[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov, Tikhon"]
[Black "Malamud, Lautaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "1976"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Qb6 13.Bc3 Bd7 14.h4 Rac8 15.Qd2 h6 16.g4 Qa6 17.h5 b5 18.a3 Qb6 19.g5 hxg5 20.Nxg5 a5 21.b4 a4 22.Rac1 Qd8 23.Nf3 Na7 24.Bh3 f5 25.Kh2 Be8 26.h6 g6 27.Rg1 Kh7 28.Qf4 Rc7 29.Bd2 Nc8 30.Rxc7 Qxc7 31.Qg3 Nb6 32.Bg5 Bf7 33.Qh4 Re8 34.Bf6 Bxf6 35.Qxf6 Rg8 36.Ng5+ Kxh6 37.Nxf7+ Kh7 38.Ng5+ Kh6 39.Nxe6 Qc2 40.Qh4# 1-0