Bruce Kovalsky NM

checkm8r Seattle, WA Since 2010 (Inactive) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟

71.7%- 17.1%- 11.2%

Blitz 1757

34W 24L 3D

Rapid 1669

26W 4L 2D

Daily 2418

74W 4L 16D

Bruce Kovalsky (NM) vs Kevin Chen

Game 3 of 49

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Moves

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 e6

3. Nc3 Bb4

4. Bg5 O-O

5. e3 c5

6. d5 d6

7. Nf3 Nbd7

8. dxe6 fxe6

9. Qxd6 Bxc3+

10. bxc3 Re8

11. Be2 b6

12. O-O Bb7

13. Rfd1 Qb8

14. Qxb8 Raxb8

15. Bf4 Rbd8

16. Ne5 Nxe5

17. Bxe5 Kf7

18. Bf3 Bxf3

19. gxf3 Ke7

20. Kf1 Rxd1+

21. Rxd1 Rd8

22. Rxd8 Kxd8

23. Ke2 Kd7

24. e4 Kc6

25. Ke3 b5

26. cxb5+ Kxb5

27. Kd3 Ne8

28. c4+ Kb4

29. Bb2 Nd6

30. Bxg7 Nxc4

31. f4 Nd6

32. f3 Ka3

33. Bf8 Nb7

34. f5 exf5

35. exf5 Kxa2

36. Be7

Players

Bruce Kovalsky (NM)

White

1706

+51

Kevin Chen

Black

1655

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

15066 days 1 hour 29 minutes

Time Control

5m + 5s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

No

Moves

71

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

E30 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Bruce Kovalsky 1 games

1 W 0 L 0 D 100% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "checkm8r"]
[Black "cpctc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "8/pn2B2p/8/2p2P2/8/3K1P2/k6P/8 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "E30"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzo-Indian-Defense-Leningrad-Variation"]
[UTCDate "2011.04.02"]
[UTCTime "01:19:29"]
[WhiteElo "1706"]
[BlackElo "1655"]
[TimeControl "300+5"]
[Termination "checkm8r won by resignation"]
[StartTime "01:19:29"]
[EndDate "2011.04.02"]
[EndTime "01:29:52"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/114590619"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:05:02.2]} 2... e6 {[%clk 0:05:03]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:05:04.6]} 3... Bb4 {[%clk 0:05:06.6]} 4. Bg5 {[%clk 0:05:07.3]} 4... O-O {[%clk 0:05:04.8]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:05:05.8]} 5... c5 {[%clk 0:05:01.7]} 6. d5 {[%clk 0:05:08.3]} 6... d6 {[%clk 0:05:00.8]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 0:05:10.3]} 7... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:04:57.8]} 8. dxe6 {[%clk 0:05:11.2]} 8... fxe6 {[%clk 0:05:01.3]} 9. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:05:14.4]} 9... Bxc3+ {[%clk 0:04:54.9]} 10. bxc3 {[%clk 0:05:15.9]} 10... Re8 {[%clk 0:04:50.9]} 11. Be2 {[%clk 0:05:04.9]} 11... b6 {[%clk 0:04:22.8]} 12. O-O {[%clk 0:05:04.3]} 12... Bb7 {[%clk 0:04:26.3]} 13. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:04:52.9]} 13... Qb8 {[%clk 0:04:24.8]} 14. Qxb8 {[%clk 0:04:23.3]} 14... Raxb8 {[%clk 0:04:27]} 15. Bf4 {[%clk 0:04:13.2]} 15... Rbd8 {[%clk 0:04:27.9]} 16. Ne5 {[%clk 0:03:51.3]} 16... Nxe5 {[%clk 0:04:20.9]} 17. Bxe5 {[%clk 0:03:54.2]} 17... Kf7 {[%clk 0:02:31.5]} 18. Bf3 {[%clk 0:03:52.9]} 18... Bxf3 {[%clk 0:02:33.8]} 19. gxf3 {[%clk 0:03:55.9]} 19... Ke7 {[%clk 0:02:23.7]} 20. Kf1 {[%clk 0:03:57.2]} 20... Rxd1+ {[%clk 0:02:26.5]} 21. Rxd1 {[%clk 0:03:59.3]} 21... Rd8 {[%clk 0:02:31.4]} 22. Rxd8 {[%clk 0:04:02.1]} 22... Kxd8 {[%clk 0:02:34.7]} 23. Ke2 {[%clk 0:03:34.3]} 23... Kd7 {[%clk 0:02:36.8]} 24. e4 {[%clk 0:03:30.3]} 24... Kc6 {[%clk 0:02:40]} 25. Ke3 {[%clk 0:03:32.8]} 25... b5 {[%clk 0:02:43.9]} 26. cxb5+ {[%clk 0:03:34.8]} 26... Kxb5 {[%clk 0:02:47.2]} 27. Kd3 {[%clk 0:03:29.6]} 27... Ne8 {[%clk 0:02:43]} 28. c4+ {[%clk 0:03:26.7]} 28... Kb4 {[%clk 0:02:38.9]} 29. Bb2 {[%clk 0:03:29]} 29... Nd6 {[%clk 0:02:36.9]} 30. Bxg7 {[%clk 0:03:26.6]} 30... Nxc4 {[%clk 0:02:40.3]} 31. f4 {[%clk 0:03:22.7]} 31... Nd6 {[%clk 0:02:38.5]} 32. f3 {[%clk 0:03:06.3]} 32... Ka3 {[%clk 0:02:36.8]} 33. Bf8 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 33... Nb7 {[%clk 0:02:38.5]} 34. f5 {[%clk 0:03:05.6]} 34... exf5 {[%clk 0:02:39.8]} 35. exf5 {[%clk 0:03:09.2]} 35... Kxa2 {[%clk 0:02:43.5]} 36. Be7 {[%clk 0:03:06.7]} 1-0