Akobian wins Rapid Match portion

[Event “Chess Match”]
[Round “5”]
[White “GM Akobian”]
[Black “GM Shulman”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D43”]
[White Elo “2612”]
[Black Elo “2632”]
[EventDate “2009.4.24”]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rab1 Qe7 12. Qc2 Rfe8 13. a3 a5 14. Rfe1 Qe6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. b4 b5 17. h3 Qe7 18. Qb3 Ne4 19. Rec1 f5 20. Ne2 Rec8 21. Rxc6 Qf7 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. bxa5 h6 24. Qxb5 Kh7 25. a6 Rb8 26. Qd3 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Qc7 28. Ne5 Qa5 29. f3 Qxa6 30. Qc2 Qxa3 31. fxe4 Qxe3+ 32. Kf1 dxe4 33. Nc4 Qd3 34. Qxd3 exd3 35. Nxd6 {White wins} 1-0

[Event “Chess Match”]
[Round “6”]
[White “GM Shulman”]
[Black “GM Akobian”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D30”]
[White Elo “2632”]
[Black Elo “2612”]
[EventDate “2009.4.24”]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Na4 Bxa4 14. Rfc1 Bb5 15. Bxc5 Bxc4 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Bxb7 Kd7 18. Bxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc2 Ba6 20. Rd1+ Nd5 21. Rxc8 Kxc8 22. Rd2 f5 23. f3 Kc7 24. Kf2 g5 25. h4 g4 26. fxg4 fxg4 27. e4 Nf6 28. Ke3 Nh5 29. Rf2 Kd6 30. Rf7 h6 31. Ra7 Bb5 32. Rh7 Nxg3 33. Rxh6 Ke5 34. Rg6 Nxe4 35. Rxg4 Nd6 36. b3 Nf5+ 37. Kf2 Bd3 38. Rb4 b5 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Kf6 41. a5 e5 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. h5 e4 44. a6 e3+ 45. Kf3 e2 46. Kf2 Bxa6 47. Rxa6 Kh7 48. Kxe2 Ng3+ 49. Kf3 Nxh5 50. Kg4 Ng7 51. Kg5 Kg8 52. Kf6 Nh5+ 53. Kg6 Nf4+ 54. Kf5 Nd5 55. Rd6 Ne3+ 56. Ke4 Nc4 57. Rc6 Na5 58. Rc7 Kf8 59. Kd4 Ke8 60. Kc5 Kd8 61. Kb6 Nb3 62. Rc3 {White wins} 1-0

Final Rapid Match Score after 6 games: Akobian 3.5 – Shulman 2.5

The players will play blitz tomorrow. I will bring you the complete score when I have them.

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