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Zhigalko,S vs Petcu,Gabriel

2026.03.12 · game 1

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[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 12th Mar 2026"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2026.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhigalko,S"]
[Black "Petcu,Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[ECO "B53"]
[Opening "Sicilian, Chekhover variation"]
[WhiteFideId "13502956"]
[BlackFideId "28548485"]
[EventDate "2026.03.12"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 Qc7 11. Kb1 O-O 12. Qd2 a6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f3 b5
15. g4 b4 16. Nce2 a5 17. Ng3 a4 18. Nh5 b3 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21.
cxb3 axb3 22. a3 Rfc8 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. h4 Rab8 25. h5 Ba4 26. h6 Rc2 27. Nxc2
bxc2+ 28. Rxc2 Bxc2+ 29. Qxc2 Qa5 30. Rd1 Qxa3 31. Qc8+ Rxc8 32. bxa3 Rc3 33.
Kb2 Rxf3 34. a4 Rf4 35. a5 Rxe4 36. Kb3 Re3+ 37. Kb4 Re2 38. Ra1 Rb2+ 39. Kc4
Rb8 40. a6 Ra8 41. Kb5 Kf8 42. Kc6 Ke7 43. Kb7 Rd8 44. a7 d5 45. a8=Q Rxa8 46.
Rxa8 e5 47. Kc6 d4 48. Kd5 Kd7 49. Ra7+ Ke8 50. Kd6 1-0

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