Valentin Raceanu IM

valentinra Bucharest Since 2019 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

54.4%- 39.7%- 6.0%

Bullet 2407

7W 5L 4D

Blitz 2544

123W 92L 11D

Rapid 2193

7W 3L 0D

Valentin Raceanu (IM) vs wblodw

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Moves

1. e4 c5

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. f4 g6

4. Nf3 Bg7

5. a3 d6

6. Bc4 Nf6

7. O-O O-O

8. d3 Bg4

9. h3 Bxf3

10. Qxf3 Nd4

11. Qf2 e6

12. Be3 d5

13. Ba2 Nxc2

14. Qxc2 d4

15. e5 Nd7

16. Bxd4 cxd4

17. Ne4 Qb6

18. Rac1 Rfc8

19. Qf2 Bh6

20. Nd6 Rc6

21. Rxc6 bxc6

22. Kh1 c5

23. Bc4 Rb8

24. b3 Qa5

25. a4 Bf8

26. Ne4 Be7

27. g4 Rf8

28. g5 Qc7

29. Rg1 Nb6

30. Qh4 h5

31. Nf6+ Kg7

32. Kh2 Nd5

33. Qg3 Ne3

34. Rc1 a5

35. Qf3 Rb8

36. Ne4 Qb7

37. Qe2 h4

38. Bb5 Qd5

39. Qb2 Qb7

40. Nxc5 Bxc5

41. Rxc5 Qf3

Players

Valentin Raceanu (IM)

Black

2549

+11

wblodw

White

2538

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20493 days 15 hours 56 minutes

Time Control

3m + 2s

Time Class

Blitz

Rated

Yes

Moves

82

Result

Win

Termination

valentinra won on time

Opening

B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed

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Performance with this opening in Blitz

Valentin Raceanu 5 games

3 W 2 L 0 D 60% win

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.02.09"]
[Round "-"]
[White "wblodw"]
[Black "valentinra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "1r6/5pk1/4p1p1/pBR1P1P1/P2p1P1p/1P1Pnq1P/1Q5K/8 w - - 1 42"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "B23"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Closed-Sicilian-Defense-Grand-Prix-Attack-3...g6-4.Nf3-Bg7"]
[UTCDate "2026.02.09"]
[UTCTime "15:47:20"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Termination "valentinra won on time"]
[StartTime "15:47:20"]
[EndDate "2026.02.09"]
[EndTime "15:56:09"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/164454163282"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:02:59.8]} 1... c5 {[%clk 0:03:00.7]} 2. Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:00.5]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:01.9]} 3. f4 {[%clk 0:03:01.2]} 3... g6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:01.9]} 4... Bg7 {[%clk 0:03:02.3]} 5. a3 {[%clk 0:03:01.1]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:03:00.6]} 6. Bc4 {[%clk 0:03:01.3]} 6... Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:55.7]} 7. O-O {[%clk 0:02:43.4]} 7... O-O {[%clk 0:02:46.4]} 8. d3 {[%clk 0:02:23.4]} 8... Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:45.4]} 9. h3 {[%clk 0:02:15.1]} 9... Bxf3 {[%clk 0:02:45.6]} 10. Qxf3 {[%clk 0:02:17]} 10... Nd4 {[%clk 0:02:44.2]} 11. Qf2 {[%clk 0:02:18.2]} 11... e6 {[%clk 0:02:04.7]} 12. Be3 {[%clk 0:02:18.5]} 12... d5 {[%clk 0:02:04.9]} 13. Ba2 {[%clk 0:02:19.4]} 13... Nxc2 {[%clk 0:01:37.1]} 14. Qxc2 {[%clk 0:02:16.8]} 14... d4 {[%clk 0:01:38.7]} 15. e5 {[%clk 0:02:14.8]} 15... Nd7 {[%clk 0:01:29.3]} 16. Bxd4 {[%clk 0:02:05.8]} 16... cxd4 {[%clk 0:01:31.2]} 17. Ne4 {[%clk 0:02:07.1]} 17... Qb6 {[%clk 0:01:20.7]} 18. Rac1 {[%clk 0:02:04.1]} 18... Rfc8 {[%clk 0:01:21.3]} 19. Qf2 {[%clk 0:02:03.2]} 19... Bh6 {[%clk 0:01:05.5]} 20. Nd6 {[%clk 0:01:51.3]} 20... Rc6 {[%clk 0:00:47.9]} 21. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:01:45.5]} 21... bxc6 {[%clk 0:00:48.9]} 22. Kh1 {[%clk 0:01:34.6]} 22... c5 {[%clk 0:00:46.5]} 23. Bc4 {[%clk 0:01:08.8]} 23... Rb8 {[%clk 0:00:41.3]} 24. b3 {[%clk 0:01:09.8]} 24... Qa5 {[%clk 0:00:36.3]} 25. a4 {[%clk 0:01:09.1]} 25... Bf8 {[%clk 0:00:36]} 26. Ne4 {[%clk 0:01:08.8]} 26... Be7 {[%clk 0:00:36.5]} 27. g4 {[%clk 0:01:08.7]} 27... Rf8 {[%clk 0:00:30.4]} 28. g5 {[%clk 0:01:08.7]} 28... Qc7 {[%clk 0:00:18.1]} 29. Rg1 {[%clk 0:00:40.4]} 29... Nb6 {[%clk 0:00:18.4]} 30. Qh4 {[%clk 0:00:30.9]} 30... h5 {[%clk 0:00:15.6]} 31. Nf6+ {[%clk 0:00:30.9]} 31... Kg7 {[%clk 0:00:11.5]} 32. Kh2 {[%clk 0:00:11.4]} 32... Nd5 {[%clk 0:00:11.5]} 33. Qg3 {[%clk 0:00:10.1]} 33... Ne3 {[%clk 0:00:10.8]} 34. Rc1 {[%clk 0:00:10.4]} 34... a5 {[%clk 0:00:10.6]} 35. Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:11]} 35... Rb8 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 36. Ne4 {[%clk 0:00:07.4]} 36... Qb7 {[%clk 0:00:10]} 37. Qe2 {[%clk 0:00:07.1]} 37... h4 {[%clk 0:00:08.7]} 38. Bb5 {[%clk 0:00:07.2]} 38... Qd5 {[%clk 0:00:09.1]} 39. Qb2 {[%clk 0:00:05.4]} 39... Qb7 {[%clk 0:00:04.7]} 40. Nxc5 {[%clk 0:00:04.4]} 40... Bxc5 {[%clk 0:00:04.3]} 41. Rxc5 {[%clk 0:00:06.3]} 41... Qf3 {[%clk 0:00:04.2]} 0-1