
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Liu, Zachary Hankun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "1998"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"]
[PlyCount "101"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.dxc5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Bg4 8.Nd2 e5 9.b4 e4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Nxg4 12.hxg4 Bxg4 13.Rh4 h5 14.Rxg4 hxg4 15.Nd4 O-O-O 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Ba6+ Kc7 18.Ke2 g5 19.Nxe4 Re8 20.Kd3 Rh3+ 21.Be3 f5 22.Nxg5 Rhxe3+ 23.fxe3 Bh6 24.Rf1 Bxg5 25.Rxf5 Bxe3 26.Rf7+ Kb8 27.Rb7+ Ka8 28.Rg7 g3 29.Bb7+ Kb8 30.Bxc6 Re5 31.Rxg3 Bf4 32.Rf3 Bg5 33.a4 Re1 34.a5 Rd1+ 35.Kc4 Rd8 36.Rf7 a6 37.Rb7+ Kc8 38.Rb6 Kc7 39.Rxa6 Kc8 40.Bd5 Kc7 41.Rc6+ Kb7 42.Rg6+ Rxd5 43.Kxd5 Bd2 44.Kc4 Be1 45.b5 Kc7 46.Rg7+ Kd8 47.a6 Kc8 48.a7 Bg3 49.a8=Q+ Bb8 50.Qb7+ Kd8 51.Qxb8# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Liu, Zachary Hankun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "1998"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"]
[PlyCount "101"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.dxc5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Bg4 8.Nd2 e5 9.b4 e4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Nxg4 12.hxg4 Bxg4 13.Rh4 h5 14.Rxg4 hxg4 15.Nd4 O-O-O 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Ba6+ Kc7 18.Ke2 g5 19.Nxe4 Re8 20.Kd3 Rh3+ 21.Be3 f5 22.Nxg5 Rhxe3+ 23.fxe3 Bh6 24.Rf1 Bxg5 25.Rxf5 Bxe3 26.Rf7+ Kb8 27.Rb7+ Ka8 28.Rg7 g3 29.Bb7+ Kb8 30.Bxc6 Re5 31.Rxg3 Bf4 32.Rf3 Bg5 33.a4 Re1 34.a5 Rd1+ 35.Kc4 Rd8 36.Rf7 a6 37.Rb7+ Kc8 38.Rb6 Kc7 39.Rxa6 Kc8 40.Bd5 Kc7 41.Rc6+ Kb7 42.Rg6+ Rxd5 43.Kxd5 Bd2 44.Kc4 Be1 45.b5 Kc7 46.Rg7+ Kd8 47.a6 Kc8 48.a7 Bg3 49.a8=Q+ Bb8 50.Qb7+ Kd8 51.Qxb8# 1-0
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Liu, Zachary Hankun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "1998"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian defence"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "13502956"]
[BlackFideId "2640287"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1
Bg4 8. Nd2 e5 9. b4 e4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Nxg4 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Rh4 h5 14.
Rxg4 hxg4 15. Nd4 O-O-O 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ba6+ Kc7 18. Ke2 g5 19. Nxe4 Re8
20. Kd3 Rh3+ 21. Be3 f5 22. Nxg5 Rhxe3+ 23. fxe3 Bh6 24. Rf1 Bxg5 25. Rxf5
Bxe3 26. Rf7+ Kb8 27. Rb7+ Ka8 28. Rg7 g3 29. Bb7+ Kb8 30. Bxc6 Re5 31.
Rxg3 Bf4 32. Rf3 Bg5 33. a4 Re1 34. a5 Rd1+ 35. Kc4 Rd8 36. Rf7 a6 37. Rb7+
Kc8 38. Rb6 Kc7 39. Rxa6 Kc8 40. Bd5 Kc7 41. Rc6+ Kb7 42. Rg6+ Rxd5 43.
Kxd5 Bd2 44. Kc4 Be1 45. b5 Kc7 46. Rg7+ Kd8 47. a6 Kc8 48. a7 Bg3 49.
a8=Q+ Bb8 50. Qb7+ Kd8 51. Qxb8# 1-0