[Event "Free Style Chess 960 Rapid 158"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8B6NLEgP"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "nihe000"] [Black "Ethanjoe2024"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8B6NLEgP"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "14:20:14"] [WhiteElo "1878"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-94"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrnkrbbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRNKRBBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g3 { [%eval 0.28] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.66] } 2. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3. Bxb7?! { (0.13 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (3. f4 exf4) 3... Nab6 { [%eval -0.55] } 4. Nd3?? { (-0.55 → -2.64) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (4. c3 f5 5. f4 c6 6. Bxc8 Rxc8 7. fxe5 Qxe5 8. Qf3 Qb5) 4... Nd6 { [%eval -2.43] } 5. Ba6 { [%eval -2.33] } 5... Bg7?? { (-2.33 → -0.02) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (5... e4 6. Nc5 Ndc4 7. f4 f5 8. Nab3 Nxb2+ 9. Kc1 Bg7 10. Na5 Bxa2 11. g4) 6. e4 { [%eval -0.17] } 6... f6? { (-0.17 → 1.45) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (6... f5 7. f3) 7. b3 { [%eval 1.51] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 1.56] } 8. c4? { (1.56 → -0.05) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (8. f3 O-O) 8... Nbxc4?! { (-0.05 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (8... f5 9. f3) 9. O-O-O? { (0.50 → -1.13) Mistake. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (9. Rc1) 9... Nb6? { (-1.13 → 0.14) Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (9... Na5 10. Nc5) 10. Nc5 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Qf8 { [%eval 0.31] } 11. Nxe6+? { (0.31 → -0.84) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (11. f3 f5) 11... dxe6? { (-0.84 → 0.31) Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (11... Rxe6) 12. f3?! { (0.31 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (12. f4) 12... Nf7? { (-0.77 → 0.76) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (12... Nxe4) 13. Nc2 { [%eval 0.58] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval 0.5] } 14. d4?! { (0.50 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Qg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (14. Qg2) 14... O-O { [%eval -0.21] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval -0.37] } 15... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.21] } 16. f4?! { (-0.21 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (16. b4 Qc3) 16... Qc3? { (-1.20 → 0.42) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (16... Qa5 17. Bf1) 17. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.41] } 17... cxb6?! { (0.41 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (17... Rxb6 18. Bc4) 18. Qf1? { (1.01 → -0.20) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (18. Bc4 Rfc8) 18... f5 { [%eval 0.21] } 19. e5 { [%eval 0.4] } 19... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.42] } 20. Qd3 { [%eval -0.11] } 20... Qa1+ { [%eval -0.14] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval -0.19] } 21... Qxd1+?? { (-0.19 → 4.91) Blunder. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (21... Qb2 22. Bxc8) 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 5.02] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 4.78] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval 5.32] } 23... g5 { [%eval 5.59] } 24. Ke3 { [%eval 5.3] } 24... gxf4+ { [%eval 5.45] } 25. gxf4 { [%eval 5.06] } 25... Nh6 { [%eval 6.28] } 26. Qc4 { [%eval 6.28] } 26... Ng4+ { [%eval 6.48] } 27. Kf3 { [%eval 5.73] } 27... Nxh2+ { [%eval 6.15] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 5.12] } 28... Ng4 { [%eval 5.32] } 29. Qxe6+ { [%eval 5.24] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 5.35] } 30. Kf3 { [%eval 5.07] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 6.43] } 31. Nxf5 { [%eval 6.15] } 31... h5?? { (6.15 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh2+ was best. } { [%eval #19] } (31... Nh2+ 32. Ke2 Rbe8 33. Nxg7 Rxe6 34. Nxe6 Re8 35. Ng5 Ng4 36. e6 Kg7 37. Bc4) 32. Rh1 { [%eval 9.01] } 32... Nh6? { (9.01 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (32... Rxf5 33. Qxf5 Nh6 34. Qg6 b5 35. Rxh5 Bf8 36. Rxh6+ Bxh6 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+) 33. Rxh5 { [%eval #6] } 33... Rbe8 { [%eval #3] } 34. Rxh6+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Bxh6 { [%eval #2] } 35. Qxh6+ { [%eval #1] } 35... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0