Harikrishna Pentala GM

GMharikrishna Hyderabad Since 2011 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

44.3%- 42.8%- 12.9%

Bullet 3022

619W 570L 114D

Blitz 3027

879W 885L 300D

Rapid 2627

23W 16L 28D

Harikrishna Pentala (GM) vs Igor Kovalenko (GM)

Game 35 of 35

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Moves

1. Nf3 d5

2. d4 c6

3. c4 Nf6

4. Nc3 dxc4

5. a4 Bf5

6. e3 e6

7. Bxc4 Bb4

8. O-O O-O

9. Qe2 Bg6

10. Ne5 Nbd7

11. Nxg6 hxg6

12. Rd1 Re8

13. e4 a5

14. Be3 Qe7

15. f3 Nf8

16. Na2 N8h7

17. Nxb4 Qxb4

18. b3 g5

19. Qd2 Qb6

20. Bxg5 Nxg5

21. Qxg5 e5

22. Kh1 exd4

23. e5 Nh7

24. Qf4 Re7

25. Rxd4 Nf8

26. Rd6 Rae8

27. Rad1 Qc5

28. Rf6 Ne6

29. Qg3 b5

30. Bxe6 fxe6

31. Rf4 Qc2

32. Re1 Qxb3

33. Rh4 Qc3

34. Rg1 Qd3

35. Qh3 b4

36. Rc1 Kf7

37. Rf4+ Kg8

38. Qh5 Rd8

39. h3 Qd2

40. Rcc4 Qe1+

41. Kh2 Rd1

42. Rh4 Qg1+

43. Kg3 Qe1+

44. Kh2 Qg1+

45. Kg3 Qe1+

46. Kh2

Players

Harikrishna Pentala (GM)

White

3043

-20

Igor Kovalenko (GM)

Black

3063

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20477 days 12 hours 33 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

91

Result

Draw

Termination

Opening

D19 Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Classical System, Main Line

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Harikrishna Pentala 9 games

4 W 3 L 2 D 44% win

Igor Kovalenko 16 games

6 W 6 L 4 D 38% win

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GMharikrishna"]
[Black "igorkovalenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/4r1p1/2p1p3/p3P2Q/PpR4R/5P1P/6PK/3rq3 b - - 14 46"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "D19"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Slav-Defense-Modern-Alapin-Variation-Czech-Dutch-Main-Line...10.Ne5-Nbd7-11.Nxg6-hxg6-12.Rd1"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.24"]
[UTCTime "12:28:55"]
[WhiteElo "3043"]
[BlackElo "3063"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Game drawn by repetition"]
[StartTime "12:28:55"]
[EndDate "2026.01.24"]
[EndTime "12:33:25"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/148423330448"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:58.6]} 1... d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 2... c6 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 3. c4 {[%clk 0:02:57.8]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:57.2]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:57.4]} 4... dxc4 {[%clk 0:02:56.4]} 5. a4 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 5... Bf5 {[%clk 0:02:55.4]} 6. e3 {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 6... e6 {[%clk 0:02:54.5]} 7. Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:55.9]} 7... Bb4 {[%clk 0:02:54.3]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:55.3]} 8... O-O {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 9. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:54.8]} 9... Bg6 {[%clk 0:02:51.5]} 10. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:53.4]} 10... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:50]} 11. Nxg6 {[%clk 0:02:53]} 11... hxg6 {[%clk 0:02:49.7]} 12. Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:52.3]} 12... Re8 {[%clk 0:02:48.3]} 13. e4 {[%clk 0:02:47.6]} 13... a5 {[%clk 0:02:46.6]} 14. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:46.1]} 14... Qe7 {[%clk 0:02:45.1]} 15. f3 {[%clk 0:02:44.2]} 15... Nf8 {[%clk 0:02:28.4]} 16. Na2 {[%clk 0:02:43.2]} 16... N8h7 {[%clk 0:02:24.7]} 17. Nxb4 {[%clk 0:02:42.2]} 17... Qxb4 {[%clk 0:02:24.1]} 18. b3 {[%clk 0:02:37.5]} 18... g5 {[%clk 0:02:22.8]} 19. Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:29.7]} 19... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:22]} 20. Bxg5 {[%clk 0:02:28]} 20... Nxg5 {[%clk 0:02:21]} 21. Qxg5 {[%clk 0:02:27.9]} 21... e5 {[%clk 0:02:19]} 22. Kh1 {[%clk 0:02:22.4]} 22... exd4 {[%clk 0:02:15.6]} 23. e5 {[%clk 0:02:21.8]} 23... Nh7 {[%clk 0:02:08.5]} 24. Qf4 {[%clk 0:02:16.9]} 24... Re7 {[%clk 0:02:07.1]} 25. Rxd4 {[%clk 0:02:15.9]} 25... Nf8 {[%clk 0:02:05.4]} 26. Rd6 {[%clk 0:02:01.8]} 26... Rae8 {[%clk 0:02:03.7]} 27. Rad1 {[%clk 0:01:59.4]} 27... Qc5 {[%clk 0:01:58.4]} 28. Rf6 {[%clk 0:01:29]} 28... Ne6 {[%clk 0:01:54.3]} 29. Qg3 {[%clk 0:01:10.8]} 29... b5 {[%clk 0:01:51.1]} 30. Bxe6 {[%clk 0:01:06.6]} 30... fxe6 {[%clk 0:01:50.2]} 31. Rf4 {[%clk 0:01:03.3]} 31... Qc2 {[%clk 0:01:48.8]} 32. Re1 {[%clk 0:00:58.8]} 32... Qxb3 {[%clk 0:01:47.7]} 33. Rh4 {[%clk 0:00:57.9]} 33... Qc3 {[%clk 0:01:45.2]} 34. Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:51.4]} 34... Qd3 {[%clk 0:01:42.5]} 35. Qh3 {[%clk 0:00:42.1]} 35... b4 {[%clk 0:01:40.8]} 36. Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:29.4]} 36... Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:32.1]} 37. Rf4+ {[%clk 0:00:26.7]} 37... Kg8 {[%clk 0:01:31.3]} 38. Qh5 {[%clk 0:00:25.9]} 38... Rd8 {[%clk 0:01:27.5]} 39. h3 {[%clk 0:00:24.1]} 39... Qd2 {[%clk 0:01:26.9]} 40. Rcc4 {[%clk 0:00:22.7]} 40... Qe1+ {[%clk 0:01:24]} 41. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:21.9]} 41... Rd1 {[%clk 0:01:23.9]} 42. Rh4 {[%clk 0:00:20.6]} 42... Qg1+ {[%clk 0:01:23]} 43. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 43... Qe1+ {[%clk 0:01:22.7]} 44. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:19.6]} 44... Qg1+ {[%clk 0:01:22.1]} 45. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:19.3]} 45... Qe1+ {[%clk 0:01:17.9]} 46. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 1/2-1/2