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Vachier Lagrave,M vs Zhigalko,S

2025.09.23 · game 1

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[Event "Titled Tue 23rd Sep 2025"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.09.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Zhigalko,S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[ECO "B30"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)"]
[WhiteFideId "623539"]
[BlackFideId "13502956"]
[EventDate "2025.09.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Qc7 7. h3 Bh5 8.
a4 e5 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 O-O-O 12. Be3 f6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h4 Be7
15. Qf3 Nf8 16. b4 b5 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Nd2 Ne6 19. Nb3 c4 20. Rxa7 Bxb4+ 21.
Kf1 Qc6 22. Na5 Bxa5 23. Rxa5 cxd3 24. cxd3 Rxd3 25. Ra1 Nd4 26. Qh3 Qxe4 27.
Qg2 Nf3 28. Qg3 Rhd8 29. Kg2 Nxh4+ 30. Kh3 Nf3 31. Rhc1+ Kb8 32. Kg2 Nd4+ 33.
Kf1 Rh8 34. Bxd4 Rh1+ 35. Qg1 Rxg1+ 36. Kxg1 Qxg4+ 37. Kf1 exd4 38. Rab1 Qf5 39.
Rb2 Rc3 40. Rcb1 Qd3+ 41. Kg1 Rc5 42. Rb3 Rg5+ 43. Kh2 Qc2 44. R1b2 Qc4 45. f4
Rf5 46. Kg3 Qc6 47. Re2 Kb7 48. Ra3 Kb6 49. Rea2 b4 50. Ra6+ Kc5 51. R2a5+ Kc4
52. Rxc6+ 1-0

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