Harikrishna Pentala (GM) vs Igor Kovalenko (GM)

Bullet 3022

619W 570L 114D

Blitz 3027

879W 885L 300D

Rapid 2627

23W 16L 28D

Harikrishna Pentala (GM) vs Igor Kovalenko (GM)

Game 29 of 35

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1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 Nf6

4. d3 d6

5. c4 Be7

6. Nc3 O-O

7. Bxc6 bxc6

8. O-O c5

9. a3 a5

10. h3 Nd7

11. g4 Nb8

12. Be3 Nc6

13. Kh2 Be6

14. Rg1 Rb8

15. Rb1 Nd4

16. b3 Nxf3+

17. Qxf3 Bg5

18. Rb2 Rb7

19. Rgb1 g6

20. Bxg5 Qxg5

21. Qe3 Qf6

22. b4 axb4

23. axb4 Rfb8

24. b5 Ra7

25. b6 Rxb6

26. Rxb6 cxb6

27. Rxb6 Ra3

28. Nb5 Ra2

29. Kg2 h5

30. g5 Bxh3+

31. Kxh3 Qe6+

32. Kg2 h4

33. Qf3 h3+

34. Kg3 Ra1

35. Kh2

Players

Harikrishna Pentala (GM)

Black

3061

+12

Igor Kovalenko (GM)

White

3049

Game Details

Date: Jan 1, 1970
Start Time: 00:00 UTC
Duration: 20456 days 16 hours 3 minutes
Time Control: 3m
Time Class: Blitz
Rated: Yes
Moves: 69
Result: Loss
Termination

Opening

C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense

Performance with this opening in Blitz

Harikrishna Pentala 26 games

13 W 11 L 2 D 50% win

Igor Kovalenko 208 games

114 W 73 L 21 D 55% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "-"]
[White "igorkovalenko"]
[Black "GMharikrishna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/5p2/1R1pq1p1/1Np1p1P1/2P1P3/3P1Q1p/5P1K/r7 b - - 3 35"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C65"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Ruy-Lopez-Opening-Berlin-Defense-4.d3-d6"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.03"]
[UTCTime "16:00:23"]
[WhiteElo "3049"]
[BlackElo "3061"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "igorkovalenko won by resignation"]
[StartTime "16:00:23"]
[EndDate "2026.01.03"]
[EndTime "16:03:39"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/147539990638"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:57.1]} 4. d3 {[%clk 0:02:56.7]} 4... d6 {[%clk 0:02:55.8]} 5. c4 {[%clk 0:02:55.8]} 5... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 6. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 6... O-O {[%clk 0:02:54.4]} 7. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:53.8]} 7... bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:52.7]} 8... c5 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 9. a3 {[%clk 0:02:51.5]} 9... a5 {[%clk 0:02:50.8]} 10. h3 {[%clk 0:02:49.9]} 10... Nd7 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 11. g4 {[%clk 0:02:49.3]} 11... Nb8 {[%clk 0:02:48.8]} 12. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:47.7]} 12... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:48.2]} 13. Kh2 {[%clk 0:02:47]} 13... Be6 {[%clk 0:02:46.8]} 14. Rg1 {[%clk 0:02:46.1]} 14... Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:45.5]} 15. Rb1 {[%clk 0:02:45.2]} 15... Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:44.6]} 16. b3 {[%clk 0:02:43.5]} 16... Nxf3+ {[%clk 0:02:41.3]} 17. Qxf3 {[%clk 0:02:42.3]} 17... Bg5 {[%clk 0:02:41.2]} 18. Rb2 {[%clk 0:02:38.5]} 18... Rb7 {[%clk 0:02:38.2]} 19. Rgb1 {[%clk 0:02:37]} 19... g6 {[%clk 0:02:36.7]} 20. Bxg5 {[%clk 0:02:35.9]} 20... Qxg5 {[%clk 0:02:36.6]} 21. Qe3 {[%clk 0:02:34.9]} 21... Qf6 {[%clk 0:02:33.5]} 22. b4 {[%clk 0:02:31.4]} 22... axb4 {[%clk 0:02:31.8]} 23. axb4 {[%clk 0:02:31.3]} 23... Rfb8 {[%clk 0:02:18.4]} 24. b5 {[%clk 0:02:29.7]} 24... Ra7 {[%clk 0:02:16.2]} 25. b6 {[%clk 0:02:28.5]} 25... Rxb6 {[%clk 0:02:08.2]} 26. Rxb6 {[%clk 0:02:28.4]} 26... cxb6 {[%clk 0:02:07.4]} 27. Rxb6 {[%clk 0:02:27.3]} 27... Ra3 {[%clk 0:02:04.6]} 28. Nb5 {[%clk 0:02:10.7]} 28... Ra2 {[%clk 0:01:57.8]} 29. Kg2 {[%clk 0:02:08.6]} 29... h5 {[%clk 0:01:40.3]} 30. g5 {[%clk 0:01:57.5]} 30... Bxh3+ {[%clk 0:01:38.4]} 31. Kxh3 {[%clk 0:01:55.4]} 31... Qe6+ {[%clk 0:01:38]} 32. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:53.2]} 32... h4 {[%clk 0:01:22.2]} 33. Qf3 {[%clk 0:01:49.8]} 33... h3+ {[%clk 0:01:13.8]} 34. Kg3 {[%clk 0:01:47.6]} 34... Ra1 {[%clk 0:01:13.2]} 35. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:43.4]} 1-0

Harikrishna Pentala GM

Harikrishna Pentala (GM) vs Igor Kovalenko (GM)

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