
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Zhigalko, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "178"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Ne7 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 O-O 15.Qxa4 a5 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Bc4 Kh8 19.O-O f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Bb5 Be6 22.Bc6 Rb8 23.b4 Bxd5 24.Bxd5 axb4 25.cxb4 Qb6 26.Rab1 Rf4 27.g3 Rxb4 28.Rxb4 Qxb4 29.Qxb4 Rxb4 30.Ra1 Rb8 31.h4 Bd2 32.Ra7 g6 33.Kg2 Bb4 34.g4 Rf8 35.f3 Bc5 36.Rd7 Rb8 37.Kh3 Rf8 38.Be4 Be3 39.h5 Rf6 40.Kh4 Kg8 41.h6 Bxh6 42.Rd8+ Kg7 43.Rd7+ Kg8 44.Rd8+ Kg7 45.Rd7+ Kh8 46.Rd8+ Rf8 47.Rxf8+ Bxf8 48.g5 Kg7 49.Kg4 Be7 50.Bd5 Bd8 51.Be4 Ba5 52.Bd5 Bd2 53.Be4 Kf7 54.Bd5+ Kf8 55.Be4 Be3 56.Bd5 h6 57.gxh6 Bxh6 58.Be4 Kg7 59.Bd5 Kf6 60.Bc4 Bf4 61.Bd5 Ke7 62.Be4 Kf6 63.Bd5 g5 64.Bc4 Be3 65.Bd5 Bd2 66.Bc4 Bc1 67.Bd5 Ke7 68.Kf5 Kd7 69.Ke4 Kc7 70.Bf7 Kb6 71.Be6 Kc5 72.Bd5 Bf4 73.Be6 Kb4 74.Bd5 Kc3 75.Be6 Kd2 76.Bd5 Ke2 77.Be6 Kf2 78.Bd5 Kg3 79.Be6 Bd2 80.Bd5 Bb4 81.Be6 Bc5 82.Bd5 g4 83.fxg4 Kxg4 84.Bc6 Kg5 85.Bd5 Kf6 86.Bc4 Bb6 87.Bd5 Bc5 88.Bc4 Bb6 89.Bd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Zhigalko, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "178"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Ne7 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 O-O 15.Qxa4 a5 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Bc4 Kh8 19.O-O f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Bb5 Be6 22.Bc6 Rb8 23.b4 Bxd5 24.Bxd5 axb4 25.cxb4 Qb6 26.Rab1 Rf4 27.g3 Rxb4 28.Rxb4 Qxb4 29.Qxb4 Rxb4 30.Ra1 Rb8 31.h4 Bd2 32.Ra7 g6 33.Kg2 Bb4 34.g4 Rf8 35.f3 Bc5 36.Rd7 Rb8 37.Kh3 Rf8 38.Be4 Be3 39.h5 Rf6 40.Kh4 Kg8 41.h6 Bxh6 42.Rd8+ Kg7 43.Rd7+ Kg8 44.Rd8+ Kg7 45.Rd7+ Kh8 46.Rd8+ Rf8 47.Rxf8+ Bxf8 48.g5 Kg7 49.Kg4 Be7 50.Bd5 Bd8 51.Be4 Ba5 52.Bd5 Bd2 53.Be4 Kf7 54.Bd5+ Kf8 55.Be4 Be3 56.Bd5 h6 57.gxh6 Bxh6 58.Be4 Kg7 59.Bd5 Kf6 60.Bc4 Bf4 61.Bd5 Ke7 62.Be4 Kf6 63.Bd5 g5 64.Bc4 Be3 65.Bd5 Bd2 66.Bc4 Bc1 67.Bd5 Ke7 68.Kf5 Kd7 69.Ke4 Kc7 70.Bf7 Kb6 71.Be6 Kc5 72.Bd5 Bf4 73.Be6 Kb4 74.Bd5 Kc3 75.Be6 Kd2 76.Bd5 Ke2 77.Be6 Kf2 78.Bd5 Kg3 79.Be6 Bd2 80.Bd5 Bb4 81.Be6 Bc5 82.Bd5 g4 83.fxg4 Kxg4 84.Bc6 Kg5 85.Bd5 Kf6 86.Bc4 Bb6 87.Bd5 Bc5 88.Bc4 Bb6 89.Bd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Jun Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Black "Zhigalko, S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[ECO "B33"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Pelikan, Chelyabinsk variation"]
[EventDate "2025.06.24"]
[WhiteFideId "13504398"]
[BlackFideId "13502956"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6
8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. a4 bxa4 14.
Ncb4 O-O 15. Qxa4 a5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. O-O f5 20.
exf5 Bxf5 21. Bb5 Be6 22. Bc6 Rb8 23. b4 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 axb4 25. cxb4 Qb6
26. Rab1 Rf4 27. g3 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Qxb4 29. Qxb4 Rxb4 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. h4 Bd2
32. Ra7 g6 33. Kg2 Bb4 34. g4 Rf8 35. f3 Bc5 36. Rd7 Rb8 37. Kh3 Rf8 38.
Be4 Be3 39. h5 Rf6 40. Kh4 Kg8 41. h6 Bxh6 42. Rd8+ Kg7 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44.
Rd8+ Kg7 45. Rd7+ Kh8 46. Rd8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8+ Bxf8 48. g5 Kg7 49. Kg4 Be7
50. Bd5 Bd8 51. Be4 Ba5 52. Bd5 Bd2 53. Be4 Kf7 54. Bd5+ Kf8 55. Be4 Be3
56. Bd5 h6 57. gxh6 Bxh6 58. Be4 Kg7 59. Bd5 Kf6 60. Bc4 Bf4 61. Bd5 Ke7
62. Be4 Kf6 63. Bd5 g5 64. Bc4 Be3 65. Bd5 Bd2 66. Bc4 Bc1 67. Bd5 Ke7 68.
Kf5 Kd7 69. Ke4 Kc7 70. Bf7 Kb6 71. Be6 Kc5 72. Bd5 Bf4 73. Be6 Kb4 74. Bd5
Kc3 75. Be6 Kd2 76. Bd5 Ke2 77. Be6 Kf2 78. Bd5 Kg3 79. Be6 Bd2 80. Bd5 Bb4
81. Be6 Bc5 82. Bd5 g4 83. fxg4 Kxg4 84. Bc6 Kg5 85. Bd5 Kf6 86. Bc4 Bb6
87. Bd5 Bc5 88. Bc4 Bb6 89. Bd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2