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WORLDBASE Game GM Nakamura vs GM Zhigalko

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.02.12
Round 8
White GM Nakamura, Hikaru
Black GM Zhigalko, S
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2810
BlackElo 2572
ECO E15
Opening Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
PlyCount 91
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 Be4 8.Qb3 Bxd2+ 9.Bxd2 O-O 10.O-O d6 11.Bh3 h6 12.Bc3 Nbd7 13.Nd2 Bb7 14.f3 c5 15.e4 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Qc7 17.Rac1 Rfd8 18.Qe3 e5 19.Bc3 Nc5 20.Rfd1 Bc8 21.Bf1 a5 22.b3 Be6 23.Be2 Nh7 24.Nf1 f5 25.exf5 Bxf5 26.Qd2 Qf7 27.Ne3 Be6 28.h4 Nf6 29.Kh2 Rd7 30.Rf1 Rf8 31.Qc2 g5 32.f4 gxh4 33.f5 hxg3+ 34.Kg1 Nfe4 35.fxe6 Qxe6 36.Bg4 Qe8 37.Bxd7 Qxd7 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Rf1+ Ke8 40.Nf5 Qb7 41.b4 axb4 42.Bxb4 Kd8 43.Bxc5 Nf2 44.Bxf2 Qh1+ 45.Kxh1 g2+ 46.Kxg2 1-0
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[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 12th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.12"] [Round "8"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Zhigalko, S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "E15"] [Opening "Queen's Indian"] [Variation "Nimzovich variation (exaggerated fianchetto)"] [EventDate "2026.02.12"] [WhiteFideId "2016192"] [BlackFideId "13502956"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8. Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Bh3 h6 12. Bc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. f3 c5 15. e4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Qe3 e5 19. Bc3 Nc5 20. Rfd1 Bc8 21. Bf1 a5 22. b3 Be6 23. Be2 Nh7 24. Nf1 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Qd2 Qf7 27. Ne3 Be6 28. h4 Nf6 29. Kh2 Rd7 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. Qc2 g5 32. f4 gxh4 33. f5 hxg3+ 34. Kg1 Nfe4 35. fxe6 Qxe6 36. Bg4 Qe8 37. Bxd7 Qxd7 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Rf1+ Ke8 40. Nf5 Qb7 41. b4 axb4 42. Bxb4 Kd8 43. Bxc5 Nf2 44. Bxf2 Qh1+ 45. Kxh1 g2+ 46. Kxg2 1-0
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