Aram Hakobyan vs Ernesto Inarkiev

World Blitz 2018, 2018 · Result 0–1 · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System (E49).

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Aram Hakobyan17800

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Game details

White: Aram Hakobyan (1780)
Black: Ernesto Inarkiev (2693)
Result: 0–1
Event: World Blitz 2018
Year: 2018
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System (E49)

About this chess game

This chess game between Aram Hakobyan (1780) and Ernesto Inarkiev (2693) was played at World Blitz 2018 in 2018 and finished 0–1. The opening was the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System (E49). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.

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Aram Hakobyan vs Ernesto Inarkiev (2018) finished 0–1, a win for Ernesto Inarkiev.

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The game opened with the Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System (ECO E49).

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