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WORLDBASE Game GM Zhigalko vs GM Zierk

Stockfish
Event 2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.20
Round 11
White GM Zhigalko, S
Black GM Zierk, S
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2572
BlackElo 2489
ECO B53
Opening Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
PlyCount 61
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.c4 e5 8.Qd3 Qc7 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Be3 Be7 11.h3 O-O 12.O-O Be6 13.Rac1 Rfd8 14.b3 Qd7 15.Rfd1 Qe8 16.Qe2 Nd7 17.Na4 f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Bg5 Nf6 20.c5 h6 21.cxd6 Bxd6 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Nh4 Be6 24.Rd3 f5 25.Rg3+ Kh7 26.Nc5 Bc8 27.Rg6 Be7 28.Qh5 Qf8 29.Rxc6 Bg5 30.Rc7+ Kg8 31.Qg6+ 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "11"] [White "Zhigalko, S"] [Black "Zierk, S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2489"] [ECO "B53"] [Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.20"] [WhiteFideId "13502956"] [BlackFideId "2034255"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. c4 e5 8. Qd3 Qc7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Be3 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. b3 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Na4 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bg5 Nf6 20. c5 h6 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nh4 Be6 24. Rd3 f5 25. Rg3+ Kh7 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Rg6 Be7 28. Qh5 Qf8 29. Rxc6 Bg5 30. Rc7+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ 1-0
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