merlynsm vs KhashayarKM
Chess.com · blitz · 2026-08-28 · Result 1-0
White: merlynsm (826). Black: KhashayarKM (818).
Opening: Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack Classical Variation 2.Bb2 c6
GAME REPLAY
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KhashayarKMBlack · Chess.com
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merlynsmWhite · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 97
Recorded moves
1. b3 c6 2. Bb2 d5 3. d3 Bg4 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Ngf3 Nbd7 9. a3 Qb6 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. c3 c5 12. Nc2 c4 13. b4 cxd3 14. Ne3 dxe2 15. Qxe2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. O-O Ne5 18. a4 Nd3 19. a5 Qb5 20. Qd2 O-O 21. c4 Qxb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. Ba3 Rfd8 24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Rfb1 Bc5 26. Rxb7 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Bh5 28. Rc7 Bf3 29. Bxf3 exf3 30. c5 Rd3 31. Rc1 h6 32. c6 Rad8 33. Rb7 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. c7 Rc8 37. Rb8 Rxb8 38. cxb8=Q+ Kh7 39. Qxa7 f6 40. Qb6 Kg6 41. Kxf3 Kf7 42. e4 Kg6 43. a6 Kf7 44. a7 Kg6 45. a8=Q Kh7 46. Qab7 Kg6 47. Q6c7 Kg5 48. Qxg7+ Kh5 49. Qbf7# 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.08.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "merlynsm"]
[Black "KhashayarKM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "8/5QQ1/4pp1p/7k/4P3/5KPP/8/8 b - - 2 49"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A01"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzowitsch-Larsen-Attack-Classical-Variation-2.Bb2-c6"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.28"]
[UTCTime "06:05:59"]
[WhiteElo "826"]
[BlackElo "818"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "merlynsm won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "06:05:59"]
[EndDate "2026.08.28"]
[EndTime "06:12:12"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/173637281990"]
1. b3 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 1... c6 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 2. Bb2 {[%clk 0:02:58.2]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:02:59.8]} 3. d3 {[%clk 0:02:57.1]} 3... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:55.6]} 4. Nd2 {[%clk 0:02:55.3]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:54.8]} 5. g3 {[%clk 0:02:48.8]} 5... e6 {[%clk 0:02:53.8]} 6. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:48.1]} 6... Bd6 {[%clk 0:02:52.7]} 7. h3 {[%clk 0:02:45.5]} 7... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:51.1]} 8. Ngf3 {[%clk 0:02:44.4]} 8... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:50.3]} 9. a3 {[%clk 0:02:42.5]} 9... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:49.3]} 10. Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:29.4]} 10... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:42.7]} 11. c3 {[%clk 0:02:24.5]} 11... c5 {[%clk 0:02:26.9]} 12. Nc2 {[%clk 0:02:14.7]} 12... c4 {[%clk 0:02:24.9]} 13. b4 {[%clk 0:02:04.3]} 13... cxd3 {[%clk 0:02:22.9]} 14. Ne3 {[%clk 0:01:51.4]} 14... dxe2 {[%clk 0:02:19.4]} 15. Qxe2 {[%clk 0:01:34.4]} 15... Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:55.4]} 16. Nxe4 {[%clk 0:01:25.4]} 16... dxe4 {[%clk 0:01:52.4]} 17. O-O {[%clk 0:01:25.3]} 17... Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:40.7]} 18. a4 {[%clk 0:01:07.7]} 18... Nd3 {[%clk 0:01:38.6]} 19. a5 {[%clk 0:01:01]} 19... Qb5 {[%clk 0:01:34.1]} 20. Qd2 {[%clk 0:00:54.7]} 20... O-O {[%clk 0:01:20.9]} 21. c4 {[%clk 0:00:45.6]} 21... Qxb4 {[%clk 0:01:03.2]} 22. Qxb4 {[%clk 0:00:43.3]} 22... Nxb4 {[%clk 0:01:02.4]} 23. Ba3 {[%clk 0:00:40.3]} 23... Rfd8 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 24. Bxb4 {[%clk 0:00:30]} 24... Bxb4 {[%clk 0:00:55.1]} 25. Rfb1 {[%clk 0:00:28.4]} 25... Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:50.7]} 26. Rxb7 {[%clk 0:00:25.8]} 26... Bxe3 {[%clk 0:00:49]} 27. fxe3 {[%clk 0:00:24.4]} 27... Bh5 {[%clk 0:00:38.1]} 28. Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:19.3]} 28... Bf3 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 29. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:00:17.8]} 29... exf3 {[%clk 0:00:35.1]} 30. c5 {[%clk 0:00:17.7]} 30... Rd3 {[%clk 0:00:27.6]} 31. Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:16.6]} 31... h6 {[%clk 0:00:24.9]} 32. c6 {[%clk 0:00:16.5]} 32... Rad8 {[%clk 0:00:23.7]} 33. Rb7 {[%clk 0:00:12.9]} 33... Rd1+ {[%clk 0:00:20.3]} 34. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:00:11.8]} 34... Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:00:19.5]} 35. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:11.7]} 35... Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:15.9]} 36. c7 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 36... Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:14.9]} 37. Rb8 {[%clk 0:00:08.1]} 37... Rxb8 {[%clk 0:00:11.9]} 38. cxb8=Q+ {[%clk 0:00:08]} 38... Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:11.7]} 39. Qxa7 {[%clk 0:00:07.3]} 39... f6 {[%clk 0:00:11.1]} 40. Qb6 {[%clk 0:00:05.6]} 40... Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:11]} 41. Kxf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.8]} 41... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:10.4]} 42. e4 {[%clk 0:00:04]} 42... Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:10.3]} 43. a6 {[%clk 0:00:03.2]} 43... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:09.7]} 44. a7 {[%clk 0:00:03.1]} 44... Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:09.4]} 45. a8=Q {[%clk 0:00:02.8]} 45... Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:09.3]} 46. Qab7 {[%clk 0:00:02.2]} 46... Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 47. Q6c7 {[%clk 0:00:01.8]} 47... Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:07.6]} 48. Qxg7+ {[%clk 0:00:01.7]} 48... Kh5 {[%clk 0:00:06.8]} 49. Qbf7# {[%clk 0:00:01.5]} 1-0