Merinos74 vs WhatToDoWhatNotToDo
Chess.com · daily · 2026-01-12 · Result 1-0
White: Merinos74 (1285). Black: WhatToDoWhatNotToDo (970).
Opening: Queens Gambit Declined Marshall Defense 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3
GAME REPLAY
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WhatToDoWhatNotToDoBlack · Chess.com
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Merinos74White · Chess.com
Starting position0 / 79
Recorded moves
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e4 Nc6 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Bc4 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Qd4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. Nd4 Nd7 18. Rab1 Nb6 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. h3 Bd7 21. c4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Nf5 Bd7 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Ng4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Na4 28. f3 Nc3 29. a3 Na4 30. Kf2 b6 31. Ke3 Kf8 32. Kf4 Ke7 33. Kf5 Nb2 34. Bc2 Nxc4 35. Ke4 Nxa3 36. Bd3 b5 37. Kd4 a6 38. Kc5 Kd7 39. f4 Nc4 40. Bxc4 1-0
Game PGN
[Event "2026 Chess.com Daily Chess Championship - Round 1"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Merinos74"]
[Black "WhatToDoWhatNotToDo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/2026-chess-com-daily-chess-championship"]
[CurrentPosition "8/2pk1p2/p4p2/1pKP4/2B2PP1/8/6P1/8 b - - 0 40"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D06"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Queens-Gambit-Declined-Marshall-Defense-3.cxd5-Qxd5-4.Nc3"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.02"]
[UTCTime "02:07:26"]
[WhiteElo "1285"]
[BlackElo "970"]
[TimeControl "1/86400"]
[Termination "Merinos74 won on time"]
[StartTime "02:07:26"]
[EndDate "2026.01.12"]
[EndTime "19:35:44"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/daily/910422267"]
1. d4 {[%clk 0:25:14.1]} 1... d5 {[%clk 1:30:20.5]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:05:14.2]} 2... Nf6 {[%clk 2:22:29.7]} 3. cxd5 {[%clk 0:01:08.7]} 3... Qxd5 {[%clk 2:22:59.3]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:01.8]} 4... Qd8 {[%clk 2:12:38.1]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:07.5]} 5... e6 {[%clk 0:00:19.7]} 6. Bg5 {[%clk 0:01:02.6]} 6... Be7 {[%clk 1:58:59.7]} 7. e4 {[%clk 0:03:15.1]} 7... Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:12.4]} 8. d5 {[%clk 0:01:05.6]} 8... exd5 {[%clk 0:00:11.9]} 9. exd5 {[%clk 0:00:04.3]} 9... Nb8 {[%clk 0:00:23.2]} 10. Bc4 {[%clk 0:00:08.3]} 10... Bb4 {[%clk 0:07:40.3]} 11. O-O {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 11... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:01:35]} 12. bxc3 {[%clk 0:00:32]} 12... O-O {[%clk 0:00:27.3]} 13. Qd4 {[%clk 0:03:12.8]} 13... h6 {[%clk 0:07:27.4]} 14. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:01:52.9]} 14... Qxf6 {[%clk 0:10:11.6]} 15. Qxf6 {[%clk 0:03:12.3]} 15... gxf6 {[%clk 0:25:12]} 16. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:02:21.4]} 16... Bg4 {[%clk 0:00:15.6]} 17. Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 17... Nd7 {[%clk 1:22:17.1]} 18. Rab1 {[%clk 0:02:06.3]} 18... Nb6 {[%clk 0:00:33.1]} 19. Bd3 {[%clk 0:03:16.7]} 19... Rfe8 {[%clk 0:04:49.6]} 20. h3 {[%clk 0:09:32.2]} 20... Bd7 {[%clk 0:00:10.1]} 21. c4 {[%clk 0:02:20.7]} 21... Rxe1+ {[%clk 0:00:11.2]} 22. Rxe1 {[%clk 0:07:06.5]} 22... Re8 {[%clk 0:05:38.8]} 23. Rxe8+ {[%clk 0:10:06.1]} 23... Bxe8 {[%clk 0:04:09.3]} 24. Nf5 {[%clk 0:12:32]} 24... Bd7 {[%clk 0:04:30.2]} 25. Nxh6+ {[%clk 0:07:36.2]} 25... Kg7 {[%clk 1:22:47.6]} 26. Ng4 {[%clk 0:00:27.3]} 26... Bxg4 {[%clk 0:00:15.2]} 27. hxg4 {[%clk 0:12:48.3]} 27... Na4 {[%clk 0:04:17.4]} 28. f3 {[%clk 0:00:24]} 28... Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:17.9]} 29. a3 {[%clk 0:00:21.3]} 29... Na4 {[%clk 0:01:54.9]} 30. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:14]} 30... b6 {[%clk 0:00:10.9]} 31. Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:07.1]} 31... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:25.7]} 32. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:09.7]} 32... Ke7 {[%clk 0:05:35.1]} 33. Kf5 {[%clk 0:01:13.4]} 33... Nb2 {[%clk 0:04:54.3]} 34. Bc2 {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 34... Nxc4 {[%clk 0:00:22.4]} 35. Ke4 {[%clk 0:08:06.3]} 35... Nxa3 {[%clk 2:17:02.1]} 36. Bd3 {[%clk 0:08:20.3]} 36... b5 {[%clk 0:22:17.6]} 37. Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:12.4]} 37... a6 {[%clk 0:00:06.9]} 38. Kc5 {[%clk 0:00:14.3]} 38... Kd7 {[%clk 2:04:37.5]} 39. f4 {[%clk 0:00:03.8]} 39... Nc4 {[%clk 0:00:14.5]} 40. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 1-0