amintabatabaei vs Hikaru
Chess.com · bullet · 2026-01-03 · Result 0-1
White: amintabatabaei (3136). Black: Hikaru (3405).
Opening: French Defense Classical Steinitz Variation...6.Nf3 a6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.a3
GAME REPLAY
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HikaruBlack · Chess.com
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amintabatabaeiWhite · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 172
Recorded moves
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3 Qa7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. h4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. O-O-O Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Re1 Kf7 19. Rb4 Bc6 20. Ne2 Rhe8 21. Nd4 g6 22. Rb6 Nd7 23. Rb4 a5 24. Rb3 Kf6 25. g4 e5 26. g5+ Kf7 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Rb7 Re7 29. fxe5 Nc5 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Rf6 Rc8 33. h5 Nd7 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Rxg6 Nxe5 36. Rh6 Rf8 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Rf4 39. b5 Nxd3+ 40. cxd3 cxb5 41. Rb6 Rg4 42. Rxb5 Kd6 43. g6 Ke5 44. Rb6 Rg2 45. Kd1 Kd4 46. Ke1 Kxd3 47. Kf1 Rg5 48. Kf2 Ke4 49. Ke2 d4 50. Re6+ Kf5 51. Rd6 Ke5 52. Ra6 Ke4 53. Re6+ Kf5 54. Ra6 Rg3 55. Kf2 Rg4 56. Kf3 Rg1 57. Ke2 Ke4 58. Re6+ Kd5 59. Ra6 Kc4 60. Kf2 Rg5 61. Kf3 d3 62. Kf4 d2 63. Kxg5 d1=Q 64. Rf6 Qg1+ 65. Kh6 Qh2+ 66. Kg7 Qb2 67. Kf7 Qb7+ 68. Ke6 Qd5+ 69. Ke7 Qe5+ 70. Kf7 Qc7+ 71. Kf8 Qd8+ 72. Kf7 Qd7+ 73. Kf8 Qd4 74. Kf7 Qd5+ 75. Kf8 Qg5 76. Kf7 Qh5 77. Kg7 Kd5 78. Kf7 Ke5 79. Re6+ Kf5 80. Rf6+ Kg5 81. Ra6 Qf3+ 82. Kg7 Qb7+ 83. Kg8 Qxa6 84. Kh7 Qb7+ 85. g7 Kf6 86. Kh8 Qxg7# 0-1
Game PGN
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "amintabatabaei"]
[Black "Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/bullet-brawl-4624229"]
[CurrentPosition "7K/6q1/5k2/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 87"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C11"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Classical-Steinitz-Variation...6.Nf3-a6-7.Be3-Qb6-8.a3"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.03"]
[UTCTime "18:33:50"]
[WhiteElo "3136"]
[BlackElo "3405"]
[TimeControl "60"]
[Termination "Hikaru won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "18:33:50"]
[EndDate "2026.01.03"]
[EndTime "18:36:10"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/161779023511"]
1. d4 {[%clk 0:00:59.5]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:00:59.1]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:59.4]} 2... e6 {[%clk 0:00:59]} 3. e4 {[%clk 0:00:58.9]} 3... d5 {[%clk 0:00:58.6]} 4. e5 {[%clk 0:00:58.6]} 4... Nfd7 {[%clk 0:00:58.1]} 5. f4 {[%clk 0:00:58.4]} 5... c5 {[%clk 0:00:57.8]} 6. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:58.3]} 6... a6 {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 7. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:58]} 7... Qb6 {[%clk 0:00:57.1]} 8. a3 {[%clk 0:00:55.5]} 8... Qa7 {[%clk 0:00:55.3]} 9. Qd2 {[%clk 0:00:54.5]} 9... Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:54.9]} 10. h4 {[%clk 0:00:54.2]} 10... cxd4 {[%clk 0:00:54.5]} 11. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:00:54.1]} 11... Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:54.2]} 12. O-O-O {[%clk 0:00:53.7]} 12... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.5]} 13. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.6]} 13... Nxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.4]} 14. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.5]} 14... Qxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.3]} 15. Rxd4 {[%clk 0:00:53.4]} 15... f6 {[%clk 0:00:53.1]} 16. exf6 {[%clk 0:00:49.3]} 16... Nxf6 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 17. Bd3 {[%clk 0:00:46.4]} 17... Bd7 {[%clk 0:00:52.3]} 18. Re1 {[%clk 0:00:45.9]} 18... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:51.7]} 19. Rb4 {[%clk 0:00:45]} 19... Bc6 {[%clk 0:00:50.9]} 20. Ne2 {[%clk 0:00:44.8]} 20... Rhe8 {[%clk 0:00:49.3]} 21. Nd4 {[%clk 0:00:44.5]} 21... g6 {[%clk 0:00:48.2]} 22. Rb6 {[%clk 0:00:43.5]} 22... Nd7 {[%clk 0:00:47.3]} 23. Rb4 {[%clk 0:00:40.1]} 23... a5 {[%clk 0:00:46.7]} 24. Rb3 {[%clk 0:00:37.5]} 24... Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:43.6]} 25. g4 {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 25... e5 {[%clk 0:00:42.4]} 26. g5+ {[%clk 0:00:35.9]} 26... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:41.5]} 27. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:00:34.8]} 27... bxc6 {[%clk 0:00:40.4]} 28. Rb7 {[%clk 0:00:34.6]} 28... Re7 {[%clk 0:00:38.2]} 29. fxe5 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 29... Nc5 {[%clk 0:00:36.7]} 30. Rf1+ {[%clk 0:00:30.8]} 30... Ke8 {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 31. Rxe7+ {[%clk 0:00:30.6]} 31... Kxe7 {[%clk 0:00:36.2]} 32. Rf6 {[%clk 0:00:30.3]} 32... Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:35.8]} 33. h5 {[%clk 0:00:29.4]} 33... Nd7 {[%clk 0:00:35.2]} 34. hxg6 {[%clk 0:00:28.1]} 34... hxg6 {[%clk 0:00:34.4]} 35. Rxg6 {[%clk 0:00:27.4]} 35... Nxe5 {[%clk 0:00:34.1]} 36. Rh6 {[%clk 0:00:26.7]} 36... Rf8 {[%clk 0:00:33.1]} 37. b4 {[%clk 0:00:25.2]} 37... axb4 {[%clk 0:00:32.2]} 38. axb4 {[%clk 0:00:25.1]} 38... Rf4 {[%clk 0:00:31.7]} 39. b5 {[%clk 0:00:22.2]} 39... Nxd3+ {[%clk 0:00:30.9]} 40. cxd3 {[%clk 0:00:21.6]} 40... cxb5 {[%clk 0:00:30.8]} 41. Rb6 {[%clk 0:00:20.2]} 41... Rg4 {[%clk 0:00:30.4]} 42. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 42... Kd6 {[%clk 0:00:30.1]} 43. g6 {[%clk 0:00:17.6]} 43... Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:29.6]} 44. Rb6 {[%clk 0:00:16.8]} 44... Rg2 {[%clk 0:00:29.1]} 45. Kd1 {[%clk 0:00:15]} 45... Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:28.7]} 46. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:14.9]} 46... Kxd3 {[%clk 0:00:28.2]} 47. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:14.8]} 47... Rg5 {[%clk 0:00:27.8]} 48. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 48... Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:27.5]} 49. Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:13.4]} 49... d4 {[%clk 0:00:26.9]} 50. Re6+ {[%clk 0:00:12.2]} 50... Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:26.5]} 51. Rd6 {[%clk 0:00:11.9]} 51... Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:25.2]} 52. Ra6 {[%clk 0:00:11.6]} 52... Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:24.8]} 53. Re6+ {[%clk 0:00:11.2]} 53... Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:24.4]} 54. Ra6 {[%clk 0:00:11.1]} 54... Rg3 {[%clk 0:00:23.8]} 55. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:10.7]} 55... Rg4 {[%clk 0:00:22.9]} 56. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:10.2]} 56... Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:22.5]} 57. Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:09.6]} 57... Ke4 {[%clk 0:00:22]} 58. Re6+ {[%clk 0:00:08.6]} 58... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:21.7]} 59. Ra6 {[%clk 0:00:08.5]} 59... Kc4 {[%clk 0:00:21.3]} 60. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:07.8]} 60... Rg5 {[%clk 0:00:20.3]} 61. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:07]} 61... d3 {[%clk 0:00:19.9]} 62. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:06.8]} 62... d2 {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 63. Kxg5 {[%clk 0:00:05.7]} 63... d1=Q {[%clk 0:00:17.7]} 64. Rf6 {[%clk 0:00:05.6]} 64... Qg1+ {[%clk 0:00:16.9]} 65. Kh6 {[%clk 0:00:05.5]} 65... Qh2+ {[%clk 0:00:16.6]} 66. Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 66... Qb2 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 67. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:05.3]} 67... Qb7+ {[%clk 0:00:15.7]} 68. Ke6 {[%clk 0:00:05]} 68... Qd5+ {[%clk 0:00:14.8]} 69. Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:04.4]} 69... Qe5+ {[%clk 0:00:14.3]} 70. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:04.3]} 70... Qc7+ {[%clk 0:00:13.8]} 71. Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:03.8]} 71... Qd8+ {[%clk 0:00:13.4]} 72. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:03.7]} 72... Qd7+ {[%clk 0:00:13.1]} 73. Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:03.6]} 73... Qd4 {[%clk 0:00:12.8]} 74. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:03.5]} 74... Qd5+ {[%clk 0:00:12]} 75. Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:03.1]} 75... Qg5 {[%clk 0:00:11.7]} 76. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:03]} 76... Qh5 {[%clk 0:00:11.6]} 77. Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:02.6]} 77... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:10.6]} 78. Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:02.5]} 78... Ke5 {[%clk 0:00:09.9]} 79. Re6+ {[%clk 0:00:02.4]} 79... Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 80. Rf6+ {[%clk 0:00:02.3]} 80... Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:08.9]} 81. Ra6 {[%clk 0:00:02.2]} 81... Qf3+ {[%clk 0:00:08.5]} 82. Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:01.7]} 82... Qb7+ {[%clk 0:00:08]} 83. Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:01.5]} 83... Qxa6 {[%clk 0:00:07.7]} 84. Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:01.4]} 84... Qb7+ {[%clk 0:00:07]} 85. g7 {[%clk 0:00:01.3]} 85... Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:06.4]} 86. Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:01.2]} 86... Qxg7# {[%clk 0:00:05.8]} 0-1