Philip Soo vs Adriana Nikolova (WGM)

Daily 1137 13W 11L 3D

Rapid 935 5W 6L 0D

Blitz 716 134W 253L 11D

Bullet 715 7W 12L 0D

Philip Soo vs Adriana Nikolova (WGM)

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Moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 a6

4. Ba4 d6

5. Bxc6+ bxc6

6. d4 Qf6

7. dxe5 dxe5

8. h3 Bd6

9. Nbd2 Ne7

10. Nc4 O-O

11. Bg5 Qe6

12. Ne3 h6

13. Bh4 Rb8

14. Qc1 Bb7

15. O-O c5

16. Nd2 Ng6

17. Bg3 Nf4

18. Re1 f5

19. exf5 Qf6

20. Ndc4 Be4

21. Qd2 Rbd8

22. Qc3 Bxf5

23. Bxf4 exf4

24. Qxf6 Rxf6

25. Nxf5 Rxf5

26. f3 Kf7

27. Rad1 Be7

28. Rxd8 Bxd8

29. Re5 Rxe5

30. Nxe5+ Ke6

31. Nd3 c4

32. Nxf4+ Kf5

33. Nd5 g5

34. Ne3+ Kf4

35. Nxc4 Bf6

36. c3 c5

37. Kf2 h5

38. Nb6 g4

39. Nd5+ Ke5

40. Nxf6 Kxf6

41. fxg4 hxg4

42. hxg4 Kg5

43. Kg3 a5

44. b3 Kf6

45. Kf4 Ke6

46. g5 Kf7

47. Kf5 Kg7

48. g6 Kf8

49. Kf6 Ke8

50. g7 c4

51. g8=Q+ Kd7

52. Qxc4 a4

53. bxa4 Kd6

54. a5 Kd7

55. Qc5 Kd8

56. Qa7 Kc8

57. Ke6 Kd8

58. Qd7#

Players

Philip Soo

Black

938

-1256

Adriana Nikolova (WGM)

White

2194

Game Details

Date: Jan 1, 1970
Start Time: 00:00 UTC
Duration: 20268 days 14 hours 10 minutes
Time Control: 1h + 10s
Time Class: Rapid
Rated: No
Moves: 115
Result: Loss
Termination

Opening

C73 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.06.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "AdrianaNikolova"]
[Black "philipsoo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[CurrentPosition "3k4/3Q4/4K3/P7/8/2P5/P5P1/8 b - - 8 58"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C73"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Ruy-Lopez-Opening-Morphy-Defense-Modern-Steinitz-Defense-5.Bxc6-bxc6-6.d4"]
[UTCDate "2025.06.29"]
[UTCTime "12:56:30"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "938"]
[TimeControl "3600+10"]
[Termination "AdrianaNikolova won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "12:56:30"]
[EndDate "2025.06.29"]
[EndTime "14:10:13"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/145515567017"]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:00:10]} 1... e5 {[%clk 1:00:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:00:09.9]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 1:00:16.9]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:00:18.1]} 3... a6 {[%clk 1:00:24.7]} 4. Ba4 {[%clk 1:00:06.2]} 4... d6 {[%clk 1:00:24.2]} 5. Bxc6+ {[%clk 0:59:57.1]} 5... bxc6 {[%clk 1:00:28.1]} 6. d4 {[%clk 1:00:07]} 6... Qf6 {[%clk 1:00:17.9]} 7. dxe5 {[%clk 1:00:13.3]} 7... dxe5 {[%clk 1:00:17.9]} 8. h3 {[%clk 0:59:35.7]} 8... Bd6 {[%clk 1:00:20.6]} 9. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:58:17.8]} 9... Ne7 {[%clk 1:00:23.2]} 10. Nc4 {[%clk 0:57:42.6]} 10... O-O {[%clk 0:59:57.4]} 11. Bg5 {[%clk 0:56:39.8]} 11... Qe6 {[%clk 0:59:27.8]} 12. Ne3 {[%clk 0:55:33.6]} 12... h6 {[%clk 0:59:24.2]} 13. Bh4 {[%clk 0:55:11.3]} 13... Rb8 {[%clk 0:58:44.9]} 14. Qc1 {[%clk 0:49:03.1]} 14... Bb7 {[%clk 0:58:30]} 15. O-O {[%clk 0:48:37.8]} 15... c5 {[%clk 0:57:55.5]} 16. Nd2 {[%clk 0:47:32.3]} 16... Ng6 {[%clk 0:57:22.1]} 17. Bg3 {[%clk 0:45:15.1]} 17... Nf4 {[%clk 0:56:42.1]} 18. Re1 {[%clk 0:43:54.5]} 18... f5 {[%clk 0:56:11.1]} 19. exf5 {[%clk 0:41:55.9]} 19... Qf6 {[%clk 0:55:13.7]} 20. Ndc4 {[%clk 0:41:20.5]} 20... Be4 {[%clk 0:54:02.4]} 21. Qd2 {[%clk 0:33:50.5]} 21... Rbd8 {[%clk 0:53:10.4]} 22. Qc3 {[%clk 0:33:05.2]} 22... Bxf5 {[%clk 0:52:12.7]} 23. Bxf4 {[%clk 0:30:38.7]} 23... exf4 {[%clk 0:51:50.4]} 24. Qxf6 {[%clk 0:30:48.6]} 24... Rxf6 {[%clk 0:51:56.9]} 25. Nxf5 {[%clk 0:25:25.2]} 25... Rxf5 {[%clk 0:52:00.8]} 26. f3 {[%clk 0:25:33.7]} 26... Kf7 {[%clk 0:51:41.2]} 27. Rad1 {[%clk 0:25:09.9]} 27... Be7 {[%clk 0:51:24]} 28. Rxd8 {[%clk 0:24:40.9]} 28... Bxd8 {[%clk 0:51:10.9]} 29. Re5 {[%clk 0:24:50.8]} 29... Rxe5 {[%clk 0:51:17.3]} 30. Nxe5+ {[%clk 0:23:55.7]} 30... Ke6 {[%clk 0:51:01.3]} 31. Nd3 {[%clk 0:21:29.5]} 31... c4 {[%clk 0:50:58.8]} 32. Nxf4+ {[%clk 0:19:05.9]} 32... Kf5 {[%clk 0:51:00.4]} 33. Nd5 {[%clk 0:18:34.1]} 33... g5 {[%clk 0:50:58.7]} 34. Ne3+ {[%clk 0:15:33]} 34... Kf4 {[%clk 0:50:38.8]} 35. Nxc4 {[%clk 0:14:48.8]} 35... Bf6 {[%clk 0:50:48.7]} 36. c3 {[%clk 0:14:53.3]} 36... c5 {[%clk 0:50:38.2]} 37. Kf2 {[%clk 0:14:23.8]} 37... h5 {[%clk 0:50:39.4]} 38. Nb6 {[%clk 0:13:38]} 38... g4 {[%clk 0:50:32.8]} 39. Nd5+ {[%clk 0:13:26.4]} 39... Ke5 {[%clk 0:50:39.7]} 40. Nxf6 {[%clk 0:13:36.1]} 40... Kxf6 {[%clk 0:50:48.4]} 41. fxg4 {[%clk 0:13:43.3]} 41... hxg4 {[%clk 0:50:56.9]} 42. hxg4 {[%clk 0:13:48.4]} 42... Kg5 {[%clk 0:51:05.8]} 43. Kg3 {[%clk 0:13:54]} 43... a5 {[%clk 0:51:14.8]} 44. b3 {[%clk 0:13:57]} 44... Kf6 {[%clk 0:51:21.4]} 45. Kf4 {[%clk 0:12:43.3]} 45... Ke6 {[%clk 0:51:27.2]} 46. g5 {[%clk 0:12:47.2]} 46... Kf7 {[%clk 0:51:35.8]} 47. Kf5 {[%clk 0:12:33.7]} 47... Kg7 {[%clk 0:51:42.9]} 48. g6 {[%clk 0:12:43.6]} 48... Kf8 {[%clk 0:51:51.5]} 49. Kf6 {[%clk 0:12:39.7]} 49... Ke8 {[%clk 0:51:58.1]} 50. g7 {[%clk 0:12:48.2]} 50... c4 {[%clk 0:52:06.4]} 51. g8=Q+ {[%clk 0:12:58.1]} 51... Kd7 {[%clk 0:52:15.3]} 52. Qxc4 {[%clk 0:12:19.9]} 52... a4 {[%clk 0:52:23.5]} 53. bxa4 {[%clk 0:12:04.7]} 53... Kd6 {[%clk 0:52:30.9]} 54. a5 {[%clk 0:12:10.4]} 54... Kd7 {[%clk 0:52:39]} 55. Qc5 {[%clk 0:12:19.8]} 55... Kd8 {[%clk 0:52:47.9]} 56. Qa7 {[%clk 0:12:26.9]} 56... Kc8 {[%clk 0:52:55.6]} 57. Ke6 {[%clk 0:12:36.2]} 57... Kd8 {[%clk 0:53:03.5]} 58. Qd7# {[%clk 0:12:46.1]} 1-0