[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena June '26"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VFlJSq3Z"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "MeneerMandje"] [Black "chessknocker7"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VFlJSq3Z"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "21:30:37"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2206"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+28"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnkbrqbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKBRQBN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f4 { [%eval 0.03] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.05] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.45] } 3. Ng3 { [%eval 0.12] } 3... Ng6 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... e5?! { (0.29 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (4... fxe4 5. Bh5 e6 6. Ngxe4 Be7 7. O-O-O O-O-O 8. d4 Qf5 9. g4 Qa5 10. Nd2) 5. exf5? { (1.09 → -0.23) Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (5. Bh5 exf4 6. Nxf5 Bf6 7. d4 O-O-O 8. O-O-O Kb8 9. Kb1 d5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5) 5... exf4? { (-0.23 → 1.08) Mistake. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (5... Nxf4 6. Nge4 Be7 7. g3 Nd5 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bg8 10. Bf3 Qxf5 11. Bxc6) 6. fxg6 { [%eval 0.66] } 6... fxg3 { [%eval 0.58] } 7. Qxf8 { [%eval 0.63] } 7... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.64] } 8. gxh7 { [%eval 0.59] } 8... Bxh7 { [%eval 0.63] } 9. hxg3 { [%eval 0.66] } 9... Bg5 { [%eval 0.66] } 10. Be3?! { (0.66 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (10. Bf3 O-O-O 11. O-O-O b6 12. a3 Bf5 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Nf4 Bf5 15. b3 Bh6) 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.04] } 11. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.07] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval 0.03] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.09] } 13. Ne2?! { (0.09 → -0.99) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (13. Na4 Be4 14. O-O-O Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Nd4 16. Re3 Rf2 17. Nc3 Rxg2 18. Rd3 Ne2+) 13... d4 { [%eval -0.94] } 14. Re6 { [%eval -1.32] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval -1.39] } 15. Rxc6 { [%eval -1.31] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval -1.29] } 16. d3 { [%eval -1.32] } 16... Be6?! { (-1.32 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (16... c5 17. Kd2 g5 18. g4 Be6 19. Ng3 Bd5 20. Nf5 Bxf3 21. gxf3) 17. Kd2 { [%eval -1.24] } 17... c5 { [%eval -1.27] } 18. Rh1 { [%eval -1.3] } 18... Rh8 { [%eval -1.18] } 19. Re1 { [%eval -1.4] } 19... Bd5 { [%eval -0.92] } 20. Nf4? { (-0.92 → -2.63) Mistake. Bg4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (20. Bg4+ Kb7 21. Nf4 Bc6 22. Ne6 Rd6 23. Nxc5+ Kb6 24. Ne4 Rdh6 25. Re2 Rg6) 20... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.6] } 21. gxf3 { [%eval -2.41] } 21... Rh2+ { [%eval -1.95] } 22. Re2?! { (-1.95 → -3.17) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (22. Kc1 Rf2 23. Ne6 Re8 24. f4 g6 25. a3 Rg2 26. Kd1 Rxg3 27. Nxc5 Rxe1+) 22... Rdh8 { [%eval -3.17] } 23. Ne6? { (-3.17 → -5.30) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -5.3] } (23. g4 Rxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Rh2+ 25. Kd1 Kd7 26. b3 Ke7 27. Nh5 g6 28. Nf4 Kf7) 23... Rxe2+ { [%eval -5.17] } 24. Kxe2 { [%eval -5.01] } 24... Rh2+?? { (-5.01 → -2.22) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (24... Re8 25. Kf2 Rxe6 26. b3 c4 27. dxc4 Kd8 28. Kf1 a5 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. g4) 25. Kd1 { [%eval -1.93] } 25... Rf2? { (-1.93 → -0.63) Mistake. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (25... Rh3 26. Nxg7 Kd7 27. g4 Rxf3 28. Nh5 Rf1+ 29. Kd2 Ke6 30. g5 Rg1 31. Nf6) 26. f4 { [%eval -0.72] } 26... Rg2 { [%eval -0.81] } 27. Nxc5?! { (-0.81 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Nxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (27. Nxg7 Rg1+ 28. Kd2 Kd7 29. Nh5 Ke7 30. b3 Rh1 31. g4 Rh4 32. Ng3 Rxg4) 27... Rxg3 { [%eval -1.37] } 28. f5? { (-1.37 → -3.29) Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (28. Ne6 Rg1+ 29. Kd2 Rg4 30. Ke2 Kd7 31. Kf3 Rg1 32. Nxd4 Rb1 33. b3 Rb2) 28... Rf3 { [%eval -3.14] } 29. Ne6 { [%eval -3.31] } 29... Rxf5 { [%eval -3.34] } 30. Nxd4 { [%eval -3.27] } 30... Rf6 { [%eval -3.33] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -3.28] } 31... g5 { [%eval -3.51] } 32. Ke3 { [%eval -3.45] } 32... g4 { [%eval -3.36] } 33. Ne2 { [%eval -3.25] } 33... Rf3+ { [%eval -3.18] } 34. Ke4 { [%eval -3.26] } 34... Rf2 { [%eval -3.26] } 35. Ke3 { [%eval -3.13] } 35... g3?? { (-3.13 → -0.84) Blunder. Rf3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (35... Rf3+ 36. Ke4 Rf8 37. Ke3 a5 38. b3 Kd7 39. c3 Kd6 40. b4) 36. Nxg3?! { (-0.84 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (36. b3 Rh2 37. Nxg3 Rxc2 38. Ne4 Rxa2 39. Nc5 Ra1 40. Kd4 Rf1 41. Kc3 Kd8) 36... Rxc2 { [%eval -1.3] } 37. b4?! { (-1.30 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (37. b3 Rxa2 38. Ne4 Kd7 39. Kd4 Rh2 40. Kc4 Rh4 41. b4 Kc6 42. Kb3 Kb5) 37... Rxa2 { [%eval -1.67] } 38. Kd4 { [%eval -1.62] } 38... Rc2 { [%eval -0.64] } 39. Ne4 { [%eval -1.91] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval -1.62] } 40. Nc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 40... Rh2 { [%eval -0.3] } 41. Kc4 { [%eval -0.55] } 41... Rh4+ { [%eval -0.24] } 42. d4 { [%eval -0.34] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval -0.63] } 43. b5+? { (-0.63 → -2.37) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (43. Na4 Rh6 44. Nc5 Rh1 45. Ne4 Rh2 46. Nc3 Kd7 47. Ne4 Kc8 48. Nc3 Kb7) 43... Kd6 { [%eval -2.33] } 44. Nd5 { [%eval -2.22] } 44... a6?? { (-2.22 → -0.05) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.05] } (44... c5 45. bxc6 Kxc6 46. Nc3 Rh5 47. d5+ Kb6 48. Na4+ Kb7 49. Kc5 Rh2 50. Kb5) 45. Nc3?? { (-0.05 → -3.33) Blunder. bxa6 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (45. bxa6 Rh8 46. Nb4 Kd7 47. d5 Kc8 48. Nc6 Rh1 49. Na7+ Kb8 50. Nb5 Rc1+) 45... axb5+?? { (-3.33 → 0.00) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... a5 46. Kd3 Rh2 47. Ne4+ Ke6 48. Kc3 Rg2 49. Kd3 Rb2 50. Kc4 Kd7 51. Nc3) 46. Nxb5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval -0.22] } 47. Kb4?? { (-0.22 → -4.94) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.94] } (47. Nc3 Rh5 48. Na2 Kd7 49. Nc3 Rh4 50. Kc5 Rh6 51. Kc4 Rc6+ 52. Kd3 Kd8) 47... Kb6 { [%eval -4.86] } 48. Kc4 { [%eval -4.79] } 48... c5 { [%eval -4.5] } { White resigns. } 0-1