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[Event "Hourly Chess960 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AjdtN6gM"] [Date "2025.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Xyqon"] [Black "Firouzja_Student"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "AjdtN6gM"] [UTCDate "2025.03.15"] [UTCTime "07:40:16"] [WhiteElo "1917"] [BlackElo "1631"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qrkbbnrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKBBNRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nhg3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... b5 { [%eval 0.42] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.15] } 2... g5?! { (0.15 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (2... e5) 3. f3?! { (1.08 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (3. d4 Nhg6) 3... Nhg6 { [%eval 0.02] } 4. Bf2 { [%eval -0.24] } 4... Qc6?! { (-0.24 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (4... d6) 5. Ne3 { [%eval 0.7] } 5... Ne5? { (0.70 → 2.16) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (5... Nf4 6. Be2 h5 7. a4 Nxe2+ 8. Nxe2 b4 9. b3 e6 10. O-O-O Kb7 11. g4) 6. Be2 { [%eval 2.47] } 6... Ne6 { [%eval 2.38] } 7. O-O?! { (2.38 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (7. b4 Ng6 8. a4 a6 9. Rb3 Nef4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Ra3 e6 12. O-O h5) 7... Nf4 { [%eval 1.78] } 8. d4 { [%eval 1.51] } 8... Neg6 { [%eval 1.82] } 9. Rfd1?! { (1.82 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (9. b4 Nxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nf4 11. Rfe1 Qa6 12. a4 d6 13. d5 e6 14. c4 Qxa4) 9... h5?! { (1.22 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Nxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (9... Nxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nf4 11. Re1 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3 Qb7 15. b4) 10. Bf1 { [%eval 2.38] } 10... h4 { [%eval 2.39] } 11. Ne2?! { (2.39 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (11. d5 Qb7 12. Ne2 d6 13. c4 Nxe2+ 14. Bxe2 bxc4 15. b4 Nf4 16. Bf1) 11... Nxe2+ { [%eval 1.56] } 12. Bxe2 { [%eval 1.71] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval 1.57] } 13. Bf1 { [%eval 1.62] } 13... h3? { (1.62 → 2.97) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (13... g4 14. Nxg4) 14. g3?! { (2.97 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (14. d5 Qg6 15. g4 Qa6 16. b4 d6 17. Rb3 e6 18. a4 Qxa4 19. Ra3 Qxb4) 14... f5?! { (2.07 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (14... d5 15. b4 dxe4 16. d5 Qg6 17. Ng4 e6 18. Ne5 Qf5 19. g4 Qf6 20. fxe4) 15. Nxf5 { [%eval 2.37] } 15... e6 { [%eval 2.84] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval 2.28] } 16... Bh5 { [%eval 1.93] } 17. gxf4?? { (1.93 → -5.93) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (17. g4 Bg6 18. a4 b4 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Rf8 21. Bb5 Rxb5 22. axb5 Ne2+) 17... gxf4+ { [%eval -5.85] } 18. Ng4 { [%eval -6.54] } 18... Bxg4 { [%eval -6.62] } 19. fxg4 { [%eval -7.89] } 19... Rxg4+ { [%eval -7.94] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval -7.47] } 20... fxg3 { [%eval -6.72] } 21. d5?? { (-6.72 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. hxg3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (21. hxg3 Rxg3+ 22. Kh2 Rf3 23. Rd2 Qxe4 24. Re2 Qg4 25. d5 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Qxe2+) 21... gxh2+ { [%eval #-7] } 22. Kxh2 { [%eval #-4] } 22... Qxc2+ { [%eval #-4] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval #-4] } 23... Qxe4+ { [%eval #-3] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] } 24... Rg2+ { [%eval #-2] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 25... Rf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 26. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 26... Rg2+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Rxb2+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Rg2+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Rxa2+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rxa1? { (Mate in 1 → -9.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. h2# was best. } { [%eval -9.6] } (30... h2#) 31. Rxa1 { [%eval -9.59] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval -11.07] } 32. Bxh3 { [%eval -9.37] } 32... Bxa1 { [%eval -9.04] } 33. Bg2? { (-9.04 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa1 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (33. Rxa1 Qd4+ 34. Kg2 Qxa1 35. dxe6 Qb2+ 36. Kf3 Kb7 37. Bf5 Ka6 38. exd7 Qf6) 33... Bd4+ { [%eval -10.29] } 34. Kf1?! { (-10.29 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (34. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 35. Kf1 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Qd2+ 37. Kg3 exd5 38. Bf3 c6 39. Bxd5 Qxd5) 34... Qf4+ { [%eval #-2] } 35. Ke2 { [%eval #-2] } 35... O-O-O? { (Mate in 2 → -9.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval -9.64] } (35... Qe3+ 36. Kf1 Qf2#) 36. dxe6? { (-9.64 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (36. Rxd4 Qxd4 37. Bf3 Re8 38. Kf1 Qf6 39. Ke2 Kd8 40. Bh5) 36... Qe3+ { [%eval #-1] } 37. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 37... Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1