30. axb3 Qa8+ 31. Qf3 Qa6 32. Rd3 Re6 33. Rbd1 Bf8 34. Rc3 Qa2 35. Rcd3 Qxe2 36. Rc3 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rb6 38. Rcd3 Re8 39. Rb1 Rb4 40. Rd5 Reb8 41. Rd3 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Willy, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "1946"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. Qb5+ N8d7 8. Bxb7 Rb8 9. Bg2 Nc4 10. Qa4 Nxb2 11. Bxb2 Rxb2 12. Nf3 Bc5 13. Nxe5 0-0 14. Nd3 Rb8 15. 0-0 Bb6 16. Rab1 Re8 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. d3 Nc5 19. Qc4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxe2 23. d4 Rd2 24. Rbd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qd6 26. Re1 h6 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Re5 Rd8 30. Qe2 g6 31. Nxh6 Bxd4 32. Ng4 Qc6 33. Re7 Bc5 34. Re4 Bb6 35. Ne5 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Qd1 37. Qxd1 Rxd1 38. Rf4 f5 39. Nxg6+ Kg7 40. Ne7 Rd2 41. Nxf5+ Kg6 42. a4 Kg5 43. h4+ Kf6 44. Ne3+ Ke6 45. Nc4 Ra2 46. Nxb6 axb6 47. h5 c5 48. h6 Rd2 49. g4 Rd8 50. g5 Ke5 51. Rf7 Rg8 52. Rg7 Rh8 53. h7 c4 54. g6 c3 55. Rc7 Kf6 56. g7 Rxh7 57. g8Q Rxc7 58. Qd8+ Re7 59. Qd4+ Kf7 60. Qxb6 Kf8 61. Qb8+ Kf7 62. Qb3+ Kf8 63. Qxc3 Rf7 64. a5 Kg8 65. a6 Kf8 66. Qh8+ Ke7 67. a7 Ke6 68. a8Q Rd7 69. Qhe8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rees, Ioan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2273"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2024.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB05_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Qg3 Nd7 7. Be2 Qb8 8. Qxb8+ Rxb8 9. d3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Ngf6 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bc7 13. 0-0 0-0 14. f4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Be3 Bb6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Bf3 Ra8 20. a4 Rd4 21. Rfb1 Rxf4 22. a5 b5 23. a6 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 bxa6 25. Bxc6 g6 26. c3 Rf5 27. Ra1 Nd5 28. Ra3 Re5 29. Kf2 Nc7 30. d4 Rf5+ 31. Bf3 h5 32. Ke3 Kf8 33. Bb7 Rf1 34. Bxa6 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Rc1 36. Bb7 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Kd3 Rc1 39. Bf3 f5 40. Kd2 Rf1 41. Ra7 Kd7 42. Be2 Rf2 43. Ke3 Rxg2 44. Bxb5+ Kd6 45. Bf1 Rg3+ 46. Kd2 Rf3 47. Be2 Rxh3 48. b5 Nd5 49. c4 Nf4 50. Bf3 Rxf3 51. b6 Kc6 52. c5 Nd5 53. Rg7 Rg3 54. Kc2 Nxb6 55. cxb6 Kxb6 56. Re7 Kc6 57. Rxe6+ Kd5 58. Re8 Kxd4 59. Kd2 h4 60. Ke1 Re3+ 61. Kf2 Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Nf3 e6 8. Nbd2 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Re1 Rab8 12. Qc2 Bh5 13. Ne5 Rfc8 14. Qb1 b5 15. a3 a5 16. b4 Ne7 17. Re3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Nc5 Qd6 23. Qd3 Ra8 24. Rae1 Nf5 25. Rh3 Ra2 26. Qf3 Rca8 27. g4 Ra1 28. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 29. Kg2 Nh6 30. Rg3 g5 31. h3 Ra2 32. Qe3 Qf4 33. Nd3 Qxe3 34. Rxe3 Kf8 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. h4 gxh4+ 37. Kxh4 Ra1 38. f3 Ng8 39. Kg5 Nf6 40. Ne5 Rg1 41. Kf4 Nh7 42. Rd3 Nf8 43. Ke3 f6 44. Nc6+ Kd7 45. Na7 g5 46. Nxb5 Ng6 47. Rd2 Nf4 48. Rh2 Kc6 49. Na7+ Kb6 50. Nc8+ Kb5 51. Nd6+ Ka4 52. b5 Re1+ 53. Kd2 Rb1 54. Rh8 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2 0-0 9. Be3 a5 10. 0-0 a4 11. f4 Qa5 12. Kh1 Be6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nc5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Bf3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Rfe1 Rfc8 21. b4 axb3 22. axb3 Ra3 23. f5 Rca8 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Bg5 Bf6 26. Bxf6 exf6 27. Qc3 Kg7 28. h3 Qd8 29. Re3 Nd7 30. Qb4 Ne5 31. Be2 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 33. Kh2 Qc7 34. Qc3 Ra3 35. Qb4 Ra2 36. Qc3 b6 37. b4 Qa7 38. Qd4 Rc2 39. Qe4 Qa2 40. Kg3 f5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 0-0 6. Be2 Re8 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. h3 e6 10. a3 Na6 11. Be3 exd5 12. exd5 Rxe3 13. fxe3 Qe7 14. Nd4 Qxe3+ 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Rf3 Qe7 17. Bd3 Ng4 18. Bf1 Ne3 19. Qd2 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Nc2 21. Qd1 Nxa1 22. Qxa1 a5 23. Qc1 Bd7 24. Qf4 a4 25. Re3 Qf8 26. Bd3 Re8 27. Bc2 Re7 28. Kg1 Qe8 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. h4 Qf6 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Ke3 Ke5 34. g3 f5 35. Ne2 h6 36. Nd4 g5 37. Nf3+ Kf6 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. Nd4 c6 40. dxc6 bxc6 41. Ne2 Ke5 42. Nc3 f4+ 43. gxf4+ gxf4+ 44. Kd2 Nb3+ 45. Ke1 c5 46. Bxb3 axb3 47. Nb1 Kd4 48. Nd2 Ke3 49. Nf1+ Kd3 50. Nd2 Kc2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Qb3 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 Qb6 8. Be3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Qxb2 10. Bd4 Qb5 11. Qxb5 cxb5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxb5 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Nc3 Rab8 19. Rab1 Nf6 20. Kf1 Na5 21. a4 e6 22. e3 h5 23. Ke2 Ne8 24. Ne4 Kf8 25. Nc5 Nd6 26. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Ismagilov, Damir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2143"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Be6 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bc4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Be6 16. Nxg7+ Ke7 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. exf5 Nc6 19. Ke3 Nd4 20. Bd3 Rac8 21. Rac1 h5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. g4 h4 24. g5 Rh8 25. f4 Kd6 26. Ke4 Nc6 27. Bb5 exf4 28. Rd1+ Kc5 29. Rd5+ Kb4 30. Bxc6 Rc8 31. a3+ Kc4 32. Bb5+ Kb3 33. Kxf4 Kxb2 34. g6 fxg6 35. fxg6 Kxa3 36. g7 Rg8 37. Rd7 Kb4 38. Bd3 a5 39. Bh7 Rc8 40. g8Q Rxg8 41. Bxg8 a4 42. Kg4 b5 43. Kxh4 Ka3 44. Kg5 b4 45. Rb7 b3 46. h4 b2 47. Bh7 Ka2 48. h5 a3 49. h6 Ka1 50. Rxb2 a2 51. Rxa2+ Kxa2 52. Bg8+ Kb2 53. h7 Ka3 54. h8Q Kb4 55. Qd4+ Kb5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Makarian, Rudik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "221"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 a6 6. 0-0 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nb1 Be7 12. d3 0-0 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Qc2 Bf6 15. Ne4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Qe7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Bf1 h6 19. a5 Rfd8 20. Rc2 N7f6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. d4 Nc3 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Nc4 Rcd5 26. Rd2 Qf6 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Nb6 d4 29. exd4 Rxd4 30. Re1 g6 31. Qc1 Kg7 32. Nc4 Bd5 33. f3 Be6 34. Qe3 Rd5 35. h3 Bf5 36. Kh2 Bc2 37. Nb6 Rxa5 38. Bc4 Ra3 39. Qe7 Qf4+ 40. Kh1 Bxb3 41. Bxb3 Rxb3 42. Nd7 g5 43. Qf8+ Kg6 44. Qg8+ Kh5 45. Qg7 Kh4 46. Qxh6+ Kg3 47. Nf6 Kf2 48. Rg1 Rb1 49. Ng4+ Ke2 50. Rxb1 Nxb1 51. Qxa6+ Kd2 52. Qa2+ Kc1 53. Nf2 Qd2 54. Qc4+ Kb2 55. Nd3+ Ka3 56. Qa6+ Kb3 57. Nc5+ Kb2 58. Qc4 Qc1+ 59. Qxc1+ Kxc1 60. Nd3+ Kd2 61. Nxb4 Ke3 62. Nc6 Kf4 63. Kh2 Nc3 64. Nd8 f6 65. Ne6+ Kf5 66. Nd4+ Ke5 67. Nc2 Nd5 68. Kg3 Nf4 69. Ne3 Ke6 70. Kf2 Nd3+ 71. Kg3 Kf7 72. Nf5 Kg6 73. Nd4 Nf4 74. Kh2 Nd3 75. Nc2 Nf4 76. Ne3 Ne2 77. g3 Nd4 78. Kg2 Ne6 79. Kf2 f5 80. Nc4 Kf6 81. Ke2 Nd4+ 82. Ke3 Ne6 83. Nb6 f4+ 84. Kf2 fxg3+ 85. Kxg3 Kf5 86. Nd5 Nd4 87. Ne3+ Kg6 88. Kg4 Nc6 89. Nc4 Kf6 90. Nd6 Ne5+ 91. Kg3 Nd3 92. Ne4+ Kf5 93. Nc3 Nc5 94. Nd1 Ne6 95. Ne3+ Kf6 96. Kg4 Kg6 97. Nf5 Kf6 98. Nd6 Kg6 99. Ne4 Kh6 100. Kf5 Nd4+ 101. Kg4 Ne6 102. Nf6 Kg6 103. Nd5 Kh6 104. Kf5 Nd4+ 105. Ke4 Ne2 106. Nf6 Ng1 107. Ng4+ Kh5 108. Nf2 Kh4 109. Kf5 Nxf3 110. Ne4 Kxh3 111. Nxg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 e6 6. Be3 Bc5 7. Qd2 0-0 8. Nh3 Re8 9. Bxc5 bxc5 10. Nf2 Ba6 11. Na3 d6 12. Be2 exd5 13. cxd5 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 c6 15. dxc6 Qb6 16. Rhc1 Qa6+ 17. Ke1 d5 18. Qe2 Qxc6 19. Kf1 dxe4 20. fxe4 Rab8 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. Re1 h5 23. Kg1 h4 24. b3 Re6 25. e5 Rbe8 26. Nd3 Nd7 27. Qe4 Qc7 28. Rad1 h3 29. Nd6 Qxd6 30. Nf4 Qe7 31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. Qd5 Ndxe5 33. Qxe6 Rxe6 34. Kh1 Nf4 35. gxh3 Nxh3 36. Rd2 f6 37. Rc2 Rd6 38. Re3 Nf4 39. h3 Kh7 40. Kh2 g5 41. Rg3 Kg6 42. Rf2 Kh5 43. Re3 Rd4 44. Rc2 a5 45. Rec3 a4 46. Rf2 axb3 47. axb3 c4 48. bxc4 Nxc4 49. Rb3 Ne5 50. Rb8 Rd3 51. Rh8+ Kg6 52. Ra2 Nf3+ 53. Kg3 Nh4+ 54. Kf2 Nxh3+ 55. Kf1 Nf4 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Ra5+ Kg4 58. Kf2 Nf3 59. Ra2 Ne5 60. Re8 Rh3 61. Kg1 Nf3+ 62. Kf1 Rh1+ 63. Kf2 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Sadovsky, Artem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2276"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. h3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8. Qe2 0-0 9. 0-0 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 c5 11. Re1 cxd4 12. Bg5 Nc5 13. Qxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxe7 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Re8 16. Bc5 Bf5 17. Bxd4 Bxd3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne5 Bf5 20. g4 Be6 21. a3 Rac8 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bd5 24. Nd3 Re7 25. Kh2 b6 26. Kg3 Bb7 27. Nf4 h6 28. h4 Rd7 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Re7 31. Kg4 a5 32. Rc4 Rd7 33. b4 axb4 34. Rxb4 Rd6 35. Rc4 Rc6 36. Rxc6 Bxc6 37. Ne2 Kf8 38. Kf4 Ke7 39. Ke5 Bb7 40. Nf4 Bc6 41. Nd3 Bb7 42. Nb2 Bc6 43. Nc4 b5 44. Nd6 Bd7 45. Ne4 Bc6 46. Nc3 Kd7 47. Kf6 Ke8 48. f4 Kf8 49. Ne2 Be8 50. Nd4 Bd7 51. Nf3 Be8 52. Ne5 Kg8 53. Ke7 b4 54. axb4 Bb5 55. Nd7 Kg7 56. Nf6 Kh8 57. Kxf7 Bd3 58. Ke7 Kg7 59. Nd5 Be4 60. Nc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 0-0 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxh4 10. Nxc7 Rb8 11. Nb5 Be7 12. e3 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 e5 14. Bd3 exd4 15. exd4 Nb6 16. 0-0 Be6 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5 Nd5 22. a3 a5 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Nd4 Nf4 25. Bf1 Bd7 26. g3 Ne6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Kf8 30. Bg2 Rc7 31. Ra1 b6 32. c6 b5 33. Re5 Bc4 34. h4 Rd8 35. Bf3 f6 36. Re3 g5 37. h5 Kf7 38. Ra6 Rb8 39. Re1 f5 40. Rd1 Ke7 41. Ra3 f4 42. g4 Rb6 43. Ra8 Kf6 44. Rh8 Kg7 45. Rhd8 Rcxc6 46. Bxc6 Rxc6 47. R1d7+ Bf7 48. Rb7 f3 49. Rdd7 Rf6 50. Rxb5 Rf4 51. Rf5 Rxf5 52. gxf5 Kf6 53. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Senft, Sean"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2107"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 0-0 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Ne8 10. Bg3 Nd6 11. Nf3 Re8 12. 0-0 Nd7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nc4 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Qe2 b5 17. Bb1 Bb4 18. Qc2 g6 19. Ne2 Bf5 20. Qc1 Bd2 21. Rxd2 Qxd2 22. Bxf5 Qxc1 23. Rxc1 gxf5 24. b3 Nxe5 25. Nd4 f4 26. exf4 Nd3 27. Rd1 c5 28. Nf5 c4 29. Kf1 Rac8 30. Nd6 c3 31. Nxe8 c2 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nh5+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Jan Late"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.01.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vetoshko, Volodymyr"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2024.01.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CB04_2024"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. Qc2 Bd7 8. Nf3 Rc8 9. a3 Bg7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bf5 15. Qd2 Ne6 16. Bd3 Be4 17. Qe2 f5 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 e5 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Qb5 exd4 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 Rf5 24. Qg4 Ne5 25. Qg3 Qb6 26. cxd4 Qxd4 27. Nc3 Nd3 28. Be3 Qc4 29. Re2 Be5 30. Qg4 Nxb2 31. Rxb2 Bxc3 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Rc2 Bxa1 34. Rxc4 Rb5 35. Bxa7 Be5 36. g3 Rb3 37. a4 Kg8 38. Bd4 Bd6 39. Kg2 Kf7 40. Be3 Ke6 41. Re4+ Kd5 42. Rd4+ Ke6 43. Re4+ Kd5 44. Rh4 h5 45. Rd4+ Ke6 46. Re4+ Kd5 47. Re8 Rb4 48. Rg8 Rxa4 49. Rxg6 b5 50. Rg5+ Kc6 51. Rxh5 b4 52. Rh6 b3 53. Bf4 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.19"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Kourkoulos Arditis, Stamatis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. Be3 Na6 7. h3 e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. Qc2 a5 10. g4 c6 11. Nf3 a4 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. Rg1 a3 14. b3 Na6 15. Rc1 Nb4 16. Qb1 Nd7 17. Nf1 Nc5 18. Bd2 Qd8 19. Ng3 Bf6 20. Nd1 Nca6 21. Ne3 Bg5 22. Rd1 Bd7 23. Kf1 Bf4 24. Bc3 Rc8 25. Kg2 Qh4 26. Kh2 cxd5 27. Ng2 Bxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qe7 29. exd5 f5 30. Rgf1 fxg4 31. Bxg4 Bxg4 32. hxg4 Qg5 33. Bd2 Qxg4 34. Rde1 Qh5+ 35. Kg1 b6 36. Bc1 Qh3 37. Bxa3 Qxg3 38. Re3 Qg4 39. Kh2 Rxf1 40. Qxf1 Rf8 41. Qg1 Rf5 42. Rh3 Rh5 43. Rxh5 Qxh5+ 44. Kg3 Nc5 45. Qb1 Nbd3 46. Bxc5 Nxc5 47. b4 Nd7 48. Qe4 Nf6 49. Qh4 Qf5 50. Ne3 Nh5+ 51. Kh2 Qf3 52. Ng4 Qf4+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kh2 Qc2+ 55. Kg1 Qb1+ 56. Kh2 Qxa2+ 57. Nf2 Kf7 58. Kg1 Nf6 59. Qh3 Qb1+ 60. Kg2 Qf5 61. Qa3 Nd7 62. Qe3 Qf4 63. Qh3 Nf6 64. Qe6+ Kg7 65. c5 dxc5 66. d6 Qg5+ 67. Kh1 Qf5 68. Qe7+ Kh6 69. Kg1 cxb4 70. Qf8+ Kh5 71. Qf7 h6 72. Qb3 e4 73. Nh1 Qg5+ 74. Kf1 Qc1+ 75. Kg2 Qd2+ 76. Kh3 Qxd6 77. Ng3+ Kg5 78. Qe3+ Qf4 79. Qxb6 Qg4+ 80. Kh2 Qf4 81. Qxb4 Kg4 82. Qe1 h5 83. Kh1 Qf3+ 84. Kh2 e3 85. Nh1 Ne4 86. Qg1+ Kf5 87. Qc1 Kg5 88. Qg1+ Kh6 89. Qa1 Qf4+ 90. Kg2 Qg4+ 91. Kh2 Qh4+ 92. Kg2 Qf6 93. Qc1 Qg5+ 94. Kh2 e2 95. Qa1 Qh4+ 96. Kg2 Qg4+ 97. Kh2 Qh4+ 98. Kg2 e1N+ 99. Kg1 Nf3+ 100. Kg2 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Gledura, Benjamin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Rd1 0-0 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. g3 Rad8 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. a3 Qh5 17. Kg2 Rfe8 18. h3 Qf5 19. Re1 h6 20. Bc7 Rd7 21. Be5 Red8 22. Rad1 Nh7 23. g4 Qg6 24. Bg3 Bd6 25. Bh4 Ng5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. d5 exd5 28. cxd5 Bf4 29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Qe4 b5 32. b3 a6 33. a4 bxa4 34. bxa4 Rc8 35. Rb1 Qc6 36. Rb4 Bd6 37. Qxc6 Rxc6 38. Nd4 Bxb4 39. Nxc6 Bc5 40. Nb8 a5 41. Nc6 Bb6 42. Kf3 f6 43. Ke4 Kf7 44. Kd5 Bxf2 45. Nxa5 Ke7 46. Nc4 Kd7 47. Nd6 Be1 48. Ne4 Ke7 49. Nc5 g6 50. Ne4 Ba5 51. Nd6 Be1 52. Nc4 Kd7 53. a5 Bb4 54. Nb6+ Kc7 55. Ke6 Bxa5 56. Nd5+ Kc6 57. Nxf6 Kc5 58. Ne4+ Kd4 59. Nxg5 Bd8 60. Nf7 Bh4 61. Ne5 Ke4 62. Nxg6 Bg5 63. Nf8 Kf4 64. Nh7 Bd8 65. Kf7 Bh4 66. Kg7 Be7 67. Kh6 Kg3 68. g5 Ba3 69. g6 Bb2 70. Kg5 Bc1+ 71. Kh5 Bb2 72. Ng5 Kf4 73. Ne6+ Kg3 74. h4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 0-0 8. e4 b5 9. Nge2 bxc4 10. 0-0 Qe7 11. h3 Nbd7 12. g4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. Bxc4 exd4 20. Qg5 Nb6 21. Bb3 Nd5 22. Re4 Nf6 23. Re5 g6 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Ra5 h5 26. gxh5 Nxh5 27. Rd3 Rde8 28. Rf3 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Re4 30. Rxa7 Nf4+ 31. Kf1 d3 32. Re3 d2 33. Qg4 Qd3+ 34. Kg1 Rxe3 35. fxe3 Qxe3+ 36. Kh1 Nxh3 37. Kh2 Qxa7 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kobo, Ori"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nf5 13. c3 Bg5 14. Qg4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Ne7 16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Qg3 Nf6 18. c4 d6 19. d5 Bc8 20. Nb3 g6 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Qc3 Re8 23. g3 a5 24. Bg2 Nh5 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Bf3 Ng7 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. dxc6 Qf8 29. h4 Re8 30. Kg2 Re5 31. a3 Qe7 32. b4 Ne8 33. Rd1 Nf6 34. Rd4 h6 35. Qd3 Rf5 36. Qd2 Kg7 37. Rd3 Qe6 38. Rd4 Re5 39. Bd5 Qe8 40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Qc3 Re1 42. Bf3 Qe5 43. Rd3 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. g4 a4 46. Qxe5 Rxe5 47. Rd4 Kf8 48. Kf1 Ke8 49. Rd1 Rc5 50. Rd4 Re5 51. Rd1 Rc5 52. Rd4 Ng8 53. Bd1 Ne7 54. Bxa4 Nxc6 55. Bxc6+ Rxc6 56. Ke2 Kd7 57. f4 Ra6 58. fxg5 Rxa3 59. Rf4 Ke7 60. Re4+ Kf8 61. c5 Ra5 62. cxd6 cxd6 63. Rd4 Ke7 64. Ke3 Rxg5 65. Kf4 Re5 66. g5 Ke6 67. Rd1 d5 68. Ra1 Re4+ 69. Kf3 Kf5 70. Ra5 Re5 71. Ra7 Kg6 72. Rd7 Rxg5 73. Ke3 Kf6 74. Kd4 Ke6 75. Rd8 Rg4+ 76. Kd3 Ra4 77. Re8+ Kf5 78. Rd8 Ke5 79. Re8+ Kf4 80. Rd8 Ra5 81. Ke2 f5 82. Rd7 Ra2+ 83. Kd3 Kg3 84. Rxd5 f4 85. Rg5+ Kf2 86. Rh5 Ra3+ 87. Kd2 f3 88. Rg5 Ra8 89. Rg7 Rd8+ 90. Kc2 Kf1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.13"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Nd7 9. Bc4 Nc5 10. Re1 e5 11. b4 Be6 12. Bf1 Na4 13. Kc2 Nb6 14. a4 a5 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nd2 Be6 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nb3 Bxb3+ 20. Kxb3 Kd7 21. c4 Rha8 22. Red1+ Ke6 23. Rd5 c6 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. Bb6 Ra8 27. g3 Be7 28. a5 f5 29. exf5+ gxf5 30. Re1 h5 31. Ka4 Bd6 32. Rb1 Kd7 33. Rd1 Ke6 34. Rb1 Kd7 35. Rb2 Rg8 36. Be3 Kc8 37. Bg5 Bc7 38. Rd2 Rg7 39. Rd3 Rd7 40. Rf3 Rf7 41. Rd3 Rd7 42. Rf3 Rf7 43. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 24th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2023.11.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Martinovic, Sasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2023.11.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2023"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4 Qd6 7. g3 b6 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Qe2 b5 12. Ne5 Rab8 13. Ndf3 c5 14. Rfd1 c4 15. a3 Nc7 16. b4 Ne4 17. Qe1 f6 18. Ng4 h5 19. Ne3 g5 20. Ng2 h4 21. fxg5 h3 22. gxf6 hxg2 23. Ne5 Rxf6 24. f3 Ng5 25. Qe3 Nf7 26. a4 Rf5 27. Ng4 Kg7 28. axb5 Nxb5 29. f4 c3 30. Ra5 Rb6 31. Rb1 Qc6 32. Qf2 a6 33. Kxg2 Nbd6 34. Ne3 Rf6 35. Qe2 Ne4 36. Rba1 Rxb4 37. Rxa6 Qb5 38. Qd1 Rxd4 39. Qxd4 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qf2+ 41. Kh1 Kh7 42. Qd3 Ne5 43. Ra7+ Kh6 44. Qf1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2023.11.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2023.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. 0-0 Qb7 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Rc8 15. b3 Qd5 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Qg4 Qf5 18. Qxf5 exf5 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Bf4 Rd8 21. a3 Kf7 22. Kf1 g5 23. Bg3 Ke7 24. Ke2 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Bh2 Rac8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rc4 Rc8 29. b4 Ke6 30. b5 Kd5 31. Ra4 Nc7 32. Bxc7 Rxc7 33. Kd3 f4 34. e4+ Ke5 35. f3 Rd7+ 36. Kc3 Rd1 37. Rxa7 Rc1+ 38. Kb2 Rg1 39. b6 Rxg2+ 40. Kc3 Kd6 41. Rf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2023.11.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Huschenbeth, Niclas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2023.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. 0-0 d4 11. Na4 0-0 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. f3 Be6 19. Kf2 Ra4 20. Nc1 c5 21. b3 Ra3 22. Nd3 Rda8 23. Nf4 Rxa2 24. Rab1 Rd2 25. Rfc1 Raa2 26. g4 Kf8 27. Rc3 Rdb2 28. Rd1 Rd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. b4 cxb4 31. Rc6 Ba2 32. Ke3 Rd1 33. Rxb6 b3 34. Nd3 Ke7 35. h4 Kd7 36. Nc5+ Kc7 37. Rb4 Rc1 38. Ne4 Rc6 39. Nd2 Kd7 40. Kf4 Ke7 41. Nxb3 Bxb3 42. Rxb3 Kf8 43. Rb5 Kg7 44. e4 Rc3 45. Rf5 Kg6 46. g5 hxg5+ 47. hxg5 fxg5+ 48. Rxg5+ Kf6 49. Kg4 Rc4 50. Ra5 Kg6 51. Rg5+ Kf6 52. Kf4 Rc3 53. Ra5 Kg6 54. Rg5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2023.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2023.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nc3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Bxd4 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Nd5 d6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bh4 Be5 17. f4 c6 18. fxe5 cxd5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. Kh1 a5 22. Qg1 Qe7 23. Re1 Qf7 24. Rf1 Re8 25. Qb6 Bc6 26. Qxa5 Qe6 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qb4 Re7 29. Qh4 d4 30. Rxf6 Qe1+ 31. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Rf1 Re5 33. Kg1 Be4 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Kf2 Re5 36. Rd1 Rc5 37. Rd2 Kf7 38. Kf3 Ke6 39. Ke4 1-0

