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 Irina Mikhaylova (WGM)

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. c3 d5

3. exd5 Qxd5

4. d4 Nf6

5. Nf3 Bg4

6. dxc5 Qxc5

7. Be3 Qc7

8. Na3 a6

9. h3 Bh5

10. Qa4+ Nc6

11. g4 Bg6

12. Bg2 e6

13. Nb5 Qc8

14. Nbd4 Be4

15. g5 b5

16. Qd1 Nd7

17. Qe2 Bc5

18. Rd1 O-O

19. Nxc6 Bxc6

20. O-O Rd8

21. Rd2 Bxe3

22. Qxe3 Nf8

23. Rfd1 Rxd2

24. Rxd2 Qb7

25. h4 Bd5

26. h5 Rc8

27. h6 Ng6

28. Qd4 gxh6

29. gxh6 f5

30. b3 Qe7

31. Kf1 Rf8

32. Qb6 Bxf3

33. Bxf3 Qg5

34. Qxe6+ Kh8

35. Rd7 Qc1+

36. Bd1

Players

David Smerdon (GM)

White

2617

+232

Irina Mikhaylova (WGM)

Black

2385

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20361 days 15 hours 20 minutes

Time Control

5m

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

71

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2025.09.30"]
[Round "-"]
[White "smurfo"]
[Black "Irina_Mikhaylova"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Tournament "https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesday-blitz-september-30-2025-5954871"]
[CurrentPosition "5r1k/3R3p/p3Q1nP/1p3p2/8/1PP5/P4P2/2qB1K2 b - - 4 36"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B22"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Alapin-Sicilian-Defense-Barmen-Modern-Line-6.dxc5-Qxc5"]
[UTCDate "2025.09.30"]
[UTCTime "15:11:03"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[TimeControl "300"]
[Termination "smurfo won on time"]
[StartTime "15:11:03"]
[EndDate "2025.09.30"]
[EndTime "15:20:23"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/153558405275"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.9]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:04:59.1]} 2. c3 {[%clk 0:04:58.4]} 2... d5 {[%clk 0:04:57.5]} 3. exd5 {[%clk 0:04:58.3]} 3... Qxd5 {[%clk 0:04:56.9]} 4. d4 {[%clk 0:04:58.2]} 4... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:55.8]} 5. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:58.1]} 5... Bg4 {[%clk 0:04:54.4]} 6. dxc5 {[%clk 0:04:55.6]} 6... Qxc5 {[%clk 0:04:48.1]} 7. Be3 {[%clk 0:04:53.1]} 7... Qc7 {[%clk 0:04:45.8]} 8. Na3 {[%clk 0:04:52.4]} 8... a6 {[%clk 0:04:44.6]} 9. h3 {[%clk 0:04:48.2]} 9... Bh5 {[%clk 0:04:42.5]} 10. Qa4+ {[%clk 0:04:36.4]} 10... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:38.2]} 11. g4 {[%clk 0:04:26]} 11... Bg6 {[%clk 0:04:36.8]} 12. Bg2 {[%clk 0:04:22]} 12... e6 {[%clk 0:04:06.3]} 13. Nb5 {[%clk 0:03:53]} 13... Qc8 {[%clk 0:04:00.1]} 14. Nbd4 {[%clk 0:03:45.5]} 14... Be4 {[%clk 0:03:28.5]} 15. g5 {[%clk 0:03:39.7]} 15... b5 {[%clk 0:03:15.2]} 16. Qd1 {[%clk 0:03:25.1]} 16... Nd7 {[%clk 0:03:02.1]} 17. Qe2 {[%clk 0:03:12.1]} 17... Bc5 {[%clk 0:02:21]} 18. Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:59.9]} 18... O-O {[%clk 0:02:08.5]} 19. Nxc6 {[%clk 0:02:37.5]} 19... Bxc6 {[%clk 0:02:06.5]} 20. O-O {[%clk 0:02:32.7]} 20... Rd8 {[%clk 0:01:31]} 21. Rd2 {[%clk 0:02:22]} 21... Bxe3 {[%clk 0:01:25.4]} 22. Qxe3 {[%clk 0:02:21.9]} 22... Nf8 {[%clk 0:01:24.2]} 23. Rfd1 {[%clk 0:02:14.6]} 23... Rxd2 {[%clk 0:01:10.1]} 24. Rxd2 {[%clk 0:02:14.5]} 24... Qb7 {[%clk 0:01:05.4]} 25. h4 {[%clk 0:02:06.7]} 25... Bd5 {[%clk 0:00:57]} 26. h5 {[%clk 0:02:06]} 26... Rc8 {[%clk 0:00:54]} 27. h6 {[%clk 0:02:05.1]} 27... Ng6 {[%clk 0:00:50.7]} 28. Qd4 {[%clk 0:01:53.5]} 28... gxh6 {[%clk 0:00:32.8]} 29. gxh6 {[%clk 0:01:53.4]} 29... f5 {[%clk 0:00:31.2]} 30. b3 {[%clk 0:01:28.1]} 30... Qe7 {[%clk 0:00:14.7]} 31. Kf1 {[%clk 0:01:18]} 31... Rf8 {[%clk 0:00:11.7]} 32. Qb6 {[%clk 0:01:12.9]} 32... Bxf3 {[%clk 0:00:06.7]} 33. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:01:12.8]} 33... Qg5 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 34. Qxe6+ {[%clk 0:01:11.3]} 34... Kh8 {[%clk 0:00:01.2]} 35. Rd7 {[%clk 0:01:08.1]} 35... Qc1+ {[%clk 0:00:00.2]} 36. Bd1 {[%clk 0:01:07.6]} 1-0