Alexander Zaitsev GM

maestroza Since 2014 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟

59.1%- 32.8%- 8.1%

Bullet 2440

114W 26L 11D

Blitz 2576

2007W 1154L 278D

Rapid 1565

6W 1L 1D

Daily 1054

0W 1L 0D

Alexander Zaitsev (GM) vs scouser2009

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Moves

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. b3 g6

5. Bb2 bxc4

6. bxc4 Bg7

7. e4 d6

8. Nd2 O-O

9. Ngf3 Na6

10. a3 Rb8

11. Rb1 Qa5

12. Bd3 Nxe4

13. Bxg7 Nxd2

14. Nxd2 Kxg7

15. Rxb8 Nxb8

16. Qc1 Nd7

17. O-O Ne5

18. Be2 Bf5

19. Re1 Rb8

20. h3 Rb7

21. Bf1 Nd3

22. Bxd3 Bxd3

23. Kh2 Kg8

24. Re3 Bf5

25. Qe1 Rb2

26. Nf3 Qxe1

27. Rxe1 Kf8

28. Kg3 Rb3

29. Re3 Rb2

30. Nh4 Bd7

31. f4 a5

32. Nf3 a4

33. Ng5 h6

34. Ne4 Bf5

35. Nf2 Rc2

Players

Alexander Zaitsev (GM)

Black

2574

+185

scouser2009

White

2389

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20500 days 12 hours 14 minutes

Time Control

3m + 2s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

70

Result

Win

Termination

maestroza won on time

Opening

A57 Benko Gambit

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Alexander Zaitsev 9 games

5 W 2 L 2 D 56% win

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.02.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "scouser2009"]
[Black "maestroza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "5k2/4pp2/3p2pp/2pP1b2/p1P2P2/P3R1KP/2r2NP1/8 w - - 4 36"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A57"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Benko-Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.16"]
[UTCTime "12:06:39"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "maestroza won on time"]
[StartTime "12:06:39"]
[EndDate "2026.02.16"]
[EndTime "12:14:53"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164767165788"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:00.8]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:02:58.2]} 2... c5 {[%clk 0:03:02.2]} 3. d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.7]} 3... b5 {[%clk 0:03:03.5]} 4. b3 {[%clk 0:02:59.2]} 4... g6 {[%clk 0:03:03.8]} 5. Bb2 {[%clk 0:03:00.1]} 5... bxc4 {[%clk 0:03:05]} 6. bxc4 {[%clk 0:03:00.9]} 6... Bg7 {[%clk 0:03:05.4]} 7. e4 {[%clk 0:03:01.5]} 7... d6 {[%clk 0:03:00.3]} 8. Nd2 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 8... O-O {[%clk 0:02:59.3]} 9. Ngf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.3]} 9... Na6 {[%clk 0:02:28]} 10. a3 {[%clk 0:02:52.6]} 10... Rb8 {[%clk 0:02:27.9]} 11. Rb1 {[%clk 0:02:49.4]} 11... Qa5 {[%clk 0:02:02.7]} 12. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:10.6]} 12... Nxe4 {[%clk 0:01:53]} 13. Bxg7 {[%clk 0:01:54.5]} 13... Nxd2 {[%clk 0:01:53.4]} 14. Nxd2 {[%clk 0:01:53]} 14... Kxg7 {[%clk 0:01:49]} 15. Rxb8 {[%clk 0:01:44.8]} 15... Nxb8 {[%clk 0:01:50.9]} 16. Qc1 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 16... Nd7 {[%clk 0:01:38.3]} 17. O-O {[%clk 0:01:44.2]} 17... Ne5 {[%clk 0:01:39.6]} 18. Be2 {[%clk 0:01:45]} 18... Bf5 {[%clk 0:01:27.4]} 19. Re1 {[%clk 0:01:40.7]} 19... Rb8 {[%clk 0:01:25.3]} 20. h3 {[%clk 0:01:21.4]} 20... Rb7 {[%clk 0:01:00.4]} 21. Bf1 {[%clk 0:01:18.3]} 21... Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:49.7]} 22. Bxd3 {[%clk 0:01:18.2]} 22... Bxd3 {[%clk 0:00:51.6]} 23. Kh2 {[%clk 0:01:04.1]} 23... Kg8 {[%clk 0:00:52.4]} 24. Re3 {[%clk 0:00:45.4]} 24... Bf5 {[%clk 0:00:52.8]} 25. Qe1 {[%clk 0:00:31.9]} 25... Rb2 {[%clk 0:00:42.7]} 26. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:08.6]} 26... Qxe1 {[%clk 0:00:40.4]} 27. Rxe1 {[%clk 0:00:09.5]} 27... Kf8 {[%clk 0:00:37.2]} 28. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 28... Rb3 {[%clk 0:00:31.1]} 29. Re3 {[%clk 0:00:09.5]} 29... Rb2 {[%clk 0:00:21.3]} 30. Nh4 {[%clk 0:00:02.5]} 30... Bd7 {[%clk 0:00:21.7]} 31. f4 {[%clk 0:00:02.7]} 31... a5 {[%clk 0:00:21.2]} 32. Nf3 {[%clk 0:00:02]} 32... a4 {[%clk 0:00:21]} 33. Ng5 {[%clk 0:00:02.3]} 33... h6 {[%clk 0:00:21.9]} 34. Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:02.8]} 34... Bf5 {[%clk 0:00:17.7]} 35. Nf2 {[%clk 0:00:02.9]} 35... Rc2 {[%clk 0:00:18.2]} 0-1