Hikaru vs alexrustemov
Chess.com · blitz · 2026-09-23 · Result 1-0
White: Hikaru (3439). Black: alexrustemov (3041).
Opening: Queens Gambit Accepted Classical Steinitz Variation Exchange Variation
GAME REPLAY
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alexrustemovBlack · Chess.com
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HikaruWhite · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 41
Recorded moves
1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Qf3 O-O 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Qe2 a6 13. e4 Bd7 14. Bf4 Rac8 15. Bg3 Bc5 16. Kh1 Qb8 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Nxe5 Qe7 20. Bh4 Rfd8 21. Ng4 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.09.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Hikaru"]
[Black "alexrustemov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "2rr2k1/1p1bqppp/p3pn2/8/4P1NB/1BN5/PP2QPPP/R6K b - - 4 21"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D26"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Queens-Gambit-Accepted-Classical-Steinitz-Variation-Exchange-Variation"]
[UTCDate "2026.09.23"]
[UTCTime "05:34:53"]
[WhiteElo "3439"]
[BlackElo "3041"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Hikaru won by resignation"]
[StartTime "05:34:53"]
[EndDate "2026.09.23"]
[EndTime "05:37:05"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/184239477800"]
1. d4 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 2. e3 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:58.8]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 3... dxc4 {[%clk 0:02:57.3]} 4. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 4... e6 {[%clk 0:02:56.9]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.2]} 5... c5 {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 6. O-O {[%clk 0:02:57.6]} 6... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:55.8]} 7. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:53.2]} 7... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:54.9]} 8. Qf3 {[%clk 0:02:50.7]} 8... O-O {[%clk 0:02:53.5]} 9. Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:49.9]} 9... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:52.8]} 10. Bb3 {[%clk 0:02:45.7]} 10... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:49.2]} 11. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:43.4]} 11... Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:48.3]} 12. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:42.1]} 12... a6 {[%clk 0:02:46.7]} 13. e4 {[%clk 0:02:38.6]} 13... Bd7 {[%clk 0:02:37.3]} 14. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:36.2]} 14... Rac8 {[%clk 0:02:32.7]} 15. Bg3 {[%clk 0:02:26.3]} 15... Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:15.8]} 16. Kh1 {[%clk 0:02:20.4]} 16... Qb8 {[%clk 0:02:13.2]} 17. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:18]} 17... Bd6 {[%clk 0:01:56.2]} 18. Rxd6 {[%clk 0:02:16.7]} 18... Qxd6 {[%clk 0:01:55.8]} 19. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:15.1]} 19... Qe7 {[%clk 0:01:53.6]} 20. Bh4 {[%clk 0:02:11.9]} 20... Rfd8 {[%clk 0:01:51.3]} 21. Ng4 {[%clk 0:02:10.1]} 1-0