Ward Al-Tarboush FM

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Daily 1052 27W 27L 0D

Rapid 2240 194W 147L 27D

Blitz 2746 2528W 2205L 284D

Bullet 2648 481W 502L 61D

Ward Al-Tarboush (FM) vs Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (GM)

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Moves

1. Nf3 Nf6

2. c4 b6

3. Nc3 Bb7

4. d4 e6

5. e3 Bb4

6. Bd2 O-O

7. Bd3 c5

8. a3 Bxc3

9. Bxc3 cxd4

10. exd4 d5

11. b3 dxc4

12. bxc4 Nbd7

13. O-O Rc8

14. Rc1 Qc7

15. Qe2 Rfd8

16. Rfd1 Nf8

17. Ne5 Ng6

18. Nxg6 hxg6

19. f3 Qf4

20. a4 g5

21. a5 g4

22. fxg4 Nxg4

23. g3 Qe3+

24. Qxe3 Nxe3

25. Re1 Nxc4

26. axb6 Nxb6

27. Bb2 Na4

28. Ba1 Bd5

29. Ba6 Rxc1

30. Rxc1 Rb8

31. Kf2 Rb3

32. Be2 Ra3

33. Ke1 g5

34. Bd1 Ra2

35. Bxa4 Rxa4

36. Bc3 Ra2

37. Bd2 a5

38. h4 gxh4

39. gxh4 a4

40. h5 Ra3

41. Rc8+ Kh7

42. Rc7 Rf3

43. Ke2 a3

44. Ra7 Kg8

45. h6 Rh3

46. Be3 a2

47. Kf2 Rh1

Players

Ward Al-Tarboush (FM)

Black

2663

-141

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (GM)

White

2804

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20144 days 17 hours 50 minutes

Time Control

3m + 1s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

94

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

E46 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.02.25"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GMKrikor"]
[Black "Lion-Al-Messi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/early-titled-tuesday-blitz-february-25-2025-5480715"]
[CurrentPosition "6k1/R4p2/4p2P/3b4/3P4/4B3/p4K2/7r w - - 2 48"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "E46"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzo-Indian-Defense-Normal-Line...5.Bd2-b6-6.Nf3-Bb7-7.Bd3"]
[UTCDate "2025.02.25"]
[UTCTime "17:42:30"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[Termination "Lion-Al-Messi won on time"]
[StartTime "17:42:30"]
[EndDate "2025.02.25"]
[EndTime "17:50:15"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/134244538841"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:00.9]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:00.3]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:03:00.9]} 2... b6 {[%clk 0:03:00.8]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 3... Bb7 {[%clk 0:03:01.4]} 4. d4 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 4... e6 {[%clk 0:03:01.7]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 5... Bb4 {[%clk 0:03:00.5]} 6. Bd2 {[%clk 0:03:00]} 6... O-O {[%clk 0:03:00.7]} 7. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:59.7]} 7... c5 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 8. a3 {[%clk 0:02:53.7]} 8... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 9. Bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:54.6]} 9... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 10. exd4 {[%clk 0:02:51.8]} 10... d5 {[%clk 0:02:56.3]} 11. b3 {[%clk 0:02:52.2]} 11... dxc4 {[%clk 0:02:55.2]} 12. bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:50.8]} 12... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:34.2]} 13. O-O {[%clk 0:02:49]} 13... Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:34.3]} 14. Rc1 {[%clk 0:02:40.5]} 14... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:29.5]} 15. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:14.3]} 15... Rfd8 {[%clk 0:02:27.9]} 16. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:02:10.2]} 16... Nf8 {[%clk 0:02:23.1]} 17. Ne5 {[%clk 0:02:00.4]} 17... Ng6 {[%clk 0:02:22.9]} 18. Nxg6 {[%clk 0:01:55.5]} 18... hxg6 {[%clk 0:02:23.8]} 19. f3 {[%clk 0:01:49.9]} 19... Qf4 {[%clk 0:02:12.6]} 20. a4 {[%clk 0:01:40]} 20... g5 {[%clk 0:02:10.8]} 21. a5 {[%clk 0:01:29.6]} 21... g4 {[%clk 0:02:10.4]} 22. fxg4 {[%clk 0:01:27.7]} 22... Nxg4 {[%clk 0:02:07.8]} 23. g3 {[%clk 0:01:22.1]} 23... Qe3+ {[%clk 0:01:51.1]} 24. Qxe3 {[%clk 0:01:20.7]} 24... Nxe3 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 25. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:19.8]} 25... Nxc4 {[%clk 0:01:43.9]} 26. axb6 {[%clk 0:01:19.9]} 26... Nxb6 {[%clk 0:01:36.6]} 27. Bb2 {[%clk 0:01:07.9]} 27... Na4 {[%clk 0:01:33.3]} 28. Ba1 {[%clk 0:01:04]} 28... Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:17.8]} 29. Ba6 {[%clk 0:01:00.2]} 29... Rxc1 {[%clk 0:01:15.9]} 30. Rxc1 {[%clk 0:01:01.1]} 30... Rb8 {[%clk 0:01:15.9]} 31. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 31... Rb3 {[%clk 0:01:12.3]} 32. Be2 {[%clk 0:00:43.4]} 32... Ra3 {[%clk 0:01:10.7]} 33. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:32.5]} 33... g5 {[%clk 0:01:07.4]} 34. Bd1 {[%clk 0:00:25.9]} 34... Ra2 {[%clk 0:00:54.7]} 35. Bxa4 {[%clk 0:00:21.3]} 35... Rxa4 {[%clk 0:00:55.6]} 36. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:21.2]} 36... Ra2 {[%clk 0:00:54.8]} 37. Bd2 {[%clk 0:00:19]} 37... a5 {[%clk 0:00:54.7]} 38. h4 {[%clk 0:00:18.2]} 38... gxh4 {[%clk 0:00:52.8]} 39. gxh4 {[%clk 0:00:19.1]} 39... a4 {[%clk 0:00:52.7]} 40. h5 {[%clk 0:00:19.5]} 40... Ra3 {[%clk 0:00:46]} 41. Rc8+ {[%clk 0:00:18.3]} 41... Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:45.3]} 42. Rc7 {[%clk 0:00:18.7]} 42... Rf3 {[%clk 0:00:44.3]} 43. Ke2 {[%clk 0:00:12.1]} 43... a3 {[%clk 0:00:43.2]} 44. Ra7 {[%clk 0:00:11.3]} 44... Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:24.2]} 45. h6 {[%clk 0:00:11]} 45... Rh3 {[%clk 0:00:15.5]} 46. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:04.3]} 46... a2 {[%clk 0:00:14.9]} 47. Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:04.8]} 47... Rh1 {[%clk 0:00:14.2]} 0-1