Pencil-in-a-bar IM

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Blitz 2933 611W 396L 96D

Bullet 3000 251W 130L 22D

Pencil-in-a-bar (IM) vs chess_tal1996

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 cxd4

4. Nxd4 a6

5. Nc3 b5

6. Bd3 Qb6

7. Nf3 Qc7

8. O-O Bb7

9. Re1 Be7

10. e5 f5

11. Bf1 Nc6

12. Bf4 Nh6

13. Bxh6 gxh6

14. Qd2 O-O-O

15. Qxh6 Rhg8

16. Rac1 Rg6

17. Qxh7 Rdg8

18. g3 f4

19. Bg2 fxg3

20. hxg3 Nb4

21. Qxe7 Qb6

22. Kf1 Nc6

23. Qd6 b4

24. Ne4 a5

25. Rcd1 Ba6+

26. Kg1 R8g7

27. Qf8+ Kc7

28. Nf6 Rxg3

29. Ne8+ Kb7

30. Nxg7

Players

Pencil-in-a-bar (IM)

White

2933

+14

chess_tal1996

Black

2919

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20488 days 11 hours 18 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

59

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Pencil-in-a-bar"]
[Black "chess_tal1996"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "5Q2/1k1p2N1/bqn1p3/p3P3/1p6/5Nr1/PPP2PB1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 30"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B43"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Sicilian-Defense-Kan-Knight-Variation-Wing-Spraggett-Attack...8.O-O-Bb7-9.Re1-Be7"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.04"]
[UTCTime "11:14:51"]
[WhiteElo "2933"]
[BlackElo "2919"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "Pencil-in-a-bar won by resignation"]
[StartTime "11:14:51"]
[EndDate "2026.02.04"]
[EndTime "11:18:55"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164221193526"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:02:58.3]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:55.6]} 2... e6 {[%clk 0:02:57.7]} 3. d4 {[%clk 0:02:55.1]} 3... cxd4 {[%clk 0:02:57.6]} 4. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:54.3]} 4... a6 {[%clk 0:02:57.5]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:53.5]} 5... b5 {[%clk 0:02:56.8]} 6. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:53.2]} 6... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:55.5]} 7. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:52.5]} 7... Qc7 {[%clk 0:02:54.9]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:02:52.1]} 8... Bb7 {[%clk 0:02:54.3]} 9. Re1 {[%clk 0:02:51.7]} 9... Be7 {[%clk 0:02:53.9]} 10. e5 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 10... f5 {[%clk 0:02:53.5]} 11. Bf1 {[%clk 0:02:26.7]} 11... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:49.4]} 12. Bf4 {[%clk 0:02:25.6]} 12... Nh6 {[%clk 0:02:47.3]} 13. Bxh6 {[%clk 0:02:16.2]} 13... gxh6 {[%clk 0:02:47.2]} 14. Qd2 {[%clk 0:02:15.8]} 14... O-O-O {[%clk 0:02:44.6]} 15. Qxh6 {[%clk 0:02:12.8]} 15... Rhg8 {[%clk 0:02:43.6]} 16. Rac1 {[%clk 0:01:49.6]} 16... Rg6 {[%clk 0:02:40.4]} 17. Qxh7 {[%clk 0:01:49.1]} 17... Rdg8 {[%clk 0:02:37.4]} 18. g3 {[%clk 0:01:48.6]} 18... f4 {[%clk 0:02:32.5]} 19. Bg2 {[%clk 0:01:44.6]} 19... fxg3 {[%clk 0:02:31.5]} 20. hxg3 {[%clk 0:01:40.2]} 20... Nb4 {[%clk 0:02:19.5]} 21. Qxe7 {[%clk 0:01:36.6]} 21... Qb6 {[%clk 0:02:05.5]} 22. Kf1 {[%clk 0:01:20.2]} 22... Nc6 {[%clk 0:01:37.7]} 23. Qd6 {[%clk 0:01:17]} 23... b4 {[%clk 0:01:31.9]} 24. Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:12.9]} 24... a5 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 25. Rcd1 {[%clk 0:01:12.3]} 25... Ba6+ {[%clk 0:01:29.1]} 26. Kg1 {[%clk 0:01:11.8]} 26... R8g7 {[%clk 0:01:22.6]} 27. Qf8+ {[%clk 0:01:09.3]} 27... Kc7 {[%clk 0:01:16.4]} 28. Nf6 {[%clk 0:01:08.5]} 28... Rxg3 {[%clk 0:01:07.7]} 29. Ne8+ {[%clk 0:01:07.6]} 29... Kb7 {[%clk 0:01:05.3]} 30. Nxg7 {[%clk 0:01:07.2]} 1-0