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

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4 cxd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e5

6. Nb3 Bb4

7. f3 O-O

8. Bd2 d6

9. Bd3 Be6

10. Qe2 a6

11. O-O-O b5

12. g4 Bxc3

13. Bxc3 b4

14. Be1 a5

15. Kb1 a4

16. Nd2 b3

17. a3 Nd4

18. Qg2 bxc2+

19. Bxc2 Nxc2

20. Kxc2 Qb6

21. Rb1 Rac8+

22. Kd1 Bb3+

23. Ke2 Rc2

24. Bf2 Qb5+

25. Ke1 Rfc8

Players

Bruce Kovalsky (NM)

Black

1706

+51

Kevin Chen

White

1655

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

15066 days 1 hour 37 minutes

Time Control

4m + 5s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

No

Moves

50

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B33 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Cobra Variation

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Bruce Kovalsky 8 games

4 W 3 L 1 D 50% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "-"]
[White "cpctc"]
[Black "checkm8r"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "2r3k1/5ppp/3p1n2/1q2p3/p3P1P1/Pb3P2/1PrN1BQP/1R2K2R w - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B33"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Open-Pelikan-and-Sveshnikov-Schlechter-Variation-6...Bb4"]
[UTCDate "2011.04.02"]
[UTCTime "01:30:51"]
[WhiteElo "1655"]
[BlackElo "1706"]
[TimeControl "240+5"]
[Termination "checkm8r won by resignation"]
[StartTime "01:30:51"]
[EndDate "2011.04.02"]
[EndTime "01:37:00"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/114593020"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:00]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:04:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:03]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:03.4]} 3. d4 {[%clk 0:04:06.1]} 3... cxd4 {[%clk 0:04:06.9]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:04:10.1]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:10.5]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:13.8]} 5... e5 {[%clk 0:04:13.7]} 6. Nb3 {[%clk 0:03:58.2]} 6... Bb4 {[%clk 0:04:14.1]} 7. f3 {[%clk 0:03:57.7]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:04:11.1]} 8. Bd2 {[%clk 0:04:00.2]} 8... d6 {[%clk 0:03:59.6]} 9. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:02.1]} 9... Be6 {[%clk 0:03:52.7]} 10. Qe2 {[%clk 0:04:00.3]} 10... a6 {[%clk 0:03:50.7]} 11. O-O-O {[%clk 0:04:01.7]} 11... b5 {[%clk 0:03:43.8]} 12. g4 {[%clk 0:03:56.5]} 12... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:03:28.5]} 13. Bxc3 {[%clk 0:03:58.6]} 13... b4 {[%clk 0:03:30.7]} 14. Be1 {[%clk 0:03:58.8]} 14... a5 {[%clk 0:03:33.6]} 15. Kb1 {[%clk 0:03:51.1]} 15... a4 {[%clk 0:03:33.9]} 16. Nd2 {[%clk 0:03:54.1]} 16... b3 {[%clk 0:03:26]} 17. a3 {[%clk 0:03:47.8]} 17... Nd4 {[%clk 0:03:25.5]} 18. Qg2 {[%clk 0:03:46]} 18... bxc2+ {[%clk 0:03:27.3]} 19. Bxc2 {[%clk 0:03:47.1]} 19... Nxc2 {[%clk 0:03:30.2]} 20. Kxc2 {[%clk 0:03:50.1]} 20... Qb6 {[%clk 0:03:12.7]} 21. Rb1 {[%clk 0:03:45.8]} 21... Rac8+ {[%clk 0:02:53.1]} 22. Kd1 {[%clk 0:03:47.5]} 22... Bb3+ {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 23. Ke2 {[%clk 0:03:46.9]} 23... Rc2 {[%clk 0:02:43.5]} 24. Bf2 {[%clk 0:03:46.6]} 24... Qb5+ {[%clk 0:02:30.5]} 25. Ke1 {[%clk 0:03:44.7]} 25... Rfc8 {[%clk 0:02:29.6]} 0-1