Salem AR Saleh GM

Salem-AR Sharjah Since 2016 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟♟

52.1%- 39.2%- 8.7%

Rapid 2650 51W 40L 22D

Blitz 3094 5964W 4689L 1132D

Bullet 3046 2117W 1386L 199D

Salem AR Saleh (GM) vs Tikhon Popov (FM)

Game 2 of 2

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Moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 a6

4. Bxc6 dxc6

5. O-O Qf6

6. d4 exd4

7. Bg5 Qd6

8. Nxd4 Bd7

9. Nb3 f6

10. Bh4 O-O-O

11. Bg3 Qe6

12. Nc3 h5

13. h3 h4

14. Bh2 Be8

15. Qf3 Nh6

16. Qe3 b6

17. a4 a5

18. Rad1 Bd6

19. Bxd6 Rxd6

20. Rxd6 Qxd6

21. Rd1 Qb4

22. Rd4 Qe7

23. Qd3 Kb7

24. Qe2 Nf7

25. Nd1 Nd6

26. f3 Rh5

27. Ne3 Rg5

28. Rd3 Bd7

29. Kf1 Bc8

30. Rc3 Qe5

31. Qf2 Rh5

32. Ng4 Bxg4

33. hxg4 Rh8

34. Qe2 h3

35. gxh3 Rxh3

Players

Salem AR Saleh (GM)

Black

3100

+321

Tikhon Popov (FM)

White

2779

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20361 days 15 hours 19 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

70

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

C69 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Tikhon_Popov"]
[Black "Salem-AR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-september-30-2025-5954871"]
[CurrentPosition "8/1kp3p1/1ppn1p2/p3q3/P3P1P1/1NR2P1r/1PP1Q3/5K2 w - - 0 36"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C69"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Ruy-Lopez-Opening-Morphy-Defense-Exchange-Normal-Variation...7.Bg5-Qd6-8.Nxd4-Bd7"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.30"]
[UTCTime "15:11:02"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "3100"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "Salem-AR won by resignation"]
[StartTime "15:11:02"]
[EndDate "2025.09.30"]
[EndTime "15:19:34"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/153558405013"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:59.4]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:58.7]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:59.2]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 0:04:50.5]} 3... a6 {[%clk 0:04:58.4]} 4. Bxc6 {[%clk 0:04:39.2]} 4... dxc6 {[%clk 0:04:58.3]} 5. O-O {[%clk 0:04:38.1]} 5... Qf6 {[%clk 0:04:55.9]} 6. d4 {[%clk 0:04:36.6]} 6... exd4 {[%clk 0:04:55.8]} 7. Bg5 {[%clk 0:04:35]} 7... Qd6 {[%clk 0:04:55.3]} 8. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:04:34.5]} 8... Bd7 {[%clk 0:04:49.9]} 9. Nb3 {[%clk 0:03:33.6]} 9... f6 {[%clk 0:04:46.1]} 10. Bh4 {[%clk 0:03:27.9]} 10... O-O-O {[%clk 0:04:43.9]} 11. Bg3 {[%clk 0:03:22.7]} 11... Qe6 {[%clk 0:04:37.5]} 12. Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:17.5]} 12... h5 {[%clk 0:04:35.3]} 13. h3 {[%clk 0:03:08.6]} 13... h4 {[%clk 0:04:31]} 14. Bh2 {[%clk 0:03:08]} 14... Be8 {[%clk 0:04:17.4]} 15. Qf3 {[%clk 0:03:06.4]} 15... Nh6 {[%clk 0:03:56]} 16. Qe3 {[%clk 0:03:04]} 16... b6 {[%clk 0:03:50.5]} 17. a4 {[%clk 0:02:53.4]} 17... a5 {[%clk 0:03:46.6]} 18. Rad1 {[%clk 0:02:35.9]} 18... Bd6 {[%clk 0:03:42.6]} 19. Bxd6 {[%clk 0:02:30.1]} 19... Rxd6 {[%clk 0:03:42.5]} 20. Rxd6 {[%clk 0:02:28.4]} 20... Qxd6 {[%clk 0:03:42.3]} 21. Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:27.4]} 21... Qb4 {[%clk 0:03:21.9]} 22. Rd4 {[%clk 0:02:20.5]} 22... Qe7 {[%clk 0:03:21.1]} 23. Qd3 {[%clk 0:02:07.4]} 23... Kb7 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 24. Qe2 {[%clk 0:01:14.3]} 24... Nf7 {[%clk 0:02:57.8]} 25. Nd1 {[%clk 0:01:07.4]} 25... Nd6 {[%clk 0:02:51.9]} 26. f3 {[%clk 0:01:00.3]} 26... Rh5 {[%clk 0:02:45.3]} 27. Ne3 {[%clk 0:00:58.3]} 27... Rg5 {[%clk 0:02:44.8]} 28. Rd3 {[%clk 0:00:52.7]} 28... Bd7 {[%clk 0:02:37.5]} 29. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:41.3]} 29... Bc8 {[%clk 0:02:33.1]} 30. Rc3 {[%clk 0:00:39.6]} 30... Qe5 {[%clk 0:02:25.1]} 31. Qf2 {[%clk 0:00:37.5]} 31... Rh5 {[%clk 0:02:08.2]} 32. Ng4 {[%clk 0:00:31.8]} 32... Bxg4 {[%clk 0:01:59.9]} 33. hxg4 {[%clk 0:00:29.8]} 33... Rh8 {[%clk 0:01:55.8]} 34. Qe2 {[%clk 0:00:28.1]} 34... h3 {[%clk 0:01:51.1]} 35. gxh3 {[%clk 0:00:18.4]} 35... Rxh3 {[%clk 0:01:51]} 0-1