Hikaru vs Zhigalko_Sergei
Chess.com · blitz · 2026-10-13 · Result 1-0
White: Hikaru (3479). Black: Zhigalko_Sergei (3159).
Opening: English Opening Four Knights Nimzowitsch Variation 4...Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.a3
GAME REPLAY
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Zhigalko_SergeiBlack · Chess.com
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HikaruWhite · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 88
Recorded moves
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. h3 a5 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O h6 11. Nb5 Re8 12. Re1 Nh7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nf6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bf1 Nd7 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 b6 22. Re3 Qf6 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Qe2 Ng6 25. g3 Ra7 26. Bg2 Rea8 27. f4 Ra1 28. Kh2 R8a3 29. Rdd3 Qe7 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Rxa3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Bc6 33. Re3 Qd7 34. h4 Qd8 35. h5 Nf8 36. Qd2 Qa8 37. e5 dxe5 38. Rxe5 Ne6 39. Bd5 Bxd5 40. cxd5 Nf8 41. Qe2 Qa3 42. Re8 Qxb4 43. Qe7 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 Qh2+ 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.10.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Hikaru"]
[Black "Zhigalko_Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-october-13-2026-31163803"]
[CurrentPosition "4Rnk1/2p1Qpp1/1p5p/3P3P/5P2/6PK/7q/8 w - - 4 45"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A28"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Four-Knights-Nimzowitsch-Variation-4...Bb4-5.d3-d6-6.a3"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.13"]
[UTCTime "16:12:19"]
[WhiteElo "3479"]
[BlackElo "3159"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "Hikaru won by resignation"]
[StartTime "16:12:19"]
[EndDate "2026.10.13"]
[EndTime "16:21:24"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/186221789113"]
1. c4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:58.3]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:59]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:57.5]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:54.6]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:56.6]} 4. e4 {[%clk 0:04:53.8]} 4... Bb4 {[%clk 0:04:55]} 5. d3 {[%clk 0:04:53.1]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:04:50.3]} 6. a3 {[%clk 0:04:52.3]} 6... Bc5 {[%clk 0:04:49.7]} 7. h3 {[%clk 0:04:51.7]} 7... a5 {[%clk 0:04:48.4]} 8. Be3 {[%clk 0:04:48.7]} 8... O-O {[%clk 0:04:45.5]} 9. Be2 {[%clk 0:04:46.3]} 9... Be6 {[%clk 0:04:40.4]} 10. O-O {[%clk 0:04:44.2]} 10... h6 {[%clk 0:04:37.8]} 11. Nb5 {[%clk 0:04:26]} 11... Re8 {[%clk 0:04:31.2]} 12. Re1 {[%clk 0:04:10.6]} 12... Nh7 {[%clk 0:04:14.1]} 13. d4 {[%clk 0:04:06]} 13... exd4 {[%clk 0:04:11.4]} 14. Nfxd4 {[%clk 0:04:01.9]} 14... Nxd4 {[%clk 0:03:59.4]} 15. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:03:51.7]} 15... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:03:54.4]} 16. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:03:48]} 16... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:42.6]} 17. Rad1 {[%clk 0:03:42.5]} 17... Bd7 {[%clk 0:03:37.5]} 18. Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:41.4]} 18... Bc6 {[%clk 0:03:34.5]} 19. Bf1 {[%clk 0:03:36.8]} 19... Nd7 {[%clk 0:03:26.2]} 20. b4 {[%clk 0:03:32]} 20... axb4 {[%clk 0:03:26.1]} 21. axb4 {[%clk 0:03:31.3]} 21... b6 {[%clk 0:03:25.9]} 22. Re3 {[%clk 0:03:27.7]} 22... Qf6 {[%clk 0:03:22.3]} 23. Qd2 {[%clk 0:03:26.8]} 23... Ne5 {[%clk 0:03:10.2]} 24. Qe2 {[%clk 0:03:10.1]} 24... Ng6 {[%clk 0:02:55.2]} 25. g3 {[%clk 0:03:07.7]} 25... Ra7 {[%clk 0:02:42.4]} 26. Bg2 {[%clk 0:03:01.9]} 26... Rea8 {[%clk 0:02:35.2]} 27. f4 {[%clk 0:02:50.7]} 27... Ra1 {[%clk 0:02:26.5]} 28. Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:40.3]} 28... R8a3 {[%clk 0:01:51.6]} 29. Rdd3 {[%clk 0:02:10.4]} 29... Qe7 {[%clk 0:01:09.8]} 30. Nd5 {[%clk 0:02:04.7]} 30... Bxd5 {[%clk 0:01:07.4]} 31. Rxa3 {[%clk 0:01:43.6]} 31... Rxa3 {[%clk 0:01:06.2]} 32. Rxa3 {[%clk 0:01:43.5]} 32... Bc6 {[%clk 0:01:06.1]} 33. Re3 {[%clk 0:01:35.7]} 33... Qd7 {[%clk 0:01:04.4]} 34. h4 {[%clk 0:01:33.7]} 34... Qd8 {[%clk 0:01:02.7]} 35. h5 {[%clk 0:01:32.4]} 35... Nf8 {[%clk 0:01:02.1]} 36. Qd2 {[%clk 0:01:28.5]} 36... Qa8 {[%clk 0:01:00.2]} 37. e5 {[%clk 0:01:26.1]} 37... dxe5 {[%clk 0:00:58.2]} 38. Rxe5 {[%clk 0:01:22.7]} 38... Ne6 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 39. Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:13.7]} 39... Bxd5 {[%clk 0:00:51.4]} 40. cxd5 {[%clk 0:01:08.3]} 40... Nf8 {[%clk 0:00:50.9]} 41. Qe2 {[%clk 0:01:07.2]} 41... Qa3 {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 42. Re8 {[%clk 0:01:06.1]} 42... Qxb4 {[%clk 0:00:31]} 43. Qe7 {[%clk 0:01:04.6]} 43... Qb2+ {[%clk 0:00:19.2]} 44. Kh3 {[%clk 0:01:03.5]} 44... Qh2+ {[%clk 0:00:19.1]} 1-0