[Event "Titled Arena September '25"] [Site "https://lichess.org/E0xqATN4"] [Date "2025.09.20"] [White "Night-King96"] [Black "Zhigalko_Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "E0xqATN4"] [UTCDate "2025.09.20"] [UTCTime "19:23:02"] [WhiteElo "3254"] [BlackElo "3146"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "B29"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 { B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation } Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Rb8 8. a4 d6 9. h3 a6 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. f4 b5 12. f5 Nd4 13. Ne2 bxa4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Kh2 Bxb2 16. Bxb2 Rxb2 17. Qc1 Rb4 18. c3 Rb8 19. Rxa4 Ne5?! { (-0.56 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (19... Kg7 20. Qa1) 20. d4 Bd7 21. Ra2?! { (0.09 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } (21. Ra3 cxd4) 21... cxd4 22. cxd4 Nd3 23. Qa3 Nb4 24. Rb2 Nc6?! { (-0.87 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (24... a5 25. fxg6) 25. Nf3? { (-0.18 → -1.31) Mistake. Rxb8 was best. } (25. Rxb8) 25... Rxb2?! { (-1.31 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } (25... Qa5 26. Qxa5) 26. Qxb2 Qa5 27. d5 Rb8 28. Qc1?! { (0.08 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } (28. Qf2 Nd8) 28... Ne5 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qc2?! { (-0.56 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } (31. Qg5 Qa3 32. Qxe5 Rb2 33. Qf4 Be8 34. h4 Qa2 35. Rg1 Rf2 36. Qb8 Kf8) 31... Qb6 32. Qd2 Qd6 33. Qf2 Be8 34. Qd2 Ra8 35. Ra1 Qb6 36. Qc3 Qd4 37. Qa3 a5 38. Rc1?! { (-1.91 → -2.62) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (38. h4 Kg7 39. Ra2 Qc4 40. h5 Qc7 41. Bh3 a4 42. hxg6 f6 43. Bf5 Bxg6) 38... Qb4 39. Qa1 Qd6 40. Rb1 a4 41. Rc1?! { (-2.55 → -3.61) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (41. Qc3) 41... a3 42. h4 Qb4?! { (-3.84 → -2.77) Inaccuracy. a2 was best. } (42... a2 43. h5 Qa3 44. hxg6 f6 45. Rc2 Kg7 46. d6 Bxg6 47. dxe7 Bf7 48. Rc7) 43. Rc2?! { (-2.77 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } (43. Qxe5 a2 44. Ra1 f6 45. Qe6+ Bf7 46. Qc6 Ra3 47. h5 gxh5 48. Qc2 Qb8) 43... Qb3 44. Ra2 Bb5 45. h5 Bc4 46. h6?! { (-4.62 → -7.62) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } (46. Rf2 a2) 46... Qxa2 47. Qxe5 Kf8?? { (-7.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb2 was best. } (47... Qb2 48. Qxb2 axb2 49. e5 Rd8 50. e6 fxe6 51. dxe6 Kh7 52. g4 Kxh6 53. Kg3) 48. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0