[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2138"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 0-0 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. h3 Qd3 17. Bc2 Qd6 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. Kh2 g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Rfe1 Rbd8 22. Nf1 Qg6 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Nf4 25. Qc2 Qh5+ 26. Nh4 Rd8 27. Bxg4 Qxg4 28. Nf5 Qh5+ 29. Bh4 Rd7 30. N1g3 Qg6 31. Ra1 Kh7 32. b4 Qe6 33. Ra8 Qg6 34. Rf8 Nd3 35. Qe2 Bxf2 36. Qf3 Bxg3+ 37. Bxg3 Nf4 38. Bxf4 exf4 39. Qxf4 Qh5+ 40. Kg3 Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Rxc3 42. Qd2 Rb3 43. Qc2 Nd4 44. Nxd4 Qh4+ 45. Ke2 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qf4+ 47. Nf3 Rxb4 48. Qc3 Rxe4 49. Rh8+ Kg6 50. Rg8+ Kf5 51. g4+ Qxg4 52. Rxg4 Kxg4 53. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Potapova, Margarita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2119"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. b4 Qa6 8. e6 Qxd3 9. cxd3 Nh6 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Nf3 Nc7 12. exf7+ Nxf7 13. Rb1 e6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. a4 0-0 17. 0-0 a6 18. Rfe1 Rf6 19. Re3 Raf8 20. Rbe1 Nf5 21. Re5 Ra8 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Ne2 Rcf8 24. Nc1 Rg6 25. Nb3 Rg4 26. Nh2 Rg6 27. g3 Nxh4 28. Rxh5 Nf5 29. Kg2 Nh6 30. Nc5 Ng4 31. Nxg4 Rxg4 32. Nd7 Rf5 33. Rxf5 exf5 34. f4 Rg6 35. Re1 Ne6 36. Nc5 Nxf4+ 37. Kf2 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Nf4+ 39. Kf2 Nh3+ 40. Kg2 Nf4+ 41. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vul, Arkadi Eremeevich"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 a6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Qxb3 6. axb3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. e3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Ke2 Bd7 12. Na4 Ke7 13. Nb6 Rae8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nh5 16. Bg5+ f6 17. Bh4 Bc6 18. g4 g5 19. exf6+ Kxf6 20. Bxg5+ Kxg5 21. gxh5 Kxh5 22. Rhg1 e5 23. f3 Reg8 24. Bf5 d4 25. Nc4 Bc5 26. Nxe5 Bb5+ 27. Bd3 Rxg1 28. Rxg1 Re8 29. f4 h6 30. Rg3 Kh4 31. Nf3+ Kh5 32. Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Smirnova, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2190"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Nd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qa3 10. Nb3 a5 11. Qc1 Qxc1+ 12. Rxc1 b6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. f4 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Kf2 Kf7 18. g4 h6 19. Rhg1 Bd7 20. Rb1 Ba4 21. Ke3 Rab8 22. h4 Rbg8 23. Rg2 f5 24. Rbg1 fxg4 25. Rxg4 Rxg4 26. Rxg4 Rg8 27. Rxg8 Kxg8 28. f5 exf5 29. Kf4 Bd7 30. Nd2 Kf7 31. Nf1 Kf6 32. Ne3 c6 33. Nf1 Be8 34. Ng3 Bg6 35. Nf1 Ke6 36. Ne3 a4 37. a3 c5 38. Nd1 Kd6 39. Nb2 b5 40. Nd3 c4 41. Ne5 Bh5 42. Kxf5 Bd1 43. Nf7+ Kc6 44. Ke6 Bxc2 45. Ne5+ Kb6 46. Kxd5 Bf5 47. Nc6 Be4+ 48. Kxe4 Kxc6 49. h5 Kd6 50. d5 Kd7 51. Kd4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Klimentov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Nc2 Bd6 9. g3 Be5 10. Qd3 b5 11. cxb5 Bb7 12. f3 0-0 13. Be3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 axb5 16. Kd2 Nc6 17. Rhb1 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxb7 Na5 21. Ra7 Nb3+ 22. Kd3 Nxa1 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Nxa1 Nxe3 25. Kxe3 Rb8 26. Nc2 Rb1 27. h4 h5 28. g4 g5 29. hxg5 h4 30. f4 h3 31. Bf3 h2 32. Bc6 h1Q 33. Bxh1 Rxh1 34. f5 Rg1 35. fxe6 fxe6 36. c4 a3 37. Kf2 Rc1 38. Nxa3 Rc3 39. Nb5 Rxc4 40. Kf3 e5 41. Nd6 Rf4+ 42. Kg3 Kg7 43. Kh4 Kg6 44. Nf5 Rf1 45. Ne7+ Kf7 46. Nf5 Rh1+ 47. Kg3 Kg6 48. Kf3 Kxg5 49. Ke4 Kf6 50. Ne3 Ke6 51. Nf5 Re1+ 52. Ne3 Ra1 53. Kf3 Ra4 54. Kg3 Kf6 55. Kh4 Ra3 56. Nd5+ Kg6 57. Ne7+ Kf7 58. Nf5 Kf6 59. Ng3 Rf3 60. Ne4+ Kg6 61. Nd2 Rd3 62. Ne4 Re3 63. Ng3 e4 64. g5 Re1 65. Kg4 Rg1 66. Kf4 e3 67. Ne2 Rxg5 68. Kxe3 Rg4 69. Nd4 Kf6 70. Nf3 Ke6 71. Nd4+ Kd5 72. Nf3 Ra4 73. Ng5 Rb4 74. Nf3 Rg4 75. Nd2 Rg8 76. Nf3 Re8+ 77. Kd3 Re4 78. Nd2 Ra4 79. Ke3 Ra3+ 80. Kf4 Kd4 81. Nf3+ Kd3 82. Ne5+ Ke2 83. Ke4 Ra4+ 84. Kd5 Ke3 85. Nc4+ Kf4 86. Kd4 Ra8 87. Kd5 Kf5 88. Nd6+ Kf6 89. Ne4+ Ke7 90. Ke5 Ra5+ 91. Kd4 Kd7 92. Kc4 Ke6 93. Nc5+ Ke5 94. Nd3+ Kd6 95. Kd4 Ra4+ 96. Ke3 Kd5 97. Nf4+ Kc4 98. Ke4 Ra1 99. Nd3 Ra2 100. Ne5+ Kc3 101. Kd5 Ra4 102. Nf3 Rf4 103. Ne5 Rf6 104. Ke4 Rd6 105. Nf3 Rd8 106. Ne5 Re8 107. Kd5 Rxe5+ 108. Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khudyakov, Stanislav"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Bb4 4. Nge2 0-0 5. d3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Na6 9. e5 Ne8 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Rd1 Ne6 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. f4 d6 14. f5 dxe5 15. fxe6 Bxe6 16. Nc1 f5 17. Nb3 f4 18. Bf2 Nd6 19. Nc5 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bg4 21. Be2 Bf5 22. Bd3 Bg4 23. Be2 Bf5 24. 0-0 Rad8 25. Qc1 g5 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Qc8 28. N3e4 Qf5 29. Nxd6 Bxd6 30. Rfd1 Be7 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 32. Qb1 Qg4 33. h3 Qh5 34. Ne6 Re8 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Nxd8 e4 37. Qxe4 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qxd8 39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ Kg6 41. Qe4+ Kh6 42. Bc5 Qf6 43. Qe8 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Pshmahov, Osman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. Nge2 Bg4 7. d5 Nd4 8. Bg2 Nf3+ 9. Kf1 Nd4 10. h3 Bxe2+ 11. Nxe2 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Qd7 13. g4 Ne7 14. h4 f6 15. h5 Rf8 16. c4 c5 17. b4 b6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Rh7 Rf7 20. a4 a5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Bd2 Bf8 23. Rh3 g5 24. Rb3 Ng6 25. Rb5 Be7 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 Qb7 28. Qc2 Rh7 29. Qb1 Qc8 30. Qd1 Rh4 31. Bd2 Kf7 32. a5 Rxg4 33. Bh3 Rg1+ 34. Kxg1 Qxh3 35. Qf1 Qh5 36. Ra3 Nh4 37. f3 g4 38. a6 Nxf3+ 39. Rxf3 gxf3 40. a7 Qg4+ 41. Kf2 f5 42. Bg5 Bxg5 43. a8Q fxe4 44. Qb7+ Kf6 45. Ke1 Bh4+ 46. Kd2 Qg2+ 47. Qxg2 fxg2 48. Qc8 Bg5+ 49. Ke2 g1Q 50. Qf5+ Kg7 51. Qf7+ Kh6 52. Qg6+ Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op Superfinal"]
[Site "Ershovo"]
[Date "2024.02.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ovod, Evgenija"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2024.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CB10_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.03.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. a3 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. f4 d6 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Rxf4 Be6 15. Qg3 Nd7 16. Bd4 Ne5 17. Raf1 b5 18. Bd3 Qb7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. c4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxe5 Qxf1+ 24. Rxf1 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qe2 Rfe8 27. Qf2 Reb8 28. b4 a5 29. Qc5 Rc8 30. Qd5 Rd8 31. Qb3 axb4 32. axb4 Rd2 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. h4 Raa2 35. Qg3+ Kf8 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke6 38. Qc6+ Ke5 39. Qc3+ Ke6 40. Qc6+ Ke5 41. Qc3+ Ke6 42. Qc6+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kunin, Pavel1"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2094"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. Nc3 Be6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qa4 Bc5 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Qe4 Qb4 20. Ne1 Qa3 21. Qb1 Nb4 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Qxa2 26. Nf3 Bxb3 27. Qd8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ g6 29. Qf6 Qe2 30. Qe5 Bc4 31. h4 Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Qxf2+ 33. Kh3 Be6+ 34. g4 Qf1+ 35. Kg3 Nd3 36. Qd4 Ne1 37. Bxg6+ Kxg6 38. Qe4+ Kg7 39. Nxe1 Qg1+ 40. Ng2 Qc5 41. Ne3 a4 42. Kf4 a3 43. Nf5+ Bxf5 44. gxf5 Qf2+ 45. Kg4 a2 46. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Garmash, Aliona"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "2070"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Bd3 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 c5 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. 0-0-0 Bd7 12. Ne5 0-0-0 13. Kb1 Be8 14. dxc5 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bxc5 16. f4 g5 17. f5 Bd6 18. Ng4 exf5 19. Bxf5+ Kb8 20. Qd3 Be7 21. Qd4 Rf8 22. g3 h5 23. Nf6 Bc6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Bd7 h4 27. gxh4 gxh4 28. h3 Qf4 29. a4 f6 30. Re1 Qd6 31. Qxd6+ Bxd6 32. Bf5 Be5 33. c3 Rd2 34. Re4 Rf2 35. Be6 Rf4 36. Rxf4 Bxf4 37. Kc2 Kc7 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Bc8 b6 40. Ke4 Bc1 41. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Indzhiev, Aldar"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2151"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "207"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Qf3 a6 10. Qa3 Be7 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 0-0 13. Bb4 axb5 14. Qxa8 Na6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. c3 f5 18. Qa7 Bd8 19. f3 Bd7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Qxa6 Qb8 23. 0-0 Bb5 24. Qa7 Qc8 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 26. Qxa4 Qb7 27. Qc6 Qxb2 28. Qxd6 Qxc3 29. Bc5 Re8 30. Qc6 Kf7 31. Qd7+ Be7 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Qxf5+ Kg8 34. Bxe7 Rxe7 35. Rb1 Qc5+ 36. Kh1 Qd6 37. h3 Re8 38. Qe4 Rd8 39. Rb5 Rc8 40. Qf5 Re8 41. Qc2 Rd8 42. Qc4 h6 43. Qe4 Kh8 44. Qf5 Qa6 45. Rb1 Qa8 46. Qxe5 Qxd5 47. Qxd5 Rxd5 48. Kh2 Rd2 49. h4 Kh7 50. h5 Kg8 51. Rb7 Rc2 52. Kh3 Rf2 53. Ra7 Kf8 54. Ra3 Kf7 55. g4 Rb2 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ra5 Rc2 58. Kg3 Rb2 59. Ra4 Rb3 60. Kf4 Rc3 61. Ra6+ Kf7 62. Ra5 Kf6 63. Rf5+ Ke6 64. Rf8 Ke7 65. Ra8 Kf6 66. Ra4 Rb3 67. Kg3 Rc3 68. Rf4+ Ke6 69. Kh4 Rc1 70. Rb4 Rh1+ 71. Kg3 Rg1+ 72. Kf4 Rf1 73. Rb3 Kf6 74. Rb6+ Kf7 75. Ke4 Ra1 76. Rd6 Ke7 77. Rd3 Ke6 78. f4 Re1+ 79. Re3 Rf1 80. g5 hxg5 81. fxg5 Rf5 82. Kd4+ Kd6 83. Rg3 Rf4+ 84. Ke3 Rh4 85. h6 Ke7 86. h7 Rxh7 87. Kf4 Rh1 88. Kf5 Kf7 89. g6+ Kf8 90. Rf3 Re1 91. Rf4 Re2 92. Rf1 Kg8 93. Rd1 Rf2+ 94. Kg5 Rg2+ 95. Kf5 Rf2+ 96. Kg4 Rg2+ 97. Kh5 Rh2+ 98. Kg5 Rg2+ 99. Kh5 Rh2+ 100. Kg5 Rg2+ 101. Kf5 Rf2+ 102. Ke5 Re2+ 103. Kf4 Rf2+ 104. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Timerkhanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7 7. Qb3 0-0 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 b5 10. Bg5 b4 11. Na4 Qa5 12. Rc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne2 Bg5 15. Rc4 Bd7 16. Nc5 Bb5 17. Nxa6 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 b3+ 19. Nc3 Bc1 20. Nb4 Bxb2 21. Qxb3 Rab8 22. Qxb2 Rxb4 23. Qd2 Rc8 24. 0-0 Ra4 25. Ne4 Qxd2 26. Nxd2 Rxa2 27. Ne4 f5 28. Nc5 Rd2 29. Nb3 Rd3 30. Na5 Rc2 31. Nc6 Rdc3 32. Nxe7+ Kf7 33. Nc6 Rc1 34. Nxa7 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rc1+ 36. Ke2 g5 37. g4 Rc2+ 38. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Alpin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 0-0 11. 0-0 d4 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Nf4 Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. f4 Ne7 17. Qf3 Qb6 18. g4 Rfe8 19. Bd2 Qe6 20. h3 Ned5 21. f5 gxf5 22. Bxf5 Qe2 23. Qxe2 Rxe2 24. Rad1 Ne4 25. Rfe1 Nf2 26. Rxe2 Nxd1 27. Re4 Nxb2 28. Rxd4 Nb6 29. Be4 N2c4 30. Bxb7 Rb8 31. Ba6 Nxd2 32. Rxd2 Kf8 33. c4 Na4 34. Rd7 Nc5 35. Rxa7 Nxa6 36. Rxa6 Rb3 37. Kg2 Rc3 38. Ra4 g5 39. Ra5 Rxc4 40. a4 Ke7 41. Rxg5 Rxa4 42. Rg8 Ra3 43. h4 f6 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. Rd7 Kg8 46. h5 Rb3 47. Kf2 Ra3 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. Re7 Kf8 50. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gaydym, Arseniy"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Re1 0-0 12. c3 Qc7 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qd3 a5 17. a4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Qb6 21. Bc4 Ng6 22. g3 Rac8 23. Bb5 Ne7 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxe3 Kf8 27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Bxd3 Nc8 29. b4 b6 30. f4 Ke7 31. Kf2 Kd6 32. Ke3 Kd5 33. Bxh7 Kc4 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. h4 Ne7 36. g4 Nd5+ 37. Kf3 Nf6 38. Be4 Kxc3 39. Bc6 Kd4 40. g5 Nh5 41. Be8 e5 42. fxe5 Kxe5 43. Bxf7 Nf4 44. Kg4 Ne2 45. Bc4 Nf4 46. h5 Ng2 47. Bd3 Ne3+ 48. Kf3 Nf5 49. Bb1 Nd4+ 50. Ke3 Ne6 51. g6 Kf6 52. Bc2 Kg5 53. Kd3 Nc5+ 54. Kc4 Nxa4 55. Bxa4 Kxh5 56. Be8 a4 57. Kc3 Kg5 58. Bxa4 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Igumnov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1505"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c3 Bg5 13. Nc2 Rb8 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ncb4 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Bd7 17. Bxa6 0-0 18. 0-0 Qf6 19. Bd3 Qg6 20. Bc2 Ra8 21. Re1 Ra5 22. Nd5 Bc6 23. Nb4 Bd7 24. Ra3 Rfa8 25. Qd3 Rf8 26. Rd1 Be7 27. Nd5 Bd8 28. Rda1 f5 29. b4 Ra7 30. Qe3 Rb7 31. exf5 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Rxa4 e4 34. c4 Bg5 35. Qe2 Rbf7 36. R4a2 Qe5 37. Ra8 Qd4 38. Rxf8+ Rxf8 39. Rd1 Rxf2 40. Rxd4 Rxe2 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Rxd2 Bxd2 43. b5 Ba5 44. b6 Bxb6 45. Nxb6 Kf7 46. Ke2 Ke6 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Nd7+ Ke6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melnikov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 0-0 14. Nce3 Be6 15. a4 b4 16. Bc4 bxc3 17. bxc3 e4 18. 0-0 Ne5 19. Be2 Ng6 20. f3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Qg5 22. Rb1 Rac8 23. Qd3 Ne5 24. Qe4 Rc5 25. Rbd1 Re8 26. h4 Qg6 27. Qf4 Bh6 28. Qd4 Nc6 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Bxc6 Rc8 31. Bb7 Rxc3 32. Ned5 R8c4 33. Qb6 Kg7 34. Qd8 Be3+ 35. Nxe3 Rxe3 36. Qg8+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Qg7 38. Ng8+ 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Vinogradov, Artem Pav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1409"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2023.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. N2f3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Rf3 Qd8 22. Nf5 Bc8 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Rg3+ Kh7 25. Qh5 Qf6 26. Ree3 Bf5 27. exf5 Nxd5 28. Be4 Rad8 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Re4 Red8 31. Kh2 Rd4 32. Reg4 Rxg4 33. hxg4 e4 34. Rh3 Rd3 35. Rh4 e3 36. Bxe3 Bd6+ 37. g3 Bf8 38. Bxh6 Bxh6 39. g5 Qg7 40. Qxh6+ Qxh6 41. Rxh6+ Kg7 42. Rxa6 Rd2 43. Kg2 Rxb2 44. axb5 Rxb5 45. Rc6 Rxf5 46. f4 Ra5 47. Rxc4 Ra3 48. Kh3 Rb3 49. Kh4 Ra3 50. Rc8 Ra4 51. Kh5 Ra3 52. Kh4 Ra4 53. Rc6 Rb4 54. Rf6 Ra4 55. g4 Ra1 56. f5 Rh1+ 57. Kg3 Rg1+ 58. Kf3 Rf1+ 59. Kg2 Rf4 60. Kg3 Rf1 61. Ra6 Rg1+ 62. Kf3 Rf1+ 63. Kg2 Rf4 64. Kg3 Rb4 65. Ra8 Rb3+ 66. Kh4 Rb1 67. f6+ Kh7 68. Rf8 Rh1+ 69. Kg3 Rg1+ 70. Kh3 Ra1 71. Rxf7+ Kh8 72. g6 Kg8 73. Rb7 Ra8 74. Kh4 Rf8 75. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial Blitz 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2023.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. h3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. 0-0 Bxc3 12. Bd3 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bg7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Re2 c4 17. Bc2 c3 18. Re6 cxb2 19. Rb1 Qb6+ 20. Kh2 Nd7 21. Bxd6 Rfc8 22. Bb3 Bc4 23. Rxb2 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 Qxb3 25. Rxb3 Nb6 26. Rd3 Rc2 27. Bg3 Rxa2 28. d6 Rd8 29. Nd4 Rd7 30. Nc6 Kf7 31. Re7+ Kg8 32. Re8+ Bf8 33. Rf3 f5 34. Rfe3 Nc4 35. R3e6 Kf7 36. Nb8 Rxd6 37. Bxd6 Bxd6+ 38. Kg1 Bxb8 39. R6e7+ Kf6 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. R6e7+ Kf6 42. Re6+ Kg5 43. Rxb8 Nd2 44. Re2 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Ne4+ 46. Ke3 h5 47. Ra8 a5 48. Rc2 Kh4 49. Ra6 g5 50. Ra8 Kg3 51. Rf8 Ra3+ 52. Kd4 Ra4+ 53. Ke5 f4 54. Rf5 Rb4 55. Re2 Nc3 56. Rc2 Rb5+ 57. Ke6 Rb6+ 58. Ke5 Rb5+ 59. Ke6 Rb3 60. Rxg5+ Kh4 61. Rxa5 Nd1 62. Ra4 Ne3 63. Rxf4+ Kg5 64. Rcf2 Rb6+ 65. Ke5 Rb5+ 66. Kd4 Nxg2 67. Rf8 Nh4 68. Rg8+ Kh6 69. Rf6+ Kh7 70. Rff8 Ng6 71. Ra8 Rb4+ 72. Ke3 Rb3+ 73. Ke4 Rxh3 74. Rgb8 Rg3 75. Kf5 Nh4+ 76. Kf6 Rg6+ 77. Ke5 Kh6 78. Kf4 Rg4+ 79. Ke3 Ng6 80. Kf3 Ne5+ 81. Ke3 Ng6 82. Kf3 Kg5 83. Rb5+ Kh4 84. Raa5 Rg3+ 85. Kf2 Nf4 86. Rb4 Rg4 87. Kf3 Rg3+ 88. Kf2 Kg4 89. Raa4 Rf3+ 90. Kg1 Kg3 91. Rxf4 Rxf4 92. Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial Blitz 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Kamilov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "2027"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2023.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Bc3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Qxc5 9. Nd5 Nb4 10. Bd3 e6 11. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 d6 14. Rac1 b6 15. b4 a5 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Rxc5 Ne7 19. Bb5+ Bd7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Ne5+ Ke8 22. Rb1 f6 23. Nc4 Kf7 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. f4 Rd8 26. e5 fxe5 27. fxe5 Nf5 28. Rb6 Kg7 29. Rxa5 Nxd6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6+ 31. exd6 Rd8 32. Ra6 Kf6 33. a4 e5 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Ke4 Rb8 36. d7+ Kxd7 37. Kxe5 Rb2 38. Ra7+ Ke8 39. g4 Rxh2 40. a5 Ra2 41. Kf6 Ra4 42. g5 Ra1 43. a6 Ra5 44. Ra8+ Kd7 45. a7 Kc7 46. Rh8 Ra6+ 47. Ke5 Ra5+ 48. Kf4 Ra4+ 49. Ke5 Ra5+ 50. Kd4 Ra4+ 51. Kc5 Ra5+ 52. Kb4 Rxa7 53. Rxh7+ Kb6 54. Rxa7 Kxa7 55. Kc5 Kb7 56. Kd6 Kc8 57. Ke7 Kc7 58. Kf6 Kd7 59. Kxg6 Ke7 60. Kh7 Ke6 61. g6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial Blitz 30th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sheremetev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "1887"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2023.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Mega2024 Update 01"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2 e5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Qe2 h5 13. f3 Qd5 14. fxg4 Qxc4 15. Qxc4 Bxc4 16. Rf4 Be6 17. g5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Ke7 19. Ne4 Ba7 20. b3 Rhd8 21. Ba3+ Ke8 22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 Rb5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Raf1 Kd7 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Rf7 Rxe5 29. Rxg7 Rxe3 30. g6 Ke8 31. Rxc7 Kf8 32. Kf2 Rc3 33. h4 e5 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. Re7 Rc2+ 36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Ke4 Rg2 38. Kf5 Rxg3 39. Kf6 Rf3+ 40. Kg5 Rxb3 41. Rxe5 Rb5 42. Rxb5 cxb5 43. Kxh5 b4 44. Kg5 b3 45. h5 b2 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Rapid 2023"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Drygalov, Sergey"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2023.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. Rc1 Qxa2 12. e3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Nxc5 15. Be5 Rg8 16. Nd4 Nc6 17. Bd6 Ne6 18. Bd3 Kd7 19. Ba3 a6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Be2 Rh8 22. 0-0 b5 23. f4 gxf4 24. exf4 Nc4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Rd2 Bb7 27. Nd6 Bc6 28. Nxf7 Rh7 29. Ne5+ Kc7 30. f5 Ng5 31. f6 Nf7 32. Ng6 Rg8 33. Nf4 Rb8 34. Nxd5+ Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb6 36. Bc5 Rb5 37. Rdf5 Kc6 38. Bb4 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 Kd7 40. Ra5 Nd8 41. Rxa6 Nc6 42. Be7 Nxe7 43. Ra7+ Kd6 44. Rxe7 Rh8 45. Re4 Rf8 46. Rf4 Ke5 47. g3 Rf7 48. Kf2 h5 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Rf5+ Ke6 51. Ke4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg Rapid 2023"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2023.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Makarian, Rudik"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "1961"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2023.08.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bd2 dxc4 7. e3 0-0 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bd6 13. 0-0-0 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bc3 Qf5 18. g4 Qxc2+ 19. Kxc2 g5 20. fxg5 Rf2+ 21. Kd3 Bxh2 22. Ke4 Raf8 23. Bf6 Rg2 24. Kf3 Rg3+ 25. Ke2 Rg2+ 26. Kf3 Rg3+ 27. Ke2 Rg2+ 28. Kd3 Bd6 29. Rdg1 Rf2 30. Rh3 Rf7 31. Rgh1 Be7 32. Bxe7 Rxe7 33. g6 Rxb2 34. Ke4 Rb4+ 35. Ke5 Rxg4 36. Kf6 Rg7 37. gxh7+ Kh8 38. Rh6 c5 39. Rd1 Rxh7 40. Rd8+ Rg8 41. Rxh7+ Kxh7 42. Rd7+ Kh6 43. Rxb7 Rc8 44. Rb2 Kh5 45. Kxe6 c4 46. Rc2 Kg4 47. Kd7 Rc5 48. Kd6 Rc8 49. Kd7 Rc5 50. Kd6 Rc8 51. Rc3 Kf3 52. Kd5 Rd8+ 53. Kc5 Rc8+ 54. Kb5 Ke4 55. a4 Kd5 56. Ka6 Rc7 57. Kb5 Rb7+ 58. Ka6 Rb3 59. e4+ Kd4 60. Rc1 Ra3 61. Kb5 Rb3+ 62. Ka6 Ra3 63. Kb5 Rb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Marinskii, Yurii"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "2096"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 0-0 8. Qd2 d5 9. e5 Ne8 10. f4 f6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Qxd5+ Qxd5 13. Nxd5 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16. fxe5 Bxe5 17. 0-0-0 Be6 18. Nd5 Rd8 19. Bc4 Nc7 20. Bh6 Bg7 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Ne3 Bc8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rf1 Rd7 25. a4 b6 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Bd7 28. b3 Bc6 29. Kd2 Kf6 30. g3 Bf3 31. Be2 Be4 32. Bd3 Bc6 33. Ng4+ Kg5 34. Ne5 Bd5 35. Ke3 Kf6 36. Ng4+ Kg5 37. Nf2 Kf6 38. Be4 Be6 39. Kd4 Bc8 40. Bd3 Bb7 41. Ne4+ Bxe4 42. Kxe4 g5 43. b4 h5 44. h3 h4 45. gxh4 gxh4 46. Bc4 a6 47. Bd5 a5 48. bxa5 bxa5 49. Bc4 Ne8 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Bd3+ Kf4 52. c4 Nf6+ 53. Ke6 Nh5 54. c5 Ke3 55. c6 Nf4+ 56. Kd6 Kxd3 57. c7 Nxh3 58. c8Q Nf4 59. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Petukhov, Dmitriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nb6 10. Be3 e6 11. 0-0-0 Rc8 12. Kb1 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qf5+ 15. Bd3 Qxf3 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa6 Qd5 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Bc4 Qe4+ 20. Bd3 Qd5 21. Bc4 Qe4+ 22. Ka1 Rb6 23. Qa4 Rb4 24. Qd1 Bd6 25. a3 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Qd5 27. Rc3 Rb8 28. Rg1 g6 29. Qa4 Qb5 30. Qxb5 Rxb5 31. Rg5 f5 32. h4 Be7 33. Rg1 Bf6 34. Rc5 Rb7 35. Rgc1 Nxd4 36. Rd1 e5 37. h5 Ke6 38. Bxd4 exd4 39. Rc6+ Kf7 40. hxg6+ hxg6 41. Rdc1 d3 42. Rc7+ Rxc7 43. Rxc7+ Ke6 44. Kb1 Bd4 45. f3 Ke5 46. Kc1 Kf4 47. Rc4 Ke3 48. f4 g5 49. fxg5 f4 50. Kd1 f3 51. Rc7 f2 52. Re7+ Kf4 53. Rf7+ Kxg5 54. Rf3 Kg4 55. Rf8 Be3 56. Rxf2 Bxf2 57. Kd2 Bd4 58. b4 Bb2 59. a4 Ba3 60. b5 Kf4 61. Kxd3 Ke5 62. b6 a6 63. b7 Bd6 64. Kc4 Ke6 65. b8Q Bxb8 66. Kc5 Bc7 67. Kc6 Bd8 68. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Troshichev, Yaroslav"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "1450"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. 0-0 c5 6. Na3 Be7 7. Nxc4 0-0 8. d3 b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rac1 b5 13. Na3 Qb6 14. e3 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Qa6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nb1 Nb6 18. Rc2 c4 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Be4 21. Rd2 Nxc4 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qxa2 25. Nc3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Qa1+ 27. Nd1 g6 28. Bf1 Nd2 29. Qe2 Nxf1 30. Kxf1 a5 31. Qc2 a4 32. Ke2 a3 33. Kd2 a2 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Reger, Valeriia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "2039"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 Ne7 8. Nf3 Nf5 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Ne2 0-0 11. c3 c5 12. Bc2 Nc6 13. Nf4 cxd4 14. cxd4 h6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Qd3 a5 17. g4 Ba6 18. Qc3 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Be3 Rc8 21. Qd2 Bg5 22. Rac1 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Qh4 24. f3 b5 25. Bg3 Qe7 26. Qd3 g6 27. Qd2 Kg7 28. f4 b4 29. Ba4 Qb7 30. f5 exf5 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Bf4 Re6 33. Kh1 Ne7 34. Rg1+ Kh7 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 36. axb4 axb4 37. Rc1 Qb7 38. Rc5 Bf1 39. Bc2 Qa6 40. Rc7 Bh3 41. Bd3 Qb6 42. Rc5 Rg6 43. Bg3 Qa7 44. Be2 b3 45. Bh5 Ra6 46. Rc1 Ra1 47. Bf2 Qa6 48. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 49. Be1 Qb1 50. Bf3 Nc6 51. Bxd5 Nxd4 52. Kg1 Nc2 53. Kf2 Nxe1 54. Qxe1 Qxb2+ 55. Kg3 Bg4 56. Bxf7 Qc2 57. e6 Qd3+ 58. Kf4 Qd4+ 59. Kg3 Qd3+ 60. Kf4 b2 61. e7 Qd6+ 62. Qe5 Qd2+ 63. Qe3 Qxh2+ 64. Qg3 Qxg3+ 65. Kxg3 b1Q 66. e8Q Qg1+ 67. Kf4 Qf2+ 68. Ke5 Qe3+ 69. Kf6 Qd4+ 70. Ke7 Qe5+ 71. Be6 Qg7+ 72. Kd6 Qd4+ 73. Ke7 Qa7+ 74. Kd6 Qa3+ 75. Ke5 Qc3+ 76. Kd6 Qg7 77. Qc8 Kg6 78. Qe8+ Kg5 79. Qd8+ Qf6 80. Qg8+ Kh4 81. Kd5 h5 82. Kc4 Kg3 83. Kd3 Qe5 84. Qc8 Qe4+ 85. Kd2 f4 86. Bxg4 hxg4 87. Qa6 Qe3+ 88. Kd1 f3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Esipenko, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2156"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. a3 d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 0-0 8. 0-0 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nf3 Qe7 15. Qe1 Rae8 16. Qg3 a6 17. Ng5 g6 18. c4 d4 19. Rae1 Qd7 20. Qh4 Re7 21. Bb1 b5 22. Rd1 bxc4 23. bxc4 Ba8 24. Ba1 Qb7 25. Qh3 Rfe8 26. Rfe1 Qb3 27. exd4 Qxh3 28. Nxh3 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Rxd4 Rb7 31. Rd2 Reb8 32. Ba2 Rb2 33. Ree2 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Ne4 35. Rc2 Rd8 36. Nf2 Nc5 37. Kf1 Kf7 38. g3 Bf3 39. Ke1 Nd3+ 40. Kf1 Nc5 41. Rc3 Rd2 42. Bb1 Bc6 43. Ke1 Rb2 44. Bc2 Ba4 45. Kd2 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Sedunov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "1530"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Nf1 Nbd7 16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qb3 Nb6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bf1 Ra8 21. Nd2 Ba6 22. f4 Nbd7 23. Ra2 Bb7 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Be2 Qa5 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Bd4 Qc7 29. c4 c5 30. Bf2 b4 31. Qe3 Re8 32. Nh5 Nxh5 33. Bxh5 Bd6 34. b3 Nd7 35. Qd3 Bf4 36. Nf1 Ne5 37. Qc2 Rd8 38. Rd1 Re8 39. Ne3 Qa5 40. Nd5 Bg5 41. Bg3 Nc6 42. Qf2 g6 43. Rf1 Nd8 44. Bc7 Qa7 45. Bxd8 Bxd5 46. Bxg5 Bxe4 47. Bxh6 Qe7 48. Bg5 Qd7 49. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Protopopova, Anastasiya"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2106"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. 0-0 a6 11. Ne5 b5 12. Qa3 Ra7 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Qc5 Qa8 15. d5 Nd8 16. Rad1 Nb7 17. Qxc7 Qc8 18. Qe5 0-0 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Ne4 Qb8 21. Qh5 h6 22. Rd4 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Qc7 25. g4 Ra8 26. Nc5 Rd8 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Be4+ g6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. h4 Nf7 36. Qxe6 Qe5 37. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Parshikov, Dmitriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "1784"]
[BlackElo "1436"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne2 Qh4 11. Qf3 c5 12. 0-0 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nc7 14. a4 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. dxc5 Ne5 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Rf8 19. cxb6 axb6 20. a5 bxa5 21. Rxa5 Nc4 22. Ra7 e5 23. Bh6 Rf7 24. g4 Ra8 25. Rfa1 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 Nb5 27. Ra8+ Ke7 28. Ng3 Nca3 29. Nf5+ Kd7 30. Ne3 Kc6 31. Bf8 Nc7 32. Rd8 Nab5 33. Bb4 d4 34. cxd4 exd4 35. Nc4 Ne6 36. Rb8 Nec7 37. Rd8 Kb7 38. Na5+ Ka7 39. Nc6+ Kb6 40. Nxd4 Nxd4 41. Rxd4 Nb5 42. Rf4 Kc6 43. c4 Nc7 44. Bc3 Ne8 45. g5 f5 46. g4 Nd6 47. Be5 Nxc4 48. Rxc4+ 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 29th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2022.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zarubitski, Viachaslau"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "1784"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2022.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 0-0 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Be2 Be6 10. 0-0 Rc8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Nb5 Ne4 14. Nfd4 Bf6 15. Bd3 a6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Nd4 c5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe4 Bxb2 21. Qc2 dxe4 22. Qxb2 Qd5 23. Qe2 Qd3 24. Qxd3 exd3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Kf1 e5 27. Ke1 e4 28. f3 exf3 29. gxf3 Kf7 30. Kd2 Rd5 31. Kc3 Rf5 32. f4 g5 33. Rf1 Ke6 34. Kxd3 Rd5+ 35. Kc3 a5 36. e4 Rd4 37. fxg5 Rxe4 38. Rf6+ Kd5 39. Rf5+ Kd6 40. Rf6+ Kd5 41. Rh6 Re3+ 42. Kb2 Re7 43. Rh5 Kc6 44. Kc3 Re3+ 45. Kc4 Re4+ 46. Kd3 Re7 47. Rh6+ Kd5 48. Ra6 Rf7 49. Ke3 Rf1 50. Rxa5 Rh1 51. b4 Kc4 52. Rxc5+ Kxb4 53. Rc2 Rf1 54. Rc7 Rf5 55. h4 h6 56. g6 Rf6 57. g7 Rg6 58. Kf4 Kb5 59. Kf5 Rg1 60. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Mohammadyansichani, Arshia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "2117"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Qg4 g6 10. Ng5 h5 11. Qf4 Nc6 12. 0-0-0 Nb6 13. g4 h4 14. Rh3 Bd7 15. Nf3 0-0-0 16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne4 Nb4 19. Qg5 Qf8 20. c3 Nd3+ 21. Kb1 Bc6 22. Nfd2 Bd5 23. Qe3 Qe8 24. b3 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe5 26. Nc5 Nd7 27. Nxd7 Qxd7 28. bxc4 e5 29. Qxe5 Qxg4 30. Rdh1 Rh5 31. Qf6 Rf5 32. Qxh4 Qxh4 33. Rxh4 Rxf2 34. Re4 g5 35. d5 Rg8 36. c5 Rf6 37. Rg1 Rf5 38. c4 c6 39. d6 Rxc5 40. Re7 Rxc4 41. Rf1 Rd8 42. Rd1 Rf4 43. a3 Rf6 44. Rc7+ Kb8 45. Re1 Re6 46. Rf1 Rf8 47. Rd7 g4 48. Rg1 Ree8 49. Rxg4 Rd8 50. Re7 Rxd6 51. Rb4 b6 52. a4 Rfd8 53. a5 Rd4 54. Rxd4 Rxd4 55. Rxf7 Ra4 56. axb6 axb6 57. Kc2 Ra7 58. Rf6 Kb7 59. Kb3 Ra5 60. Kb4 Rh5 61. Rf4 Ka6 62. Rg4 Ra5 63. Rg6 c5+ 64. Kc4 Ra4+ 65. Kb3 Rh4 66. Rf6 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sailaubay, Aldiyar"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1459"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Bxf5 Bxf5 12. Qa4 0-0 13. 0-0 a6 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. Re1 Qc7 16. b3 Bd7 17. Qa3 b5 18. c5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 dxc5 20. d6 Bd8 21. Nd5 Re8 22. Be3 Re6 23. Nc7 Bxc7 24. dxc7 Rxc7 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Mrinmoy, Rajkhowa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Kb1 Bd7 12. Be2 0-0-0 13. Bh4 Kb8 14. Bf2 h6 15. Bf3 g5 16. Na4 Rdg8 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nbc5 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Be8 22. Qe3 f5 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Ba7+ Ka8 25. Nb6+ Kxa7 26. Nc8+ Kb8 27. Nxe7 Qc7 28. Nxg8 Rxg8 29. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kabinazar, Nurmukhammed"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "1616"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Ne4 Ba6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Qc1 Rab8 16. c4 Nb4 17. Bf1 c5 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. b3 Bb7 20. Bg2 Rbd8 21. Qc2 Kh8 22. Rac1 Qc6 23. Bf3 Qc7 24. Bg2 Rd4 25. c5 f5 26. Nd6 Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qxc2 28. Rxc2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Rxd6 30. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Guretchii, Kirill"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "1385"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 Bb7 9. d4 h6 10. Nbd2 Nh7 11. Nf1 Ng5 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bd5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Bf6 15. Be3 Qe7 16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qe2 b4 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Qb5 Qd7 21. f4 Bg7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qc5 Bf8 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Qxe5+ Kd7 26. Re2 Bd6 27. Qf6 Rhf8 28. Rae1 Rbe8 29. Qd4 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 Bc5 32. Rd1+ Kc8 33. Rd4 Bxd4 34. cxd4 Rd8 35. h3 Qd5 36. Rd2 Kb8 37. Nf1 h5 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. fxe5 c5 40. dxc5 Rxd2 41. Nxd2 Bd5 42. Kf2 Kc7 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Kc6 45. Ke3 Kxc5 46. Nb1 Kc4 47. Na3+ Kc5 48. Nc2 Be6 49. Kf4 Kd5 50. Nb4+ Kd4 51. Nc6+ Kd5 52. Ne7+ Kd4 53. g5 Kc5 54. Ke4 Kc4 55. Ng8 f5+ 56. exf6 Bxg8 57. Ke5 Kc5 58. Ke4 Kd6 59. Kf4 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vinesh, Venkata Narayanaswa"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1201"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Qc2 Nh4 12. 0-0 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. f3 0-0 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Bf2 Bd7 17. Na4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Qe8 19. Qb4 e4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Rae1 e3 22. Bg3 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Qf7 24. Bd3 Re8 25. Qxd6 Nf5 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27. Rf1 Qe4 28. Qd7 Qg6 29. Ra1 e2 30. Qxb7 Be3+ 31. Bf2 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qf5+ 33. Kg1 e1Q+ 34. Rxe1 Rxe1# 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Delgerdalai, Bayarjavkhlan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "1540"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qb6 9. 0-0-0 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Be2 Rb8 13. e5 Qxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bg3 Nc5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 0-0 19. Rd3 b5 20. Rhd1 Bb7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rd7 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. b3 Kh7 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 Kg6 29. Kc2 Kf5 30. Kd3 Bb6 31. Be1 h5 32. Bb4 Kxe5 33. c5 Bc7 34. Kc4 Ke4 35. c6 Bxh2 36. Be7 Bc7 37. Kc5 Ke5 38. a4 f6 39. Kc4 g5 40. Bb4 f5 41. Kc5 f4 42. Bc3+ Ke4 43. Bf6 g4 44. Be7 f3 45. gxf3+ gxf3 46. Bh4 Ke3 47. Bf6 f2 48. Bd4+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vandan, Alankar Sawai"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1481"]
[BlackElo "1802"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c3 Nf5 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 Nh4 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Be3 f5 14. f4 a6 15. Na3 Ng6 16. Nc4 exf4 17. Bd4 Bf6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. a5 Re8 20. Bh5 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Re4 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Bf3 Re3 24. c4 Bd7 25. b4 Qg5 26. Kh1 Re8 27. Ra2 Re7 28. c5 Nxf3 29. gxf3 Bb5 30. Rg1 Qh5 31. Nc8 R7e5 32. Qg2 g6 33. Qg5 Qxf3+ 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ 35. Rgxg2 dxc5 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2022.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Besou, Hussain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "1802"]
[BlackElo "2119"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2022.09.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 0-0 8. 0-0 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qb3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Ne5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Nbd7 16. c4 a6 17. Qb4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. f3 Nc5 21. Rd6 Rab8 22. Rad1 Red8 23. Qb2 Nb7 24. R6d4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Rd8 26. Bd6 Qc6 27. h3 Na5 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. c5 Nb7 30. Be7 bxc5 31. Qg4 Kh7 32. Rc4 Qc7 33. Qe4+ Kh8 34. Bf6 gxf6 35. Qh4 Kh7 36. Qxf6 Rg8 37. Rh4 Rg6 38. Qf4 Nd8 39. Qe4 Qc6 40. Qc2 Qd5 41. Re4 Nc6 42. Qc3 Qxa2 43. Rg4 Qd5 44. Re4 Nd4 45. h4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Sheremetev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "1622"]
[BlackElo "1864"]
[PlyCount "288"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. Nb3 d6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. 0-0 Be7 12. Rad1 0-0 13. g4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qg2 Qb6 19. Qf2 d4 20. Ne2 Qc6 21. Ng3 Rac8 22. f5 Qd5 23. Rde1 Nxd3 24. cxd3 exf5 25. gxf5 Rce8 26. f6 Rxe5 27. Ne4 Rg5+ 28. Kh1 Re8 29. Qf3 Rg6 30. fxg7 Kxg7 31. h4 Re5 32. Kh2 Rh5 33. Qf4 Qe5 34. Ng3 Qxf4 35. Rxf4 Rc5 36. Re2 Bc8 37. Rxd4 Be6 38. a3 Rg4 39. Rxg4+ Bxg4 40. Rg2 f5 41. Nxf5+ Rxf5 42. Rxg4+ Kf6 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. d4+ Kd5 45. Rf4 Rxf4 46. Kxf4 Kxd4 47. Kg5 Kc4 48. Kh6 Kb3 49. Kxh7 Kxb2 50. h5 Kxa3 51. h6 b4 52. Kg7 b3 53. h7 b2 54. h8Q b1Q 55. Qf8+ Qb4 56. Qf3+ Qb3 57. Qc6 a5 58. Qc5+ Qb4 59. Qe3+ Ka2 60. Kh7 a4 61. Qe2+ Qb2 62. Qc4+ Qb3 63. Qe2+ Ka1 64. Kh6 Qb6+ 65. Kh5 Qc5+ 66. Kh4 Qd4+ 67. Kh5 a3 68. Qe1+ Kb2 69. Qe2+ Kc1 70. Qa6 Qd5+ 71. Kh6 a2 72. Qa3+ Kc2 73. Qa4+ Kd2 74. Qb4+ Ke2 75. Qg4+ Kd2 76. Qb4+ Kd3 77. Qa3+ Ke4 78. Qb2 Qe6+ 79. Kh7 Qf5+ 80. Kh6 Qf8+ 81. Kh7 Qe7+ 82. Kg6 Qe6+ 83. Kh7 Qd7+ 84. Kg8 Qc8+ 85. Kh7 Qc7+ 86. Kg8 Qc4+ 87. Kf8 Qc5+ 88. Kg8 Qc4+ 89. Kf8 Kd3 90. Ke7 Qa4 91. Qa1 Qb4+ 92. Ke6 Qb1 93. Qe5 a1Q 94. Qf5+ Ke3 95. Qg5+ Kf3 96. Qh5+ Kf4 97. Qh4+ Kf3 98. Qh3+ Kf2 99. Qh2+ Kf1 100. Qh3+ Ke2 101. Qg2+ Kd3 102. Qf3+ Kd4 103. Qd5+ Ke3 104. Qg5+ Kd3 105. Qf5+ Kc3 106. Qc5+ Kb3 107. Qb5+ Kc2 108. Qe2+ Kc3 109. Qe5+ Kb4 110. Qb8+ Kc4 111. Qc7+ Kd3 112. Qg3+ Kc4 113. Qc7+ Kd4 114. Qe5+ Kc4 115. Qc7+ Kd3 116. Qg3+ Kc2 117. Qf2+ Kd3 118. Qf3+ Kc4 119. Qc6+ Kd4 120. Qd5+ Ke3 121. Qg5+ Ke2 122. Qg2+ Kd3 123. Qf3+ Kc4 124. Qc6+ Kb4 125. Qb6+ Kc4 126. Qc6+ Kd3 127. Qf3+ Kd4 128. Qd5+ Kc3 129. Qc5+ Kd2 130. Qf2+ Kd3 131. Qf3+ Kc2 132. Qe4+ Kd2 133. Qf4+ Ke2 134. Qg4+ Kd3 135. Qf3+ Kc2 136. Qe4+ Kc3 137. Qc6+ Kb4 138. Qb6+ Ka4 139. Qa6+ Kb3 140. Qb5+ Ka2 141. Qa4+ Kb2 142. Qb4+ Kc1 143. Qe1+ Kc2 144. Qe4+ Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romanov, Nikita M"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. 0-0 Ba6 8. cxd5 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 exd5 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 a6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Qf5 g6 15. Qg5 h6 16. Qxh6 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 Qf6 21. Rxd5 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxb2 23. Qe3 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Qf6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. f4 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Kg2 c4 30. Qc3 Qd7 31. f3 Qb5 32. Qd4 Qc6 33. Qc3 Qb5 34. Qd4 Qc6 35. Qc3 Qb5 36. Qd4 Qc6 37. Qc3 Qb5 38. Qd4 Qc6 39. Qc3 Qb5 40. Qd4 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Filimonov, Mikhail A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "1622"]
[BlackElo "1863"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Bb7 17. a3 Na6 18. Nbd2 a4 19. Bd3 Bc6 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bd4 Nac5 24. Bb1 Ne6 25. Bc3 Bc5 26. Bb4 Rfd8 27. Ba2 Bxb4 28. axb4 Nf4 29. Rc3 Rac8 30. Qc2 Nf6 31. g3 Ng6 32. Rc1 Bd7 33. Ng5 Ne5 34. f4 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Qb6+ 36. Kg2 Qe3 37. Nf1 Bxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Qg1 39. fxe5 Nd7 40. Nxf7 Rf8 41. Qg2 Qb6 42. Qf3 g5 43. Qh5 h6 44. Nxh6+ Kg7 45. Nf5+ Rxf5 46. exf5 Nxe5 47. Qxg5+ Kh7 48. Qg8+ Kh6 49. Qh8+ Kg5 50. Qxe5 a3 51. Ne3 Qh6+ 52. Kg2 Qc6+ 53. Kf2 Qb7 54. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolaev, Matvei"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1936"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. Bb5 Qc7 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Rd1 a6 13. Be2 b5 14. Qc2 c4 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bg5 Ng4 17. Qxe4 Bxh2+ 18. Kf1 f5 19. Qd5+ Qxd5 20. Nxd5 h6 21. Ne7+ Nxe7 22. Bxe7 Rfe8 23. Bf3 Rab8 24. Bb4 Bc7 25. Bc6 Nh2+ 26. Kg1 Re2 27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8 29. d5 Ng4 30. Be7 Rb8 31. d6 Bb6 32. Bd5+ Kh7 33. Re2 Nf6 34. Be6 f4 35. Bf5+ Kh8 36. d7 Bd8 37. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Buyanov, Gleb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "1622"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. 0-0-0 Rb8 11. h4 b5 12. Bd3 b4 13. Nce2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15. Kb1 Be6 16. b3 Rfc8 17. h5 Rc5 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. g4 Rbc8 20. Rdg1 R8c6 21. g5 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nd4 d5 24. Qf4 Rd6 25. Nxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Menkov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2193"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. d4 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nf6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Be3 e5 12. Nf5 Nc6 13. Nxe7+ Nxe7 14. Bc5 Bd7 15. Qb3 b5 16. f4 Re8 17. fxe5 Be6 18. Qa3 Ng4 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rac8 22. Bd4 Ng6 23. d6 Qd7 24. Be4 Nh6 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Qxa6 Rc2 27. Qa7 Qh3 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Bxf2 Ng4 30. d7 Qxh2+ 31. Kf1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Rxe5+ 33. Qe3 Rxe3+ 34. Bxe3 Qg2+ 35. Ke1 Qxg3+ 36. Kd2 Qc7 37. Ke2 Qc4+ 38. Rd3 Qxd3+ 39. Kxd3 Ne5+ 40. Kc3 Nxd7 41. Kb4 Kf8 42. Kxb5 Ke7 43. Bf4 Kd8 44. a4 Kc8 45. Kc6 Nb8+ 46. Kd6 Kb7 47. Ke7 f6 48. Kf7 g5 49. Be3 g4 50. Kxg7 Nd7 51. Bf4 Nc5 52. Kxf6 g3 53. Bxg3 Ne4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Koval, Nikita O"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1622"]
[BlackElo "1340"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. h3 0-0 9. Re1 h6 10. a4 Rb8 11. Bc2 Bb6 12. d3 Ne7 13. Nbd2 Ng6 14. Nf1 Re8 15. Ng3 d5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nf5 Bb7 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Bd2 Nf4 20. Qf1 Rbd8 21. g3 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 dxe4 23. Bxb5 c6 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Nxe3 cxb5 26. Red1 Qc6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nxe5 Qc5 29. N5g4 Nxg4 30. hxg4 Rd2 31. Qc1 Qd6 32. Ra7 Bc6 33. Ra6 Rd3 34. Qe1 Qd7 35. Ra1 g6 36. Rd1 Kg7 37. Rc1 Bd5 38. Kg2 Be6 39. g5 h5 40. c4 bxc4 41. Qa5 Qd4 42. Rc2 Kh7 43. Qe1 Qe5 44. Qe2 Qxg5 45. Rc1 Bg4 46. Nxg4 Qxc1 47. Nf6+ Kg7 48. Ne8+ Kf8 49. Qxe4 Qg5 50. Nc7 Qc5 51. Qa8+ Ke7 52. Qe8+ Kf6 53. Qh8+ Kf5 54. Qc8+ Ke4 55. Qe8+ Qe5 56. Qxf7 Rd2 57. Qf3+ Kd4 58. Qc3+ Ke4 59. Qe3+ Kf5 60. Qf3+ Kg5 61. Ne6+ Kh6 62. Qf8+ Kh7 63. Qf7+ Kh6 64. Qf8+ Kh7 65. Qf7+ Kh6 66. Qf8+ Kh7 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ismayil, Malak"]
[Black "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2067"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nc2 a6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 Rd8 12. Qe1 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qf2 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Rd7 17. Bb6 Bd8 18. Bxd8 Nxd8 19. Qe3 Qa7 20. c5 Nc6 21. b4 Ne7 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. Qc4 b6 24. Bf3 bxc5 25. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 26. bxc5 Rc7 27. Ne3 Rxc5 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Rb8 31. Rc1 Be6 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Rc6 Rb1+ 34. Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Kf3 Rxa2 36. Rxe6 Kf7 37. Rb6 Ra3+ 38. Ke4 Ra2 39. g4 Rxh2 40. Rxa6 Rg2 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. Kf5 Rb2 43. Kg5 Rb5 44. Kf5 Rb6 45. Rd7 Ra6 46. Rb7 Rc6 47. Rb4 Kf7 48. Ke4 Rc7 49. f5 Ra7 50. g5 Rc7 51. Rb5 Ra7 52. e6+ Ke8 53. f6 gxf6 54. gxf6 Ra8 55. Kf5 Kf8 56. Kg5 Re8 57. Kf5 Rc8 58. Rb7 Kg8 59. Kg5 Kf8 60. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 28th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2021.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melnikov, Fedor"]
[Black "Talibov, Shiroghlan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "1622"]
[BlackElo "2148"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2021.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nf3 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. 0-0 0-0 13. h3 Qd7 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 Bg6 16. a3 Na5 17. c5 Nbc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qe2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bc2 21. Rd2 Bb3 22. Ne4 Bd5 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Nh2 Qg7 25. Rf4 f5 26. Nf3 Kh8 27. Qe5 Rf6 28. Qe1 Rg8 29. Qe5 Be4 30. Nh4 Rd8 31. Rff2 h6 32. Qf4 Rf7 33. Nf3 Rfd7 34. Qe3 Rd5 35. Ne5 Kg8 36. h4 Qh7 37. g4 Qg7 38. g5 b6 39. c6 R5d6 40. Kh2 Rxd4 41. Nd7 Rxd2 42. Rxd2 hxg5 43. hxg5 Bd5 44. Kg3 Kf7 45. Ne5+ Ke7 46. g6 Rf8 47. Qg5+ Kd6 48. Nd7 f4+ 49. Kf2 Rf5 50. Qd8 Qe7 51. Qh8 Rg5 52. Qh2 Kxc6 53. Nb8+ Kb7 54. Qh7 Qc5+ 0-1

