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 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nc3 Nc6

4. Nf3 Nf6

5. Bd3 Bb4

6. O-O Bxc3

7. exd5 Nxd4

8. bxc3 Nxf3+

9. Qxf3 Qxd5

10. Qg3 Bd7

11. c4 Qc6

12. Bb2 O-O-O

13. Rab1 e5

14. Bxe5 Be6

15. Rfe1 Bxc4

16. Bxf6 gxf6

17. Qg4+ Be6

18. Qf4 Bd5

19. g3 h5

20. h4 Bh1

21. Bf1 Bf3

22. Re3 Bd5

23. c4 Be6

24. Bg2 Qxc4

25. Bxb7+ Kd7

26. Qxf6 Qc2

27. Ree1 c5

28. Rbd1+ Kc7

29. Qe7+ Rd7

30. Rxd7+ Bxd7

31. Qe5+ Kxb7

32. Qxh8 Qf5

33. Qe5 Qf3

34. Rb1+ Ka6

35. Qxc5 Bc6

36. Qc4+ Ka5

37. Qb4+ Ka6

38. Kf1 Qd3+

39. Ke1 Bf3

40. Qa4#

Players

Pencil-in-a-bar (IM)

Black

2925

-2

chess_tal1996

White

2927

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20488 days 11 hours 24 minutes

Time Control

3m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

79

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

C10 French Defense: Classical Variation, Svenonius Variation

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.02.04"]
[Round "-"]
[White "chess_tal1996"]
[Black "Pencil-in-a-bar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "8/p4p2/k7/7p/Q6P/3q1bP1/P4P2/1R2K3 b - - 10 40"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C10"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/French-Defense-Normal-Variation...4.Nf3-Nf6-5.Bd3-Bb4"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.04"]
[UTCTime "11:18:58"]
[WhiteElo "2927"]
[BlackElo "2925"]
[TimeControl "180"]
[Termination "chess_tal1996 won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "11:18:58"]
[EndDate "2026.02.04"]
[EndTime "11:24:32"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164221329874"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59.6]} 1... e6 {[%clk 0:02:58.4]} 2. d4 {[%clk 0:02:58.9]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:02:58.1]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:58.8]} 3... Nc6 {[%clk 0:02:57.4]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:57.3]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:56.5]} 5. Bd3 {[%clk 0:02:56.1]} 5... Bb4 {[%clk 0:02:44]} 6. O-O {[%clk 0:02:54.2]} 6... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:29.9]} 7. exd5 {[%clk 0:02:53.3]} 7... Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:19.4]} 8. bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:51.4]} 8... Nxf3+ {[%clk 0:02:18.4]} 9. Qxf3 {[%clk 0:02:51.3]} 9... Qxd5 {[%clk 0:02:17.7]} 10. Qg3 {[%clk 0:02:50.9]} 10... Bd7 {[%clk 0:02:12.4]} 11. c4 {[%clk 0:02:48.6]} 11... Qc6 {[%clk 0:02:11.1]} 12. Bb2 {[%clk 0:02:20.8]} 12... O-O-O {[%clk 0:02:08.8]} 13. Rab1 {[%clk 0:02:20.3]} 13... e5 {[%clk 0:02:08]} 14. Bxe5 {[%clk 0:02:18.7]} 14... Be6 {[%clk 0:02:02.4]} 15. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:02:14.8]} 15... Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:01.1]} 16. Bxf6 {[%clk 0:02:13.8]} 16... gxf6 {[%clk 0:01:56.9]} 17. Qg4+ {[%clk 0:02:05.7]} 17... Be6 {[%clk 0:01:55.6]} 18. Qf4 {[%clk 0:02:03.2]} 18... Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:49.5]} 19. g3 {[%clk 0:01:44]} 19... h5 {[%clk 0:01:47.9]} 20. h4 {[%clk 0:01:42.7]} 20... Bh1 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 21. Bf1 {[%clk 0:01:35.9]} 21... Bf3 {[%clk 0:01:17.5]} 22. Re3 {[%clk 0:01:30.6]} 22... Bd5 {[%clk 0:01:13.7]} 23. c4 {[%clk 0:01:29.7]} 23... Be6 {[%clk 0:00:57.8]} 24. Bg2 {[%clk 0:01:28.4]} 24... Qxc4 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 25. Bxb7+ {[%clk 0:01:21.9]} 25... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:56.4]} 26. Qxf6 {[%clk 0:01:06.8]} 26... Qc2 {[%clk 0:00:55.6]} 27. Ree1 {[%clk 0:01:04.1]} 27... c5 {[%clk 0:00:39.1]} 28. Rbd1+ {[%clk 0:00:59.3]} 28... Kc7 {[%clk 0:00:38.2]} 29. Qe7+ {[%clk 0:00:58.3]} 29... Rd7 {[%clk 0:00:37.2]} 30. Rxd7+ {[%clk 0:00:57.4]} 30... Bxd7 {[%clk 0:00:37.1]} 31. Qe5+ {[%clk 0:00:56.8]} 31... Kxb7 {[%clk 0:00:36.6]} 32. Qxh8 {[%clk 0:00:56.5]} 32... Qf5 {[%clk 0:00:31.2]} 33. Qe5 {[%clk 0:00:54.7]} 33... Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:27.4]} 34. Rb1+ {[%clk 0:00:53.1]} 34... Ka6 {[%clk 0:00:23.8]} 35. Qxc5 {[%clk 0:00:51]} 35... Bc6 {[%clk 0:00:20.9]} 36. Qc4+ {[%clk 0:00:50]} 36... Ka5 {[%clk 0:00:20.4]} 37. Qb4+ {[%clk 0:00:39.6]} 37... Ka6 {[%clk 0:00:19.5]} 38. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:25.9]} 38... Qd3+ {[%clk 0:00:18.5]} 39. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:22.5]} 39... Bf3 {[%clk 0:00:18.1]} 40. Qa4# {[%clk 0:00:20.8]} 1-0