WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Zierk vs CM Barcelo Melnyk

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.18
Round 2
White GM Zierk, S
Black CM Barcelo Melnyk, Marc
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2489
BlackElo 2220
ECO C77
Opening Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation
PlyCount 121
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd5 h6 9.c3 Be6 10.O-O Ba7 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.h3 O-O 13.a4 Qg6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Kh2 Bb6 16.Qe2 Na5 17.Be3 Bxe3 18.Qxe3 Nb3 19.Ra3 Nc5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Nxe5 Qf6 23.Nc6 Nd7 24.d4 e5 25.f4 exd4 26.cxd4 Re8 27.Qf3 Nb6 28.f5 Nc4 29.Rf2 d5 30.exd5 Qd6+ 31.Qg3 Qxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Ne3 33.f6 gxf6 34.Rxf6 Nxd5 35.Rxh6 Kg7 36.Rh5 Nf6 37.Rxb5 Re3+ 38.Kf4 Re2 39.g4 Rf2+ 40.Kg3 Ne4+ 41.Kh4 Rf8 42.Rh5 Nf6 43.Rg5+ Kf7 44.Ne5+ Ke6 45.Rg7 Rh8+ 46.Kg5 Ne4+ 47.Kf4 Nf6 48.Kg3 Ne4+ 49.Kg2 Rb8 50.Nd3 Kd5 51.Rxc7 Kxd4 52.Rd7+ Ke3 53.h4 Rb3 54.g5 Rxd3 55.Rxd3+ Kxd3 56.Kf3 Kd4 57.Kf4 Nd6 58.h5 Ne8 59.h6 Nd6 60.h7 Nf7 61.g6 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Zierk, S"] [Black "Barcelo Melnyk, Marc"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [WhiteElo "2489"] [BlackElo "2220"] [ECO "C77"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Anderssen variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.18"] [WhiteFideId "2034255"] [BlackFideId "523009918"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 h6 9. c3 Be6 10. O-O Ba7 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. h3 O-O 13. a4 Qg6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Kh2 Bb6 16. Qe2 Na5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nb3 19. Ra3 Nc5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nxe5 Qf6 23. Nc6 Nd7 24. d4 e5 25. f4 exd4 26. cxd4 Re8 27. Qf3 Nb6 28. f5 Nc4 29. Rf2 d5 30. exd5 Qd6+ 31. Qg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Ne3 33. f6 gxf6 34. Rxf6 Nxd5 35. Rxh6 Kg7 36. Rh5 Nf6 37. Rxb5 Re3+ 38. Kf4 Re2 39. g4 Rf2+ 40. Kg3 Ne4+ 41. Kh4 Rf8 42. Rh5 Nf6 43. Rg5+ Kf7 44. Ne5+ Ke6 45. Rg7 Rh8+ 46. Kg5 Ne4+ 47. Kf4 Nf6 48. Kg3 Ne4+ 49. Kg2 Rb8 50. Nd3 Kd5 51. Rxc7 Kxd4 52. Rd7+ Ke3 53. h4 Rb3 54. g5 Rxd3 55. Rxd3+ Kxd3 56. Kf3 Kd4 57. Kf4 Nd6 58. h5 Ne8 59. h6 Nd6 60. h7 Nf7 61. g6 1-0
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