Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian

Polugaevsky Memorial 2016, 2016 · Result ½–½ · Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88).

Nikita Matinian2489½

Sergey Drygalov2400½

Notation · 82 moves

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

Level Up Your Chess

Turn this game into your next win

Replay Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian with deep analysis, save the moments that matter, fold the ideas into your own opening repertoire, and drill the positions until they're second nature. CipherChess turns the games you study into the results you get — free to start.

Start Free on CipherChess

More Games By These Players

More games by Sergey Drygalov

Sergey Drygalov vs Maxim Timoshin0–1 · 2026 Shiroghlan Talibov vs Sergey Drygalov½–½ · 2026 Sergey Drygalov vs Ivan Yeletsky½–½ · 2026 Sergey Sklokin vs Sergey Drygalov½–½ · 2026 Sergey Drygalov vs Sauat Nurgaliyev½–½ · 2026 Edgar Hayrapetyan vs Sergey Drygalov0–1 · 2026

More games by Nikita Matinian

Menua Hakobyan vs Nikita Matinian1–0 · 2026 Nikita Matinian vs Vahe Danielyan0–1 · 2026 Nikita Matinian vs Oleg Vastrukhin½–½ · 2026 Igor Ismagilov vs Nikita Matinian½–½ · 2026 Andrey Esipenko vs Nikita Matinian1–0 · 2026 Dmitriy Petukhov vs Nikita Matinian1–0 · 2025

Game details

White: Sergey Drygalov (2400)
Black: Nikita Matinian (2489)
Result: ½–½
Event: Polugaevsky Memorial 2016
Year: 2016
Opening: Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88)

About this chess game

This chess game between Sergey Drygalov (2400) and Nikita Matinian (2489) was played at Polugaevsky Memorial 2016 in 2016 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (A88). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.

Looking for more Sergey Drygalov games or Nikita Matinian games? This Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian encounter is one of millions of chess games indexed in the CipherChess mega database. Browse both players' full records, the openings they play most, and head-to-head results, then load any game onto the board to prepare your own lines against the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian?

Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian (2016) finished ½–½, and the game was drawn.

What opening was played in Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian?

The game opened with the Dutch Defense: Leningrad Variation, Warsaw Variation (ECO A88).

Can I replay this chess game move by move?

Yes. Use the interactive board on this page to step through every move of Sergey Drygalov vs Nikita Matinian, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to review it with the Stockfish engine.