[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6gusDeVu"] [Date "2026.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "MaksimLestev"] [Black "Themathic"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "6gusDeVu"] [UTCDate "2026.03.15"] [UTCTime "19:38:23"] [WhiteElo "1559"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-51"] [BlackRatingDiff "+283"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qbnnbrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QBNNBRKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b4 { [%eval 0.2] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Ne3 { [%eval -0.01] } 2... Nb6?! { (-0.01 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (2... b6 3. c4 dxc4 4. h4 h5 5. d3 cxd3 6. Nxd3 Ne6 7. Bc3 c5 8. bxc5) 3. Nf5 { [%eval 0.65] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.72] } 4. e3? { (0.72 → -0.90) Mistake. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (4. Nxe7+ Kf7 5. Nf5 Ne6 6. h4 a5 7. c3 g6 8. Ne3 Bd7) 4... e6 { [%eval -0.72] } 5. Nd4 { [%eval -0.78] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval -0.35] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... e5 { [%eval -0.19] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval -0.51] } 7... c6 { [%eval -0.26] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval -0.65] } 8... Ne6 { [%eval -0.36] } 9. Qc3?! { (-0.36 → -0.96) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.96] } (9. a4 Nc8 10. Nc5 Nxc5 11. bxc5 Re8 12. c4 O-O 13. h4 b6 14. Bb4 a5) 9... Na4 { [%eval -1.06] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval -1.1] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -0.59] } 11. d4?! { (-0.59 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (11. c4 Qe8 12. Bc2 b5 13. h4 h5 14. Nc1 Nb6) 11... e4 { [%eval -1.55] } 12. Nh4 { [%eval -1.48] } 12... f5 { [%eval -1.4] } 13. Nc5 { [%eval -1.86] } 13... Naxc5 { [%eval -1.71] } 14. bxc5 { [%eval -2.09] } 14... Be7 { [%eval -2.04] } 15. g3? { (-2.04 → -3.56) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -3.56] } (15. f3 Qd8 16. g3 Re8 17. f4 O-O 18. a4 b6 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Ba2 Rb8) 15... Bxh4 { [%eval -3.72] } 16. gxh4 { [%eval -3.51] } 16... f4 { [%eval -2.92] } 17. exf4? { (-2.92 → -5.43) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -5.43] } (17. f3 Rf6 18. fxe4 O-O 19. Qd3 Rg6+ 20. Kf2 Nc7 21. c4 Qd8 22. Ke2) 17... Nxf4 { [%eval -5.22] } 18. a3?! { (-5.22 → -8.82) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -8.82] } (18. f3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 exf3+ 20. Rxf3 Rxf3 21. Bg3 O-O 22. Re1 Qd8 23. c4 Rxg3+) 18... Qe8 { [%eval -8.72] } 19. Qe3 { [%eval -8.71] } 19... Qg6+ { [%eval -9.28] } 20. Qg3 { [%eval -8.77] } 20... Ne2+ { [%eval -8.79] } 21. Kg2 { [%eval -8.4] } 21... Nxg3 { [%eval -6.22] } 22. hxg3 { [%eval -6.35] } 22... Bg4 { [%eval -6.27] } 23. c3 { [%eval -7.09] } 23... Bf3+ { [%eval -7.03] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval -6.79] } 24... Rf4 { [%eval -7.65] } 25. Rhg1? { (-7.65 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfg1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (25. Rfg1 Qh5 26. Rg2 O-O 27. gxf4 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Rxf4 30. Kf1 Qxh1+) 25... Qf6? { (Mate in 6 → -8.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -8.22] } (25... Qh5 26. Rg2 Rxh4+ 27. gxh4 Qxh4+ 28. Kg1 Qh3 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. c4 Qh1#) 26. gxf4? { (-8.22 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (26. Rg2 O-O 27. Kg1 Rxh4 28. Bd2 Bxg2 29. gxh4 Bxf1 30. Be3 Qxh4 31. c4 Qg4+) 26... Qxh4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1