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 Shustrick

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4 cxd4

4. Nxd4 e5

5. Nb5 d6

6. c4 g6

7. N1c3 a6

8. Na3 Be6

9. Be3 Bg7

10. Qd2 Nf6

11. Be2 O-O

12. Nc2 Rc8

13. O-O Ng4

14. Bxg4 Bxg4

15. Rac1 Be6

16. b3 f5

17. f3 Ne7

18. Rfd1 b5

19. Qxd6 Qxd6

20. Rxd6 Bf7

21. c5 Rfe8

22. Rxa6 Bf8

23. Rb6 Nc6

24. Rxb5 Nd4

25. Nxd4 exd4

26. Bxd4 Red8

27. Be3 Rd3

28. Kf2 f4

29. Bxf4 Bxc5+

30. Ke2 Rcd8

31. Rxc5

Players

Alexander Zaitsev (GM)

Black

2562

+164

Shustrick

White

2398

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20500 days 12 hours 21 minutes

Time Control

3m + 2s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

61

Result

Loss

Termination

Shustrick won on time

Opening

B32 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Alexander Zaitsev 38 games

29 W 6 L 3 D 76% win

Shustrick 85 games

44 W 37 L 4 D 52% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.02.16"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Shustrick"]
[Black "maestroza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "3r2k1/5b1p/6p1/2R5/4PB2/1PNr1P2/P3K1PP/2R5 b - - 0 31"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B32"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Open-Lowenthal-Kalashnikov-Variation-6.c4"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.16"]
[UTCTime "12:15:00"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "Shustrick won on time"]
[StartTime "12:15:00"]
[EndDate "2026.02.16"]
[EndTime "12:21:57"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164767474762"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:58.2]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.4]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:47.1]} 3. d4 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 3... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:49]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 4... e5 {[%clk 0:02:50.5]} 5. Nb5 {[%clk 0:03:00.6]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 6. c4 {[%clk 0:03:01.4]} 6... g6 {[%clk 0:02:52.8]} 7. N1c3 {[%clk 0:02:55.7]} 7... a6 {[%clk 0:02:53.7]} 8. Na3 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 8... Be6 {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 9. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:43.5]} 9... Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:18.9]} 10. Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:41.8]} 10... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:10.2]} 11. Be2 {[%clk 0:02:39.3]} 11... O-O {[%clk 0:02:05.6]} 12. Nc2 {[%clk 0:02:36.7]} 12... Rc8 {[%clk 0:01:57.9]} 13. O-O {[%clk 0:02:22.7]} 13... Ng4 {[%clk 0:01:11.6]} 14. Bxg4 {[%clk 0:02:20.4]} 14... Bxg4 {[%clk 0:01:13.5]} 15. Rac1 {[%clk 0:02:10.2]} 15... Be6 {[%clk 0:00:48]} 16. b3 {[%clk 0:02:04.9]} 16... f5 {[%clk 0:00:48.8]} 17. f3 {[%clk 0:01:54.2]} 17... Ne7 {[%clk 0:00:23.7]} 18. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:01:53.5]} 18... b5 {[%clk 0:00:24.2]} 19. Qxd6 {[%clk 0:01:49.5]} 19... Qxd6 {[%clk 0:00:11.9]} 20. Rxd6 {[%clk 0:01:51.4]} 20... Bf7 {[%clk 0:00:10.1]} 21. c5 {[%clk 0:01:34.8]} 21... Rfe8 {[%clk 0:00:05.6]} 22. Rxa6 {[%clk 0:01:31.1]} 22... Bf8 {[%clk 0:00:04.7]} 23. Rb6 {[%clk 0:01:27.1]} 23... Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:05.7]} 24. Rxb5 {[%clk 0:01:27.6]} 24... Nd4 {[%clk 0:00:06.9]} 25. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 25... exd4 {[%clk 0:00:07.8]} 26. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:01:29.6]} 26... Red8 {[%clk 0:00:07.8]} 27. Be3 {[%clk 0:01:23.8]} 27... Rd3 {[%clk 0:00:06.7]} 28. Kf2 {[%clk 0:01:18.9]} 28... f4 {[%clk 0:00:06.1]} 29. Bxf4 {[%clk 0:01:18.1]} 29... Bxc5+ {[%clk 0:00:06.7]} 30. Ke2 {[%clk 0:01:19.7]} 30... Rcd8 {[%clk 0:00:06.7]} 31. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:01:17.6]} 1-0