[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena June '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Gx7oATkc"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Creighton00064"] [Black "Former_Player"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Gx7oATkc"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "20:23:55"] [WhiteElo "2249"] [BlackElo "2451"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+41"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qbrkbrnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QBRKBRNN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... b6?! { (0.17 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (1... Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Ng6 4. Bb4 a5 5. Ba3 b5 6. O-O) 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.63] } 2... c5 { [%eval 0.58] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.66] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.63] } 4. Ng3?! { (0.63 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (4. d4 d5 5. dxc5 dxc4 6. cxb6 axb6 7. Bd2 Bd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rxc4 Rxc4) 4... e6?? { (0.06 → 2.05) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (4... d5 5. d4 Bc6 6. Bc3 Bf4 7. dxc5 O-O 8. e3 Bxg3 9. Bxf6) 5. d4 { [%eval 1.98] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 2.22] } 6. Bc3 { [%eval 1.72] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 1.98] } 7. O-O { [%eval 1.57] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 1.6] } 8. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.68] } 8... d6 { [%eval 1.68] } 9. e4? { (1.68 → 0.38) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (9. h4 Bd7 10. Qc3 Ng6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. h5 Ne5 14. h6 g6) 9... Bc6 { [%eval 0.57] } 10. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.51] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.2] } 12. Qb2 { [%eval 0.11] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval 0.19] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.06] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.21] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.12] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. Nh5 { [%eval -0.15] } 15... Bf8 { [%eval 0.19] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 17. Rcd1 { [%eval -0.24] } 17... b5 { [%eval -0.09] } 18. cxb5 { [%eval -0.18] } 18... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.06] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval -0.25] } 19... Nf4?! { (-0.25 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (19... Nf6 20. Ne2 Bc6 21. Nc3 Nf4 22. Rd2 a5 23. Red1 Qb8 24. Ne2 Nxe2+ 25. Rxe2) 20. Nf5?! { (0.48 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Nxb5 Qxb5 22. Ne2 Na4 23. Ba1 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3) 20... Nf6 { [%eval -0.39] } 21. g3?? { (-0.39 → -3.16) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (21. Kh2 g6 22. g3 Ne6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Rd2 Rd7 25. Ng4 Nxg4+ 26. hxg4 Kg8) 21... Nxh3+ { [%eval -2.87] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval -3.31] } 22... Ng4 { [%eval -3.24] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval -3.29] } 23... Ngxf2?! { (-3.29 → -2.25) Inaccuracy. Nhxf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (23... Nhxf2 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Bc6 26. Qg5 Rc8 27. Re2 g6 28. Rxf2 Nxf2 29. Kxf2) 24. Rc1 { [%eval -2.23] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval -2.31] } 25. Bxc1 { [%eval -2.25] } 25... f6?! { (-2.25 → -1.51) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (25... Bc6 26. Ng5 Rc8 27. Qe2 Bb5 28. Qf3 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Nxg5 30. Qxf2 Bc6 31. Qe3) 26. Qa5 { [%eval -2.05] } 26... Rd7 { [%eval -2.08] } 27. Be3 { [%eval -2.35] } 27... g6 { [%eval -2.28] } 28. N5h4 { [%eval -2.84] } 28... Nd3?? { (-2.84 → -0.97) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (28... d5 29. a3 dxe4 30. Nxe5 fxe5 31. a4 Bd3 32. Qxe5 Bxb1 33. Qe6+ Rf7 34. Rxb1) 29. Bxd3? { (-0.97 → -2.26) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (29. Rd1 Ng5 30. Bxd3 Bxd3 31. Rxd3 Nxe4 32. Qd5+ Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Rc7 34. Ne1 Kf7) 29... Bxd3 { [%eval -2.23] } 30. Kxh3 { [%eval -2.02] } 30... Bxe4 { [%eval -1.51] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval -2.07] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval -1.85] } 32. Nd2?! { (-1.85 → -2.60) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (32. Kh2 g5 33. Nd2 Bd3 34. Rxf6 gxh4 35. gxh4 Be7 36. Rf3 Rc2 37. Rf2 Bxh4) 32... Qc8+?? { (-2.60 → -0.13) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (32... Bd3 33. Rf3 g5 34. Bxg5 fxg5 35. Rxd3 gxh4 36. Rf3 hxg3 37. Rxg3+ Kh8 38. Ne4) 33. Kh2 { [%eval -0.14] } 33... Rc2?! { (-0.14 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (33... Bb7 34. Rxf6 Rc1 35. Rf1 Rxf1 36. Nxf1 Qc6 37. Kg1 Be7 38. Qa4 Qxa4 39. bxa4) 34. Rf2?! { (0.79 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (34. Rxf6 Bb7 35. Rf2 a6 36. Ng2 Qd7 37. a4 d5 38. Ne1 Rc8 39. Nd3 e4) 34... Qe6?? { (-0.18 → 4.64) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (34... Bb7 35. Rxf6 Rc1 36. Rf1 Rxf1 37. Nxf1 Qc6 38. Kg1 Be7 39. Qa4 Qxa4 40. bxa4) 35. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.56] } 35... Rxf2+ { [%eval 4.73] } 36. Bxf2 { [%eval 4.85] } 36... f5 { [%eval 5.28] } 37. Qd5?! { (5.28 → 4.05) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (37. Ng5 Qf6 38. Qd5+ Kh8 39. Be3 h6 40. Qe6 Kg7 41. Qxf6+ Kxf6 42. Nh7+ Kg7) 37... Qxd5 { [%eval 3.94] } 38. Nf6+ { [%eval 4.18] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval 3.99] } 39. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.81] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval 4.11] } 40. Nc7+ { [%eval 4.13] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 4.09] } 41. Nb5?! { (4.09 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (41. Na6 d5 42. Bxa7 Bg7 43. Nb4 d4 44. Nf3 d3 45. Nd2 e4) 41... a6 { [%eval 3.31] } 42. Nc3 { [%eval 3.38] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval 3.69] } 43. Nf3 { [%eval 3.81] } 43... Bg7 { [%eval 3.58] } 44. Nd2 { [%eval 3.01] } 44... d5 { [%eval 2.74] } 45. Ne2 { [%eval 2.66] } 45... d4 { [%eval 2.65] } 46. Kg2 { [%eval 2.66] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval 2.48] } 47. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.98] } 47... exd4 { [%eval 1.7] } 48. Nf4+ { [%eval 1.62] } 48... Kc6 { [%eval 1.91] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval 1.89] } 49... g5 { [%eval 1.56] } 50. Nd3?! { (1.56 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (50. Nh5 Bh8 51. Ke2 Kc5 52. a3 h6 53. Nc4 Kd5 54. Kd3 Kc5 55. b4+ Kb5) 50... g4+? { (0.81 → 2.31) Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (50... Bf8 51. g4 fxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Be7 53. Ne4 Kd5 54. Kf5 a5 55. Ng3 Bd8 56. Nh5) 51. Ke2 { [%eval 1.96] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval 2.43] } 52. Nf4+ { [%eval 2.26] } 52... Kd6 { [%eval 2.79] } 53. Kd3?! { (2.79 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (53. Nc4+ Kc6 54. Kd3 Bh8 55. Ne2 Kd5 56. b4 Bf6 57. Nf4+ Kc6 58. a4 h5) 53... Be5?? { (2.08 → 7.18) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 7.18] } (53... Bh6 54. Nc4+ Kc5 55. Ne6+ Kd5 56. Nxd4 f4 57. Nf5 Bg5 58. gxf4 Bxf4 59. Nfe3+) 54. Nc4+ { [%eval 7.03] } { Black resigns. } 1-0