[Event "CIC 960 November Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LYvJnkDr"] [Date "2025.11.28"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "Srimanval"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LYvJnkDr"] [UTCDate "2025.11.28"] [UTCTime "15:20:06"] [WhiteElo "1537"] [BlackElo "1543"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-28"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "bnrnkrqb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRNKRQB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nbc3 { [%eval -0.11] } 1... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Ne3 { [%eval -0.16] } 2... g6?! { (-0.16 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (2... f5) 3. g3?! { (0.48 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (3. g4 Nd4) 3... b6 { [%eval -0.27] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.37] } 4... Ne6 { [%eval -0.11] } 5. Bxc6?! { (-0.11 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (5. f4 f5) 5... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.9] } 6. O-O-O?! { (-0.90 → -1.56) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (6. b3 O-O-O) 6... Bf6?! { (-1.56 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (6... f5) 7. f4 { [%eval -0.89] } 7... Qg7? { (-0.89 → 0.26) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (7... Bd4) 8. Kd2?! { (0.26 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Ned5 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (8. Ned5 Bd4 9. e3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 f5 11. b3 O-O-O 12. Kb1 Qf7 13. Rde1 g5) 8... Bxc3+?! { (-0.61 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (8... Bd4 9. b3) 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.15] } 9... O-O?? { (0.15 → 2.34) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (9... f5 10. c4 Qf7 11. g4 O-O-O 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. Rg1 fxg4 14. Nxg4 Rgf8 15. Rdf1) 10. c4 { [%eval 2.4] } 10... f6 { [%eval 2.43] } 11. f5?! { (2.43 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (11. g4) 11... gxf5 { [%eval 1.49] } 12. Nxf5 { [%eval 1.01] } 12... Qg5+ { [%eval 1.11] } 13. e3 { [%eval 1.12] } 13... Nc5?? { (1.12 → 6.02) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 6.02] } (13... Kf7 14. h4) 14. h4 { [%eval 6.07] } 14... Qg4 { [%eval 7.3] } 15. Rf4?! { (7.30 → 4.82) Inaccuracy. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. Nxg4 d5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 Bxa2 19. Ne3 Rcd8 20. Qh1 Be6) 15... Qg6?! { (4.82 → 7.30) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 7.3] } (15... Qh3 16. Nxe7+ Kf7 17. Nxc8 Rg8 18. Rdf1 Ke8 19. Rxf6 d6 20. Qf2 Nd7 21. Rf7) 16. Nxe7+ { [%eval 7.34] } 16... Kg7 { [%eval 7.33] } 17. Nxg6 { [%eval 7.19] } 17... hxg6 { [%eval 7.27] } 18. Qf1 { [%eval 7.29] } 18... d5 { [%eval 9.97] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 7.68] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 9.13] } 20. Bxf6+ { [%eval 6.82] } 20... Rxf6 { [%eval 6.94] } 21. Rxf6 { [%eval 6.64] } 21... Bxa2 { [%eval 7.49] } 22. Ra1 { [%eval 7.21] } 22... Bg8 { [%eval 8.21] } 23. Rxa7 { [%eval 8.3] } 23... Ne6 { [%eval 9.13] } 24. Qf3 { [%eval 8.76] } 24... Kh6 { [%eval 17.72] } 25. g4 { [%eval 9.26] } 25... Rd8? { (9.26 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (25... Kg7 26. g5 Kh7 27. Qe4 Rd8 28. Rxe6 Bf7 29. Rxc7 Rd7 30. Rxd7) 26. Rxe6 { [%eval #7] } 26... Bxe6 { [%eval #7] } 27. g5+ { [%eval #6] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval #6] } 28. Qf6 { [%eval #5] } 28... Bd5 { [%eval #4] } 29. Rxc7+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0