Luke Harmon-Vellotti IM

vellottiwizard Los Angeles Since 2012 (Active) Chess.com ♟♟♟♟♟

47.0%- 43.9%- 9.1%

Bullet 3104

636W 643L 104D

Blitz 2865

247W 181L 67D

Rapid 2528

1W 0L 0D

Luke Harmon-Vellotti (IM) vs Michael David Gold (NM)

Game 651 of 653

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Moves

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 e6

3. Nc3 Bb4

4. Nf3 b6

5. e3 Bb7

6. Bd3 O-O

7. O-O d5

8. a3 Be7

9. Qc2 Nbd7

10. cxd5 exd5

11. b4 a6

12. Bd2 Bd6

13. Rfc1 Re8

14. h3 Ne4

15. Be1 f5

16. Qb3 Ndf6

17. Nd2 Kh8

18. Ndxe4 fxe4

19. Be2 Qd7

20. Nb1 Qf5

21. Nd2 Re7

22. Nf1 Rf8

23. Qd1 Qg6

24. Rc2 Bc8

25. Kh1 Qh6

26. Nh2 Bxh3

27. g3 Ref7

28. Kg1 Bxg3

29. fxg3 Ng4

30. Bxg4 Rf1+

Players

Luke Harmon-Vellotti (IM)

Black

2528

+288

Michael David Gold (NM)

White

2240

Game Details

Date

Jan 1, 1970

Start Time

00:00 UTC

Duration

20476 days 23 hours 17 minutes

Time Control

10m

Time Class

Rapid

Rated

No

Moves

60

Result

Win

Termination

Opening

E52 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense

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Performance with this opening in Rapid

Luke Harmon-Vellotti 3 games

3 W 0 L 0 D 100% win

Michael David Gold 3 games

0 W 3 L 0 D 0% win

Actions

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[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2026.01.23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "bedpan2300"]
[Black "vellottiwizard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[CurrentPosition "5r1k/2p3pp/pp5q/3p4/1P1Pp1B1/P3P1Pb/2R4N/R2QBrK1 w - - 1 31"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "E52"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Nimzo-Indian-Defense-Schlechter-Defense-7.O-O-Bb7-8.a3"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.23"]
[UTCTime "23:03:02"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[TimeControl "600"]
[Termination "vellottiwizard won by resignation"]
[StartTime "23:03:02"]
[EndDate "2026.01.23"]
[EndTime "23:17:29"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/148403459964"]

1. d4 {[%clk 0:10:00]} 1... Nf6 {[%clk 0:10:00]} 2. c4 {[%clk 0:09:58.1]} 2... e6 {[%clk 0:09:59.3]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 0:09:55.9]} 3... Bb4 {[%clk 0:09:56.9]} 4. Nf3 {[%clk 0:09:53.4]} 4... b6 {[%clk 0:09:37.8]} 5. e3 {[%clk 0:09:45.8]} 5... Bb7 {[%clk 0:09:36]} 6. Bd3 {[%clk 0:09:44.3]} 6... O-O {[%clk 0:09:34.5]} 7. O-O {[%clk 0:09:42.2]} 7... d5 {[%clk 0:09:32.9]} 8. a3 {[%clk 0:09:37.7]} 8... Be7 {[%clk 0:09:18.5]} 9. Qc2 {[%clk 0:09:19.8]} 9... Nbd7 {[%clk 0:09:13.5]} 10. cxd5 {[%clk 0:09:16.8]} 10... exd5 {[%clk 0:09:12.2]} 11. b4 {[%clk 0:09:09.2]} 11... a6 {[%clk 0:08:59.7]} 12. Bd2 {[%clk 0:08:53.1]} 12... Bd6 {[%clk 0:08:57.5]} 13. Rfc1 {[%clk 0:08:45.9]} 13... Re8 {[%clk 0:08:53.3]} 14. h3 {[%clk 0:08:16.6]} 14... Ne4 {[%clk 0:08:42.4]} 15. Be1 {[%clk 0:07:39.9]} 15... f5 {[%clk 0:08:28.1]} 16. Qb3 {[%clk 0:07:16.8]} 16... Ndf6 {[%clk 0:08:16.1]} 17. Nd2 {[%clk 0:06:38.5]} 17... Kh8 {[%clk 0:08:03.5]} 18. Ndxe4 {[%clk 0:05:46.1]} 18... fxe4 {[%clk 0:07:43.9]} 19. Be2 {[%clk 0:05:32.2]} 19... Qd7 {[%clk 0:07:39.1]} 20. Nb1 {[%clk 0:05:16.9]} 20... Qf5 {[%clk 0:07:08.7]} 21. Nd2 {[%clk 0:05:09.1]} 21... Re7 {[%clk 0:06:02.4]} 22. Nf1 {[%clk 0:04:53.6]} 22... Rf8 {[%clk 0:05:48.9]} 23. Qd1 {[%clk 0:04:34.3]} 23... Qg6 {[%clk 0:05:35.5]} 24. Rc2 {[%clk 0:03:56.2]} 24... Bc8 {[%clk 0:05:30.9]} 25. Kh1 {[%clk 0:03:36.7]} 25... Qh6 {[%clk 0:05:27]} 26. Nh2 {[%clk 0:03:25]} 26... Bxh3 {[%clk 0:04:59.5]} 27. g3 {[%clk 0:02:47.2]} 27... Ref7 {[%clk 0:04:32.7]} 28. Kg1 {[%clk 0:02:37.3]} 28... Bxg3 {[%clk 0:04:09.7]} 29. fxg3 {[%clk 0:02:14.3]} 29... Ng4 {[%clk 0:04:08]} 30. Bxg4 {[%clk 0:01:50.3]} 30... Rf1+ {[%clk 0:04:04.4]} 0-1