[Event "Titled Tuesday Blitz Early 20th February 2024"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Zhigalko, Sergei"] [Black "Kushko, Dmitriy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2445"] [WhiteNationality "BLR"] [BlackNationality "UKR"] [WhiteFideId "13502956"] [BlackFideId "14162261"] [PlyCount "97"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann"] [Variation "advance variation"] [EventDate "2024.02.20"] [Source "TWIC 1529"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-02/zhigalko-kushko-titlede20feb-2024.htm"] [LastModified "Tue Feb 11 10:18:37 2025"] { Event information: TWIC 1529, item 26 (leading pairings & results). } { Source: TWIC 1529. } 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O a5 7. Nbd2 a4 8. c4 h6 9. a3 Ne7 10. Re1 Bg6 11. Bf1 Nf5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bb5 Qa5 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. Nb1 Nc6 16. Nc3 Nb6 17. Bd2 Qa7 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. Rac1 Be7 20. Qg4 Bxh4 21. Qxh4 O-O 22. Re3 Bg6 23. Rh3 h5 24. g4 Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Be3 Qb8 27. gxh5 Bf5 28. Rg3 Kh7 29. Kh1 Rg8 30. Rcg1 Qd8 31. Qf4 Qf8 32. d5 Na5 33. d6 f6 34. f3 Qf7 35. Bd4 Qxh5 36. exf6 gxf6 37. Bxf6 Rxg3 38. Rxg3 Rg8 39. Rxg8 Kxg8 40. Qg3+ Bg6 41. d7 Nc6 42. d8=Q+ Nxd8 43. Bxd8 Qf5 44. Ne4 Kf8 45. Bc7 Qd5 46. Qxg6 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qc2+ 48. Kg3 Qd1 49. Bd6+ 1-0