Joshua Posthuma IM

jposthuma Farmington Hills, MI Since 2012 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

56.0%- 37.5%- 6.6%

Bullet 2814

2771W 2005L 323D

Blitz 2838

1753W 1016L 219D

Rapid 2302

36W 10L 4D

Daily 1846

126W 108L 4D

Joshua Posthuma (IM) vs lipauska3 (IM)

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 e6

3. d3 Nc6

4. g3 g6

5. Bg2 Bg7

6. O-O Nge7

7. c3 d5

8. Re1 O-O

9. e5 d4

10. c4 h6

11. h4 Rb8

12. a4 a6

13. Na3 b6

14. Bf4 Bb7

15. Qd2 Kh7

16. Nc2 a5

17. Na3 Ba6

18. Qe2 Nb4

19. Nd2 Nf5

20. Ne4 Qd7

21. b3 Rbd8

22. Bf3 Kh8

23. Kg2 Bb7

24. Rh1 Bxe4

25. Bxe4 Nc6

26. g4 Nfe7

27. Bf3 Kg8

28. Rae1 Nb4

29. Nb5 Nc8

30. Be4 Qe7

31. Qf3 Nc2

32. Re2 Nb4

33. Qg3 Rd7

34. Bd2 Rdd8

35. f4 Kh8

36. h5 g5

37. fxg5

Players

Joshua Posthuma (IM)

White

2840

+135

lipauska3 (IM)

Black

2705

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20457 days 20 hours 15 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

73

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B40 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Sherzer Variation

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.04"]
[Round "-"]
[White "jposthuma"]
[Black "lipauska3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "2nr1r1k/4qpb1/1p2p2p/pNp1P1PP/PnPpB1P1/1P1P2Q1/3BR1K1/7R b - - 0 37"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B40"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-French-Variation...6.O-O-Nge7-7.c3-d5"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.04"]
[UTCTime "20:10:32"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "jposthuma won - game abandoned"]
[StartTime "20:10:32"]
[EndDate "2026.01.04"]
[EndTime "20:15:19"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/147591698206"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59.2]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:02:59]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.7]} 2... e6 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 3. d3 {[%clk 0:02:53.5]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:55.4]} 4. g3 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 4... g6 {[%clk 0:02:54.8]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:51.1]} 5... Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:54.4]} 6. O-O {[%clk 0:02:50.3]} 6... Nge7 {[%clk 0:02:54.1]} 7. c3 {[%clk 0:02:48.1]} 7... d5 {[%clk 0:02:51.9]} 8. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:41.9]} 8... O-O {[%clk 0:02:50.2]} 9. e5 {[%clk 0:02:41.4]} 9... d4 {[%clk 0:02:43.3]} 10. c4 {[%clk 0:02:40.7]} 10... h6 {[%clk 0:02:41]} 11. h4 {[%clk 0:02:39.8]} 11... Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:38.4]} 12. a4 {[%clk 0:02:33.1]} 12... a6 {[%clk 0:02:36.1]} 13. Na3 {[%clk 0:02:28.4]} 13... b6 {[%clk 0:02:32.1]} 14. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:27.2]} 14... Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:31.2]} 15. Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:26.1]} 15... Kh7 {[%clk 0:02:30.6]} 16. Nc2 {[%clk 0:02:09.4]} 16... a5 {[%clk 0:02:24.9]} 17. Na3 {[%clk 0:02:07.6]} 17... Ba6 {[%clk 0:02:21.6]} 18. Qe2 {[%clk 0:01:57.8]} 18... Nb4 {[%clk 0:02:20]} 19. Nd2 {[%clk 0:01:55.2]} 19... Nf5 {[%clk 0:02:05.7]} 20. Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:53.1]} 20... Qd7 {[%clk 0:01:58.3]} 21. b3 {[%clk 0:01:38.8]} 21... Rbd8 {[%clk 0:01:54.3]} 22. Bf3 {[%clk 0:01:27.8]} 22... Kh8 {[%clk 0:01:52.7]} 23. Kg2 {[%clk 0:01:27.2]} 23... Bb7 {[%clk 0:01:50.1]} 24. Rh1 {[%clk 0:01:26.2]} 24... Bxe4 {[%clk 0:01:47.6]} 25. Bxe4 {[%clk 0:01:21.9]} 25... Nc6 {[%clk 0:01:34.6]} 26. g4 {[%clk 0:01:08.8]} 26... Nfe7 {[%clk 0:01:33.2]} 27. Bf3 {[%clk 0:01:07.6]} 27... Kg8 {[%clk 0:01:28.5]} 28. Rae1 {[%clk 0:01:06.2]} 28... Nb4 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 29. Nb5 {[%clk 0:01:04.6]} 29... Nc8 {[%clk 0:01:21.7]} 30. Be4 {[%clk 0:00:59.4]} 30... Qe7 {[%clk 0:01:20.1]} 31. Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:57.6]} 31... Nc2 {[%clk 0:01:18]} 32. Re2 {[%clk 0:00:55.7]} 32... Nb4 {[%clk 0:01:16.9]} 33. Qg3 {[%clk 0:00:53.3]} 33... Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:11.2]} 34. Bd2 {[%clk 0:00:52.6]} 34... Rdd8 {[%clk 0:01:09.4]} 35. f4 {[%clk 0:00:52.1]} 35... Kh8 {[%clk 0:01:03.5]} 36. h5 {[%clk 0:00:51.6]} 36... g5 {[%clk 0:01:00.3]} 37. fxg5 {[%clk 0:00:50.9]} 1-0