[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shubenkova, Veronika"]
[Black "Nikulina, A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "WFM"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "2031"]
[BlackElo "1875"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Bb4 7.Bd3 d5 8.e5 Nxe5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bg5 Be7 12.f4 Bxb5 13.Ncxb5 Nc4 14.Qc1 a6 15.Nc3 h6 16.Bh4 b5 17.b3 Ba3 18.Qe1 Nd6 19.Rd1 Bb4 20.Qg3 Bc5 21.Ne2 Nf5 22.Qh3 Nxh4 23.Qxh4 Ne4 24.Qh3 Qf6 25.Kh1 Rac8 26.c3 Rfd8 27.Qe3 Nd6 28.Rf3 Nf5 29.Qd3 Bxd4 30.cxd4 Nd6 31.Ng3 Rc7 32.h3 Rdc8 33.Rd2 Rc1+ 34.Kh2 R1c3 35.Qe2 Rxf3 36.Qxf3 Qg6 37.Re2 Rc2 38.h4 Rxe2 39.Qxe2 Qf6 40.Kh3 Qxd4 41.Qc2 Qxf4 42.Qc7 h5 43.Nxh5 Qf5+ 44.g4 Qf3+ 45.Kh2 Ne4 46.Qc8+ Kh7 47.Qc2 Qf2+ 48.Qxf2 Nxf2 49.Kg3 Ne4+ 50.Kf3 Kg6 51.Nf4+ Kf6 52.Nd3 Ke7 53.Kf4 f6 54.g5 e5+ 55.Kf5 Ng3+ 56.Kg6 e4 57.Nf4 e3 58.Nxd5+ Kd6 59.Nxe3 fxg5 60.hxg5 Ne4 61.Nf5+ Ke5 62.Nxg7 a5 63.Nh5 a4 64.Kh6 axb3 65.axb3 Kd4 66.g6 Nd6 67.Kg5 Ne8 68.Ng3 Kc3 69.Ne4+ Kxb3 70.Nd6 Kb4 71.Nxe8 Kc4 72.g7 b4 73.g8=Q+ Kc3 74.Nf6 b3 0-1