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WORLDBASE Game CM Novikov vs GM Zhigalko

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.08
Round 2
White CM Novikov, E
Black GM Zhigalko, S
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2276
BlackElo 2572
ECO E46
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
PlyCount 82
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Ng3 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b4 Bd6 11.Bb2 Be5 12.Be2 Nc6 13.O-O Re8 14.Na4 Bxb2 15.Nxb2 d4 16.exd4 Nxd4 17.Bf3 Rb8 18.Rc1 Be6 19.Re1 h6 20.h3 Qd6 21.Nc4 Bxc4 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rxc4 Nxf3+ 24.Qxf3 b5 25.Rc5 h5 26.Rc1 Qe5 27.Nf1 Qg5 28.Rc5 Qg6 29.Rxb5 Qb1 30.g3 Re1 31.Qg2 Ne4 32.Rb8+ Kh7 33.Re8 f5 34.g4 fxg4 35.hxg4 h4 36.Kh2 Rxf1 37.Qxe4+ Qxe4 38.Rxe4 Rxf2+ 39.Kh3 Rf3+ 40.Kxh4 Rxa3 41.Kg5 Ra4 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 8th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Novikov, E"] [Black "Zhigalko, S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2276"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "E46"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Reshevsky variation"] [EventDate "2026.01.08"] [WhiteFideId "4125380"] [BlackFideId "13502956"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ng3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Be5 12. Be2 Nc6 13. O-O Re8 14. Na4 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 d4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Bf3 Rb8 18. Rc1 Be6 19. Re1 h6 20. h3 Qd6 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rxc4 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 b5 25. Rc5 h5 26. Rc1 Qe5 27. Nf1 Qg5 28. Rc5 Qg6 29. Rxb5 Qb1 30. g3 Re1 31. Qg2 Ne4 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Re8 f5 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 h4 36. Kh2 Rxf1 37. Qxe4+ Qxe4 38. Rxe4 Rxf2+ 39. Kh3 Rf3+ 40. Kxh4 Rxa3 41. Kg5 Ra4 1/2-1/2
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