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WORLDBASE Game GM Zhigalko vs GM Matinian

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.13
Round 8
White GM Zhigalko, S
Black GM Matinian, N
Result 0-1
WhiteElo 2572
BlackElo 2389
ECO B51
Opening Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
PlyCount 126
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O a6 5.Bd3 g6 6.c3 Ne5 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Bc2 Bh6 9.a4 b6 10.Na3 Bb7 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.d3 Bxc1 13.Qxc1 h5 14.Qg5 h4 15.Qxe5 Qxe5 16.Nxe5 Rb8 17.d4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Nf6 19.f3 O-O 20.Rfd1 Rfc8 21.Bd3 Kg7 22.Kf2 e6 23.Rac1 Kf8 24.Ke3 Ke7 25.b4 Ne8 26.Kd2 Nd6 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Rc1 Rxc1 29.Kxc1 g5 30.Kd2 f6 31.Nc4 Nxc4+ 32.Bxc4 Kd6 33.a5 b5 34.Bb3 f5 35.e5+ Kd7 36.Ke3 f4+ 37.Kf2 Bd5 38.Bc2 Ke7 39.Be4 Kd7 40.Bd3 Kc6 41.g3 fxg3+ 42.hxg3 h3 43.Be2 g4 44.Bf1 h2 45.Kg2 Bxf3+ 46.Kxh2 Kd5 47.Kg1 Kxd4 48.Kf2 Kc3 49.Ke3 Kxb4 50.Kd4 Kxa5 51.Kc5 b4 52.Bd3 b3 53.Bb1 Ka4 54.Kc4 Ka3 55.Kc3 a5 56.Bd3 a4 57.Bb1 b2 58.Kd2 Kb3 59.Bc2+ Kb4 60.Bb1 a3 61.Kc2 Be4+ 62.Kd2 Bxb1 63.Ke3 Bf5 0-1
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[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 13th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Zhigalko, S"] [Black "Matinian, N"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2389"] [ECO "B51"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.13"] [WhiteFideId "13502956"] [BlackFideId "24129100"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Bc2 Bh6 9. a4 b6 10. Na3 Bb7 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. d3 Bxc1 13. Qxc1 h5 14. Qg5 h4 15. Qxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Rb8 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nf6 19. f3 O-O 20. Rfd1 Rfc8 21. Bd3 Kg7 22. Kf2 e6 23. Rac1 Kf8 24. Ke3 Ke7 25. b4 Ne8 26. Kd2 Nd6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 g5 30. Kd2 f6 31. Nc4 Nxc4+ 32. Bxc4 Kd6 33. a5 b5 34. Bb3 f5 35. e5+ Kd7 36. Ke3 f4+ 37. Kf2 Bd5 38. Bc2 Ke7 39. Be4 Kd7 40. Bd3 Kc6 41. g3 fxg3+ 42. hxg3 h3 43. Be2 g4 44. Bf1 h2 45. Kg2 Bxf3+ 46. Kxh2 Kd5 47. Kg1 Kxd4 48. Kf2 Kc3 49. Ke3 Kxb4 50. Kd4 Kxa5 51. Kc5 b4 52. Bd3 b3 53. Bb1 Ka4 54. Kc4 Ka3 55. Kc3 a5 56. Bd3 a4 57. Bb1 b2 58. Kd2 Kb3 59. Bc2+ Kb4 60. Bb1 a3 61. Kc2 Be4+ 62. Kd2 Bxb1 63. Ke3 Bf5 0-1
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