[Event "18th ch-EUR Indiv 2017"] [Site "Minsk BLR"] [Date "2017.06.06"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Howell,D"] [Black "Melkumyan,H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2613"] [ECO "A11"] [Opening "English: Caro-Kann Defence"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bg4 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qc2 Rc8 10.Bd3 e6 11.Nf3 b5 12.a3 Be7 13.Qe2 a6 14.Ne5 O-O 15.O-O Qb6 16.a4 b4 17.Nb1 Ra8 18.Bg5 Be8 19.Nd2 h6 20.Bh4 Rc8 21.b3 Rc3 22.Rab1 Qc7 23.f3 Bd6 24.f4 Be7 25.Rfd1 Ne4 26.Bxe7 Qxe7 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.Nxe4 Rxb3 29.Rxb3 Nxb3 30.Rb1 f6 31.Nc4 Bg6 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Rxb3 Rc8 34.e4 Qd7 35.d5 exd5 36.exd5 Qxd5 37.Qg4 Rc7 38.Qxg6+ Rg7 39.Qe8+ Kh7 40.Qe2 Rxg2+ 41.Qxg2 Qd1+ 42.Kf2 Qxb3 43.Qe4+ Kg7 44.Nd6 Qc3 45.Qe7+ Kg8 46.Ne8 Qd4+ 47.Kg2 Qd5+ 48.Kg3 Qf7 49.Nxf6+ Kg7 50.Ne8+ Kg8 51.Nf6+ Kg7 52.Qxf7+ Kxf7 53.Nd5 b3 54.f5 b2 55.Nc3 h5 56.h4 Ke7 57.Kf4 Kd6 {#r} 1-0