David Smerdon GM

smurfo Brisbane Since 2013 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

64.7%- 25.4%- 9.9%

Daily 2026 3W 0L 3D

Rapid 2534 2W 0L 0D

Blitz 2656 4190W 1641L 642D

Bullet 2080 89W 43L 12D

David Smerdon (GM) vs Aradhya Garg (IM)

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Moves

1. Nf3 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. g3 O-O

5. Bg2 d6

6. d4 c6

7. e4 Be6

8. d5 cxd5

9. exd5 Bg4

10. O-O Na6

11. Be3 Rc8

12. b3 Nd7

13. Rc1 Qa5

14. Qd2 Bxf3

15. Bxf3 Nac5

16. Rfe1 Rfe8

17. Bd4 Bxd4

18. Qxd4 Ne5

19. Be2 a6

20. f4 Ned7

21. Bg4 f5

22. Bf3 Nf6

23. Re3 b5

24. cxb5 axb5

25. b4 Qa3

26. Ne2 Qa7

27. bxc5 dxc5

28. Qe5 Qxa2

29. Nc3 Qa5

30. d6 exd6

31. Qxf6

Players

David Smerdon (GM)

Black

2626

-220

Aradhya Garg (IM)

White

2846

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20361 days 16 hours 59 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

61

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

A16 English Opening: Anglo-Grünfeld Defense

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Aradhya2000"]
[Black "smurfo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-september-30-2025-5954871"]
[CurrentPosition "2r1r1k1/7p/3p1Qp1/qpp2p2/5P2/2N1RBP1/7P/2R3K1 b - - 0 31"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "A16"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/English-Opening-Anglo-Indian-Queens-Knight-Variation...5.d4-c6-6.e4-d6-7.Nf3"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.30"]
[UTCTime "16:53:06"]
[WhiteElo "2846"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "Aradhya2000 won by resignation"]
[StartTime "16:53:06"]
[EndDate "2025.09.30"]
[EndTime "16:59:36"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/153564997983"]

1. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:58.6]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:04:58.3]} 2... g6 {[%clk 0:04:57.9]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:57.6]} 3... Bg7 {[%clk 0:04:57.6]} 4. g3 {[%clk 0:04:57.2]} 4... O-O {[%clk 0:04:56.1]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 0:04:56.8]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:04:54.5]} 6. d4 {[%clk 0:04:55]} 6... c6 {[%clk 0:04:53.7]} 7. e4 {[%clk 0:04:53]} 7... Be6 {[%clk 0:04:42.8]} 8. d5 {[%clk 0:04:51.6]} 8... cxd5 {[%clk 0:04:40.1]} 9. exd5 {[%clk 0:04:50.9]} 9... Bg4 {[%clk 0:04:36.8]} 10. O-O {[%clk 0:04:49.7]} 10... Na6 {[%clk 0:04:30.8]} 11. Be3 {[%clk 0:04:43.9]} 11... Rc8 {[%clk 0:04:28.6]} 12. b3 {[%clk 0:04:42.4]} 12... Nd7 {[%clk 0:04:21.6]} 13. Rc1 {[%clk 0:04:40.5]} 13... Qa5 {[%clk 0:04:15.2]} 14. Qd2 {[%clk 0:04:37.3]} 14... Bxf3 {[%clk 0:04:12.2]} 15. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:04:36]} 15... Nac5 {[%clk 0:04:05.7]} 16. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:04:24]} 16... Rfe8 {[%clk 0:03:52.5]} 17. Bd4 {[%clk 0:04:17.7]} 17... Bxd4 {[%clk 0:03:48.5]} 18. Qxd4 {[%clk 0:04:16.2]} 18... Ne5 {[%clk 0:03:42.9]} 19. Be2 {[%clk 0:04:15.2]} 19... a6 {[%clk 0:03:40.7]} 20. f4 {[%clk 0:03:59.3]} 20... Ned7 {[%clk 0:03:39.1]} 21. Bg4 {[%clk 0:03:58.3]} 21... f5 {[%clk 0:03:29.9]} 22. Bf3 {[%clk 0:03:56.5]} 22... Nf6 {[%clk 0:03:16]} 23. Re3 {[%clk 0:03:46.8]} 23... b5 {[%clk 0:03:08.7]} 24. cxb5 {[%clk 0:03:45.2]} 24... axb5 {[%clk 0:03:08.6]} 25. b4 {[%clk 0:03:44.4]} 25... Qa3 {[%clk 0:03:05.6]} 26. Ne2 {[%clk 0:02:56.2]} 26... Qa7 {[%clk 0:02:03.6]} 27. bxc5 {[%clk 0:02:54.4]} 27... dxc5 {[%clk 0:02:03.5]} 28. Qe5 {[%clk 0:02:49.6]} 28... Qxa2 {[%clk 0:01:59.3]} 29. Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:37.5]} 29... Qa5 {[%clk 0:01:45.3]} 30. d6 {[%clk 0:02:31.6]} 30... exd6 {[%clk 0:01:41.8]} 31. Qxf6 {[%clk 0:02:28.7]} 1-0