
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Ghafourian, Amir Ali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2121"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "77"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Rhe1 O-O 11.Kb1 Qc7 12.Qd2 Rfd8 13.Nd4 Rab8 14.f3 b5 15.g4 Be8 16.Nce2 h6 17.Be3 d5 18.e5 Nd7 19.f4 Rdc8 20.Ng3 Bf8 21.Nh5 Rb6 22.h4 Ra6 23.g5 g6 24.Nf6+ Nxf6 25.gxf6 Qc4 26.b3 Qc3 27.h5 Qxd2 28.Bxd2 Bc5 29.Nf3 Rac6 30.Re2 b4 31.Rh1 Bf8 32.Nd4 R6c7 33.Rg2 Kh7 34.hxg6+ fxg6 35.Nxe6 Rxc2 36.Nxf8+ Kg8 37.Nxg6 Bxg6 38.Rxg6+ Kf7 39.Rg2 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Ghafourian, Amir Ali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2121"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "77"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Rhe1 O-O 11.Kb1 Qc7 12.Qd2 Rfd8 13.Nd4 Rab8 14.f3 b5 15.g4 Be8 16.Nce2 h6 17.Be3 d5 18.e5 Nd7 19.f4 Rdc8 20.Ng3 Bf8 21.Nh5 Rb6 22.h4 Ra6 23.g5 g6 24.Nf6+ Nxf6 25.gxf6 Qc4 26.b3 Qc3 27.h5 Qxd2 28.Bxd2 Bc5 29.Nf3 Rac6 30.Re2 b4 31.Rh1 Bf8 32.Nd4 R6c7 33.Rg2 Kh7 34.hxg6+ fxg6 35.Nxe6 Rxc2 36.Nxf8+ Kg8 37.Nxg6 Bxg6 38.Rxg6+ Kf7 39.Rg2 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko, S"]
[Black "Ghafourian, Amir Ali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2121"]
[ECO "B53"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"]
[EventDate "2025.04.08"]
[WhiteFideId "13502956"]
[BlackFideId "12533831"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3
Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 O-O 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rfd8 13. Nd4
Rab8 14. f3 b5 15. g4 Be8 16. Nce2 h6 17. Be3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4 Rdc8 20.
Ng3 Bf8 21. Nh5 Rb6 22. h4 Ra6 23. g5 g6 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Qc4 26. b3
Qc3 27. h5 Qxd2 28. Bxd2 Bc5 29. Nf3 Rac6 30. Re2 b4 31. Rh1 Bf8 32. Nd4
R6c7 33. Rg2 Kh7 34. hxg6+ fxg6 35. Nxe6 Rxc2 36. Nxf8+ Kg8 37. Nxg6 Bxg6
38. Rxg6+ Kf7 39. Rg2 1-0