David Smerdon GM

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

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Daily 2026 3W 0L 3D

Rapid 2534 2W 0L 0D

Blitz 2656 4190W 1641L 642D

Bullet 2080 89W 43L 12D

David Smerdon (GM) vs Artur Ganiev (CM)

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Moves

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Nc3 Nf6

4. d4 exd4

5. Nxd4 Bb4

6. Nxc6 bxc6

7. Bd3 O-O

8. O-O d5

9. exd5 cxd5

10. Bg5 c6

11. Qf3 Be6

12. Ne2 Be7

13. h3 h6

14. Bf4 c5

15. Ng3 Qd7

16. Rad1 a5

17. c4 d4

18. Rfe1 Ra6

19. Re2 a4

20. Rde1 Rb6

21. Bc2 Rc8

22. b3 axb3

23. axb3 Kf8

24. Nf5 Bxf5

25. Bxf5 Qxf5

26. Rxe7 Kg8

27. g4 Qc2

28. Rb7 Rxb7

29. Qxb7 Rf8

30. Bd6 d3

31. Qf3 d2

32. Rd1 Re8

33. Kf1 Rd8

34. Bxc5 Rd3

35. Be3 Qxb3

36. Rxd2 Rxd2

37. Qa8+ Kh7

38. Bxd2 Qd3+

39. Ke1 Ne4

40. Be3 Qxc4

41. Qa5 Nc3

42. Qf5+ g6

43. Qc2 Qb4

44. Bd2 Qe7+

45. Be3 Nd5

46. Qc5 Qxc5

47. Bxc5 Kg7

48. Kf1 h5

49. Kg2 hxg4

50. hxg4 Kf6

51. Kg3 Ke6

52. Bd4 Ne7

53. f3 Nc6

54. Bc3 Kd5

55. Kf4 Ke6

56. Bh8 Ne7

57. Ba1 Nd5+

58. Kg5 Nb4

59. f4 Nd3

60. f5+ gxf5

61. gxf5+ Ke7

62. Bc3 Ke8

63. Kf6 Nc5

64. Bb4 Nd7+

65. Kg7 Nb6

66. Bc5 Nd5

67. Bd4 Nf4

68. Be5 Ne2

69. Kf6 Nc1

70. Kg5 Nd3

71. Bd4 Ne1

72. Kf4 Ng2+

73. Kf3 Nh4+

74. Kg4 Ng2

75. Kf3 Kd7

Players

David Smerdon (GM)

White

2620

-172

Artur Ganiev (CM)

Black

2792

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20361 days 16 hours 35 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

150

Result

Loss

Termination

Opening

C47 Four Knights Game

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "smurfo"]
[Black "Ganiev_Artur11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-september-30-2025-5954871"]
[CurrentPosition "8/3k1p2/8/5P2/3B4/5K2/6n1/8 w - - 29 76"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C47"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Four-Knights-Game-Scotch-Variation-Accepted...9.O-O-O-O-10.Bg5-c6-11.Qf3"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.30"]
[UTCTime "16:24:47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "Ganiev_Artur11 won on time"]
[StartTime "16:24:47"]
[EndDate "2025.09.30"]
[EndTime "16:35:40"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/153563199425"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:57.4]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:59]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:57]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:58.7]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:55.9]} 4. d4 {[%clk 0:04:58.5]} 4... exd4 {[%clk 0:04:55.8]} 5. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:04:58.3]} 5... Bb4 {[%clk 0:04:55.4]} 6. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:04:57.9]} 6... bxc6 {[%clk 0:04:54.7]} 7. Bd3 {[%clk 0:04:57.6]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:04:54.1]} 8. O-O {[%clk 0:04:56.5]} 8... d5 {[%clk 0:04:53.5]} 9. exd5 {[%clk 0:04:56.4]} 9... cxd5 {[%clk 0:04:53.4]} 10. Bg5 {[%clk 0:04:55]} 10... c6 {[%clk 0:04:51.7]} 11. Qf3 {[%clk 0:04:54.6]} 11... Be6 {[%clk 0:04:46]} 12. Ne2 {[%clk 0:04:48.1]} 12... Be7 {[%clk 0:04:44.4]} 13. h3 {[%clk 0:04:46.4]} 13... h6 {[%clk 0:04:41.3]} 14. Bf4 {[%clk 0:04:44.9]} 14... c5 {[%clk 0:04:37.1]} 15. Ng3 {[%clk 0:04:25.8]} 15... Qd7 {[%clk 0:04:22.6]} 16. Rad1 {[%clk 0:04:21.4]} 16... a5 {[%clk 0:04:15]} 17. c4 {[%clk 0:04:17]} 17... d4 {[%clk 0:04:04.3]} 18. Rfe1 {[%clk 0:04:04.8]} 18... Ra6 {[%clk 0:03:43.2]} 19. Re2 {[%clk 0:03:42.6]} 19... a4 {[%clk 0:03:18]} 20. Rde1 {[%clk 0:03:40]} 20... Rb6 {[%clk 0:03:08.7]} 21. Bc2 {[%clk 0:03:12]} 21... Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 22. b3 {[%clk 0:03:05.2]} 22... axb3 {[%clk 0:02:42.5]} 23. axb3 {[%clk 0:03:05.1]} 23... Kf8 {[%clk 0:02:20.6]} 24. Nf5 {[%clk 0:02:40.1]} 24... Bxf5 {[%clk 0:02:09.3]} 25. Bxf5 {[%clk 0:01:57.1]} 25... Qxf5 {[%clk 0:02:06]} 26. Rxe7 {[%clk 0:01:56.7]} 26... Kg8 {[%clk 0:01:52.7]} 27. g4 {[%clk 0:01:46.6]} 27... Qc2 {[%clk 0:01:40.1]} 28. Rb7 {[%clk 0:01:36.9]} 28... Rxb7 {[%clk 0:01:13.2]} 29. Qxb7 {[%clk 0:01:36.8]} 29... Rf8 {[%clk 0:01:12.9]} 30. Bd6 {[%clk 0:01:32.6]} 30... d3 {[%clk 0:01:12.1]} 31. Qf3 {[%clk 0:01:02.4]} 31... d2 {[%clk 0:01:07.8]} 32. Rd1 {[%clk 0:00:56.5]} 32... Re8 {[%clk 0:01:07.1]} 33. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:47.7]} 33... Rd8 {[%clk 0:00:51.2]} 34. Bxc5 {[%clk 0:00:44.7]} 34... Rd3 {[%clk 0:00:41.1]} 35. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:44.2]} 35... Qxb3 {[%clk 0:00:32.4]} 36. Rxd2 {[%clk 0:00:41.1]} 36... Rxd2 {[%clk 0:00:25.3]} 37. Qa8+ {[%clk 0:00:40.7]} 37... Kh7 {[%clk 0:00:24.9]} 38. Bxd2 {[%clk 0:00:40]} 38... Qd3+ {[%clk 0:00:24.5]} 39. Ke1 {[%clk 0:00:39.4]} 39... Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:21.9]} 40. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:36.9]} 40... Qxc4 {[%clk 0:00:19.1]} 41. Qa5 {[%clk 0:00:34]} 41... Nc3 {[%clk 0:00:17.4]} 42. Qf5+ {[%clk 0:00:28.9]} 42... g6 {[%clk 0:00:16.4]} 43. Qc2 {[%clk 0:00:27.9]} 43... Qb4 {[%clk 0:00:15.6]} 44. Bd2 {[%clk 0:00:26.1]} 44... Qe7+ {[%clk 0:00:15.2]} 45. Be3 {[%clk 0:00:24.5]} 45... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 46. Qc5 {[%clk 0:00:23.3]} 46... Qxc5 {[%clk 0:00:12.9]} 47. Bxc5 {[%clk 0:00:23.2]} 47... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:12]} 48. Kf1 {[%clk 0:00:20]} 48... h5 {[%clk 0:00:11.9]} 49. Kg2 {[%clk 0:00:18.9]} 49... hxg4 {[%clk 0:00:11]} 50. hxg4 {[%clk 0:00:17.1]} 50... Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:10.9]} 51. Kg3 {[%clk 0:00:16]} 51... Ke6 {[%clk 0:00:10.8]} 52. Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:15.4]} 52... Ne7 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 53. f3 {[%clk 0:00:14.8]} 53... Nc6 {[%clk 0:00:09.9]} 54. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:13.5]} 54... Kd5 {[%clk 0:00:09.8]} 55. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:12.9]} 55... Ke6 {[%clk 0:00:09.7]} 56. Bh8 {[%clk 0:00:12.3]} 56... Ne7 {[%clk 0:00:09.2]} 57. Ba1 {[%clk 0:00:10.9]} 57... Nd5+ {[%clk 0:00:09.1]} 58. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:10.6]} 58... Nb4 {[%clk 0:00:09]} 59. f4 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 59... Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:08.8]} 60. f5+ {[%clk 0:00:09.6]} 60... gxf5 {[%clk 0:00:08.7]} 61. gxf5+ {[%clk 0:00:09.5]} 61... Ke7 {[%clk 0:00:08.6]} 62. Bc3 {[%clk 0:00:09.1]} 62... Ke8 {[%clk 0:00:08.5]} 63. Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:07.9]} 63... Nc5 {[%clk 0:00:07.9]} 64. Bb4 {[%clk 0:00:06.8]} 64... Nd7+ {[%clk 0:00:06.2]} 65. Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:06.2]} 65... Nb6 {[%clk 0:00:06.1]} 66. Bc5 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 66... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:05.7]} 67. Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:05]} 67... Nf4 {[%clk 0:00:05.2]} 68. Be5 {[%clk 0:00:03.9]} 68... Ne2 {[%clk 0:00:05.1]} 69. Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:03.3]} 69... Nc1 {[%clk 0:00:04.7]} 70. Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:02.5]} 70... Nd3 {[%clk 0:00:04.6]} 71. Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:02.2]} 71... Ne1 {[%clk 0:00:04.2]} 72. Kf4 {[%clk 0:00:02.1]} 72... Ng2+ {[%clk 0:00:03.6]} 73. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:01.4]} 73... Nh4+ {[%clk 0:00:02.8]} 74. Kg4 {[%clk 0:00:01]} 74... Ng2 {[%clk 0:00:02.7]} 75. Kf3 {[%clk 0:00:00.6]} 75... Kd7 {[%clk 0:00:02.6]} 0-1