Alexander Khlebovich IM

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46.3%- 36.8%- 16.9%

Bullet 2531

21W 23L 5D

Blitz 2971

1152W 910L 422D

Alexander Khlebovich (IM) vs Nitzan Steinberg (GM)

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Moves

1. Nf3 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. g3 Bg7

4. Bg2 c5

5. O-O Nc6

6. d4 cxd4

7. Nxd4 O-O

8. Nc3 Ng4

9. Nb3 d6

10. Bf4 Be6

11. c5 Bxb3

12. Qxb3 Nd4

13. Qd1 dxc5

14. e3 e5

15. exd4 Nxf2

16. Rxf2 cxd4

17. Bd2 dxc3

18. Bxc3 Qb6

19. Qb3 Rad8

20. Qxb6 axb6

21. Re1 Rfe8

22. Rfe2 f6

23. Bxb7 Bh6

24. a4 Kf7

25. Bc6 Re6

26. Bb5 Red6

27. Kg2 Rd1

28. Rxd1 Rxd1

29. Re1 Rd8

30. Kf3 Ke6

31. Bc4+ Ke7

32. Bb4+ Ke8

33. Ke2 Rd4

34. b3 Bf8

35. Bc3 Rd8

36. Rd1 Rc8

37. Bb5+ Kf7

38. Bc4+ Ke8

39. Kd2 Bc5

40. Kc2 Rc7

41. Kb2 Ke7

42. b4 Bd6

43. Kb3 f5

44. a5 bxa5

45. bxa5 Rb7+

46. Kc2 Rc7

47. Kb3 Rb7+

48. Ka4 Rc7

49. Kb3

Players

Alexander Khlebovich (IM)

Black

2981

+28

Nitzan Steinberg (GM)

White

2953

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20254 days 21 hours 54 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

97

Result

Draw

Termination

Opening

A39 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Mecking Variation

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Nitzan Steinberg 3 games

1 W 1 L 1 D 33% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.06.15"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Nitzan_Steinberg"]
[Black "Alexander_Khlebovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[CurrentPosition "8/2r1k2p/3b2p1/P3pp2/2B5/1KB3P1/7P/3R4 b - - 8 49"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A39"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Fianchetto-Ultra-Symmetrical-Mecking-Variation-7...cxd4-8.Nxd4-Ng4"]
[UTCDate "2025.06.15"]
[UTCTime "21:48:52"]
[WhiteElo "2953"]
[BlackElo "2981"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[StartTime "21:48:52"]
[EndDate "2025.06.15"]
[EndTime "21:54:03"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/139634967906"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:55.3]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:02:54.6]} 2... g6 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 3. g3 {[%clk 0:02:54.3]} 3... Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:58.2]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:54.2]} 4... c5 {[%clk 0:02:57.6]} 5. O-O {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 5... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:56.9]} 6. d4 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 6... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 7. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:53]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:02:56]} 8. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 8... Ng4 {[%clk 0:02:55.2]} 9. Nb3 {[%clk 0:02:41.6]} 9... d6 {[%clk 0:02:52.9]} 10. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:35.5]} 10... Be6 {[%clk 0:02:46.6]} 11. c5 {[%clk 0:02:34.8]} 11... Bxb3 {[%clk 0:02:22.1]} 12. Qxb3 {[%clk 0:02:33.6]} 12... Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:20.8]} 13. Qd1 {[%clk 0:02:29.3]} 13... dxc5 {[%clk 0:02:16.1]} 14. e3 {[%clk 0:02:28.3]} 14... e5 {[%clk 0:01:59.8]} 15. exd4 {[%clk 0:02:27.2]} 15... Nxf2 {[%clk 0:01:49.3]} 16. Rxf2 {[%clk 0:02:18.8]} 16... cxd4 {[%clk 0:01:46.9]} 17. Bd2 {[%clk 0:02:11.5]} 17... dxc3 {[%clk 0:01:43.1]} 18. Bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:11.4]} 18... Qb6 {[%clk 0:01:41.5]} 19. Qb3 {[%clk 0:02:10.5]} 19... Rad8 {[%clk 0:01:33.2]} 20. Qxb6 {[%clk 0:02:02.9]} 20... axb6 {[%clk 0:01:33.1]} 21. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:49.4]} 21... Rfe8 {[%clk 0:01:31.7]} 22. Rfe2 {[%clk 0:01:48.3]} 22... f6 {[%clk 0:01:24.4]} 23. Bxb7 {[%clk 0:01:47.2]} 23... Bh6 {[%clk 0:01:22.2]} 24. a4 {[%clk 0:01:39.6]} 24... Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:18.7]} 25. Bc6 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 25... Re6 {[%clk 0:01:17.4]} 26. Bb5 {[%clk 0:01:27.1]} 26... Red6 {[%clk 0:01:15.5]} 27. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:19.6]} 27... Rd1 {[%clk 0:01:12.9]} 28. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:01:17.7]} 28... Rxd1 {[%clk 0:01:12.8]} 29. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:17.4]} 29... Rd8 {[%clk 0:01:11.4]} 30. Kf3 {[%clk 0:01:12]} 30... Ke6 {[%clk 0:01:10.4]} 31. Bc4+ {[%clk 0:01:10.7]} 31... Ke7 {[%clk 0:01:08.4]} 32. Bb4+ {[%clk 0:01:10]} 32... Ke8 {[%clk 0:01:07.3]} 33. Ke2 {[%clk 0:01:06.8]} 33... Rd4 {[%clk 0:01:05.7]} 34. b3 {[%clk 0:01:04.9]} 34... Bf8 {[%clk 0:00:57.8]} 35. Bc3 {[%clk 0:01:02.8]} 35... Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:54.4]} 36. Rd1 {[%clk 0:01:01.8]} 36... Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:51.3]} 37. Bb5+ {[%clk 0:00:59.8]} 37... Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:49.5]} 38. Bc4+ {[%clk 0:00:57.5]} 38... Ke8 {[%clk 0:00:48.1]} 39. Kd2 {[%clk 0:00:54.8]} 39... Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:45.1]} 40. Kc2 {[%clk 0:00:53]} 40... Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:44.5]} 41. Kb2 {[%clk 0:00:49.6]} 41... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:43.2]} 42. b4 {[%clk 0:00:49]} 42... Bd6 {[%clk 0:00:40.6]} 43. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:48.3]} 43... f5 {[%clk 0:00:39.6]} 44. a5 {[%clk 0:00:47.3]} 44... bxa5 {[%clk 0:00:37.9]} 45. bxa5 {[%clk 0:00:47.2]} 45... Rb7+ {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 46. Kc2 {[%clk 0:00:46.3]} 46... Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:35.5]} 47. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:42.9]} 47... Rb7+ {[%clk 0:00:34.7]} 48. Ka4 {[%clk 0:00:42.4]} 48... Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:34.2]} 49. Kb3 {[%clk 0:00:26.4]} 1/2-1/2