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WORLDBASE Game CM Novikov vs GM Zhigalko

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.02.05
Round 1
White CM Novikov, E
Black GM Zhigalko, S
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2276
BlackElo 2572
ECO B24
Opening Sicilian Defense: Closed
PlyCount 82
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.f4 Rb8 6.a4 a6 7.Nf3 b5 8.axb5 axb5 9.O-O b4 10.Ne2 d6 11.c3 Nf6 12.d3 O-O 13.h3 Bb7 14.Qc2 Ra8 15.Be3 Qb8 16.g4 Rc8 17.Qd2 Na5 18.Qc2 c4 19.e5 Nd5 20.Bd2 cxd3 21.Qxd3 Nc4 22.Rxa8 Qxa8 23.cxb4 Nxb2 24.Qb3 Nc4 25.Bc1 Qa7+ 26.Kh2 Nde3 27.Bxe3 Nxe3 28.Rc1 Rxc1 29.Nxc1 Nxg2 30.Kxg2 dxe5 31.fxe5 Bxe5 32.Nd3 Qe3 33.Qd1 Bd6 34.b5 h6 35.h4 Qe4 36.Nf2 Qb4 37.Qd3 Qf4 38.h5 Qg3+ 39.Kf1 Qxf3 40.hxg6 Qxd3+ 41.Nxd3 fxg6 0-1
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 5th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Novikov, E"] [Black "Zhigalko, S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2276"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "B24"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "closed"] [EventDate "2026.02.05"] [WhiteFideId "4125380"] [BlackFideId "13502956"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 Rb8 6. a4 a6 7. Nf3 b5 8. axb5 axb5 9. O-O b4 10. Ne2 d6 11. c3 Nf6 12. d3 O-O 13. h3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Ra8 15. Be3 Qb8 16. g4 Rc8 17. Qd2 Na5 18. Qc2 c4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bd2 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Nc4 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. cxb4 Nxb2 24. Qb3 Nc4 25. Bc1 Qa7+ 26. Kh2 Nde3 27. Bxe3 Nxe3 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Nxc1 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 dxe5 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Nd3 Qe3 33. Qd1 Bd6 34. b5 h6 35. h4 Qe4 36. Nf2 Qb4 37. Qd3 Qf4 38. h5 Qg3+ 39. Kf1 Qxf3 40. hxg6 Qxd3+ 41. Nxd3 fxg6 0-1
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