WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Zhigalko vs FM Siddhanth

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 7
White GM Zhigalko, S
Black FM Siddhanth Poonja
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2572
BlackElo 2188
ECO B40
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
PlyCount 65
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.O-O Nge7 7.Re1 Ng6 8.g3 Be7 9.h4 h5 10.a4 Bd7 11.Na3 a6 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.d3 O-O 15.Bg5 Rf5 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Nd6 Raf8 18.Nxf5 Nxf5 19.cxd4 Bc6 20.Ng5 Nxd4 21.f4 Qd7 22.a5 Qd5 23.Re4 Nf5 24.Kh2 Qd7 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Qe2 Qxd3 27.Qxd3 Rxd3 28.Rxc5 Rxg3 29.Rb4 Rg2+ 30.Kh3 Rg3+ 31.Kh2 Rg2+ 32.Kh3 Rg3+ 33.Kh2 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Zhigalko, S"] [Black "Siddhanth Poonja"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2188"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "13502956"] [BlackFideId "25181823"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 Ng6 8. g3 Be7 9. h4 h5 10. a4 Bd7 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. d3 O-O 15. Bg5 Rf5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nd6 Raf8 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. cxd4 Bc6 20. Ng5 Nxd4 21. f4 Qd7 22. a5 Qd5 23. Re4 Nf5 24. Kh2 Qd7 25. Rc1 Rd8 26. Qe2 Qxd3 27. Qxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxc5 Rxg3 29. Rb4 Rg2+ 30. Kh3 Rg3+ 31. Kh2 Rg2+ 32. Kh3 Rg3+ 33. Kh2 1/2-1/2
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