[Event "Titled Tue 12th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Novikova, M"]
[Black "Verbova, Elena"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "WCM"]
[BlackTitle "WFM"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "2033"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.d3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Be3 d6 6.Qd2 e6 7.Bg2 Nge7 8.Bh6 O-O 9.h4 f6 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.h5 g5 12.f4 h6 13.Nf3 e5 14.fxg5 fxg5 15.Nxg5 hxg5 16.Qxg5+ Kh7 17.O-O-O Rg8 18.Qe3 Qf8 19.Rdf1 Qh6 20.Qxh6+ Kxh6 21.Rf6+ Kh7 22.Ne2 Bg4 23.Nc3 Raf8 24.Rxd6 Nc8 25.Rd5 b6 26.Bh3 Bxh3 27.Rxh3 Rf1+ 28.Kd2 Rf2+ 29.Kc1 Nd4 30.Rxe5 Rxc2+ 31.Kb1 Rf8 32.a3 Rf1+ 33.Ka2 Rff2 34.Nd1 Rfd2 35.Rh1 Rg2 36.Re8 Nd6 37.Rd8 N6b5 38.Rd7+ Kh6 39.a4 Nc3+ 40.Nxc3 Rxb2+ 41.Ka1 Nb3# 0-1