I enjoyed the privilege of playing on one of the first World teams to defeat a GM DeFirmian vs The World, 2002

I'm looking forward to the Chessgames Challenge games.

A bit of friendly advice for our future opponents:

< You will have to play to win if you want to distinguish yourself from the GM's and World Champions we have defeated or played to a draw. Otherwise, we will simply continue our undefeated streak. >

Enjoy!

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      Chessgames Challenge: The World vs Akobian, 2012

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.O-O Bg6 7.a4 Ne7 8.a5 Nf5 9.c3 h6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.g4 Nh4 12.Nxh4 Bxh4 13.f4 f5 14.Bd3 O-O 15.Kh1 Qe8 16.Qc2 Kh7 17.Rg1 Be7 18.Nf1 Qf7 19.h3 b5 20.Ne3 fxg4 21.hxg4 Bxd3 22.Qxd3+ Kg8 23.b4 Bd8 24.Rf1 a6 25.Ra2 Bh4 26.Rf3 Qe8 27.Rh2 Bd8 28.Nf1 Rf7 29.Rfh3 Nf8 30.f5 Raa7 31.Ng3 Nh7 32.fxe6 Qxe6 33.Nf5 Kh8 34.Bxh6 g6 35.Nd6 1-0

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            Houdini and/or Stockfish, analysis and/or shootouts can be found here

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<d=41 Shootout> Stockfish 2.3.1 x64

The following moves were played after a full d=41 each:

35.Nd6 Rfd7 36.Rf3 Kg8 37.Rhf2 Rg7 38.Bxg7 Kxg7 39.Rh2 Bg5 40.Rf1 Qd7 41.Qh3 Kg8 42.Rhf2 Qg7 43.Rf7 Rxf7 44.Rxf7 Qh6 45.Qxh6 Bxh6 46.e6 Bf8 47.e7 Bxe7 48.Rxe7 Ng5 49.Ra7 Kf8 50.Rxa6 c5 51.Ra7 cxd4 52.cxd4 Nh3 53.Rf7+ Kg8 54.a6 Ng5 55.Re7 Kf8 56.Rb7 Ne6 57.a7 Kg8 58.a8=Q+ Nf8 59.Rf7 g5 60.Qxf8#

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