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WORLDBASE Game GM Xiong vs GM Zhigalko

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 6th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.06
Round 8
White GM Xiong, Jeffery
Black GM Zhigalko, S
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2656
BlackElo 2572
ECO E21
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
PlyCount 81
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Bd3 Ne4 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 O-O 9.Ne1 f5 10.f3 Nf6 11.a4 a5 12.Qc2 d6 13.e4 fxe4 14.fxe4 e5 15.Nf3 Nbd7 16.Rb1 Qe8 17.c5 dxc5 18.d5 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Ng5 Ra7 21.Ne6 Rf7 22.Bg5 Nf8 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Qb3 Ra8 25.Rbd1 Qe7 26.Rd3 Re8 27.Rg3+ Kh8 28.Nxf8 Rexf8 29.Rf5 Rg7 30.Rgf3 Rg6 31.h3 Rfg8 32.g4 Qg7 33.Qc2 Qh6 34.Qf2 Rf8 35.Rxe5 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 Qb1 37.Re7 Rfg8 38.Rxf6 Rxg4+ 39.hxg4 Qd1 40.Rxh7+ Kxh7 41.Qh4+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 6th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Black "Zhigalko, S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "three knights variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.06"] [WhiteFideId "2047640"] [BlackFideId "13502956"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Ne1 f5 10. f3 Nf6 11. a4 a5 12. Qc2 d6 13. e4 fxe4 14. fxe4 e5 15. Nf3 Nbd7 16. Rb1 Qe8 17. c5 dxc5 18. d5 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Ng5 Ra7 21. Ne6 Rf7 22. Bg5 Nf8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qb3 Ra8 25. Rbd1 Qe7 26. Rd3 Re8 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Nxf8 Rexf8 29. Rf5 Rg7 30. Rgf3 Rg6 31. h3 Rfg8 32. g4 Qg7 33. Qc2 Qh6 34. Qf2 Rf8 35. Rxe5 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Qb1 37. Re7 Rfg8 38. Rxf6 Rxg4+ 39. hxg4 Qd1 40. Rxh7+ Kxh7 41. Qh4+ 1-0
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