Sergei Zhigalko
Number of games in database: 223
Years covered: 2001 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2646
Overall record: +80 -44 =99 (58.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (50)      B22 B53 B90 B30 B31  Ruy Lopez (22)      C67 C84 C95 C78 C99  French Defense (17)      C02  Ruy Lopez, Closed (11)      C84 C95 C99 C96 C90  Caro-Kann (5)      B12  Sicilian Najdorf (5)      B90	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (51)      B30 B33 B31 B23 B22  Queen's Indian (19)      E15 E12 E13 E14  Queen's Gambit Declined (12)      D31 D30  Nimzo Indian (10)      E47 E32 E21 E29 E37

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Zhigalko vs Li Chao, 2009 1-0
   S Zhigalko vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2007 1-0

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SERGEI ZHIGALKO (born Mar-28-1989) Belarus [what is this?] International Master in 2004 and Grandmaster in 2007, Sergei surged into FIDE's top 100 list and became the highest rated player in Belarus in September 2009 with a rating of 2646. He was the 2003 U14 European champion and the 2006 U18 European champion, and is related to Andrey Zhigalko.

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 223  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Dan Golub vs S Zhigalko   0-1 33 2001 EYCC B12 B33 Sicilian 2. P Lagowski vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 57 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. S Zhigalko vs T Warakomski   0-1 41 2001 EYCC B12 C45 Scotch Game 4. D Baramidze vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 43 2001 WYB14 B30 Sicilian 5. F Barglowski vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 40 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A B33 Sicilian 6. Baklan vs S Zhigalko 1-0 12 2001 Rubinstein Open B30 Sicilian 7. Milos Osatovic vs S Zhigalko   0-1 42 2001 EYCC B12 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. S Zhigalko vs O Gritsak   0-1 25 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A B23 Sicilian, Closed 9. S Zhigalko vs Nikolaos Kekatos   1-0 27 2001 EYCC B12 C26 Vienna 10. S Zhigalko vs Wang Yue   0-1 24 2001 WYB14 B27 Sicilian 11. S Zhigalko vs J Krainski   1-0 59 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A B02 Alekhine's Defense 12. M Rodshtein vs S Zhigalko   1-0 62 2001 EYCC B12 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. S Zhigalko vs W Schmidt   0-1 20 2001 Polanica Zdroj op C02 French, Advance 14. S Zhigalko vs B Predojevic   1-0 56 2001 WYB14 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 15. S Zhigalko vs M Szymanski   0-1 48 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A C02 French, Advance 16. K Jedryczka vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 32 2001 Rubinstein Open B23 Sicilian, Closed 17. S Zhigalko vs R Mankeyev   ½-½ 18 2001 WYB14 B25 Sicilian, Closed 18. Z Robak vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 17 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A B33 Sicilian 19. S Zhigalko vs D Howell   ½-½ 27 2001 EYCC B12 C28 Vienna Game 20. G Kuparadze vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 31 2001 WYB14 A04 Reti Opening 21. R Kuczynski vs S Zhigalko   ½-½ 31 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 22. S Zhigalko vs M Szelag   ½-½ 47 2001 Rubinstein Open C02 French, Advance 23. S Zhigalko vs Nakamura   0-1 30 2001 WYB14 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 24. S Zhigalko vs G Libov   ½-½ 27 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A A80 Dutch 25. E Kiratzopoulos vs S Zhigalko   0-1 50 2001 EYCC B12 A09 Reti Opening  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 223

Jan-05-04    Dick Brain: This guy is 14, rated 2493 and very rapidly climbing. Another potential chess genius? Mar-24-08    BIDMONFA: Sergei Zhigalko ZHIGALKO, Sergei http://www.bidmonfa.com/zhigalko_se... _ Nov-27-08    Bobsterman3000: Is this guy brothers with Andrey Zhigalko ?? Nov-27-08    TheAlchemist: <Bobsterman3000> Yes Oct-09-09    Tabanus: U14 European champion in 2003, ahead of Tornike Sanikidze and Magnus Carlsen. Can someone please post the last round game between Sanikidze and Carlsen? Thanks. Oct-09-09    whiteshark: <Tabby> even the tournament page didn't list this game. :( http://www.euroyouth2008.com/euro20... <European Youth Championship Boys-U 14 Round 9 pgn> has only 17/35 games, but not the Carlsen game.

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