[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cZLfl98K"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "elrincondelopez"] [Black "StefanSmith"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cZLfl98K"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "12:59:55"] [WhiteElo "1973"] [BlackElo "2060"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "nqrnbkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NQRNBKRB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b4 { [%eval 0.21] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.39] } 2. d3 { [%eval 0.4] } 2... Nb6 { [%eval 0.53] } 3. Bc3?! { (0.53 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (3. c4 c6) 3... e5?! { (-0.48 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (3... Bxc3) 4. Qb3?! { (0.21 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (4. Bd2 d5) 4... d5 { [%eval -0.66] } 5. g3 { [%eval -0.78] } 5... d4 { [%eval -0.25] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval -0.21] } 6... Bc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. O-O?! { (0.22 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (7. Bxc6) 7... O-O?! { (-0.33 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Bxh1 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (7... Bxh1) 8. c4 { [%eval -0.24] } 8... Bxh1 { [%eval -0.25] } 9. Kxh1 { [%eval -0.29] } 9... c5 { [%eval -0.34] } 10. bxc5 { [%eval -0.32] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval -0.34] } 11. Qa3 { [%eval -0.4] } 11... Nxc5 { [%eval -0.43] } 12. Bb4 { [%eval -0.39] } 12... b6 { [%eval -0.23] } 13. Nb3 { [%eval -0.31] } 13... Nde6 { [%eval -0.52] } 14. Nxc5 { [%eval -0.75] } 14... bxc5 { [%eval -0.82] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval -0.8] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval -0.81] } 16. Nb2?! { (-0.81 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (16. f3 Rc6) 16... f5 { [%eval -1.66] } 17. Na4?! { (-1.66 → -2.34) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (17. f3) 17... e4 { [%eval -2.64] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -2.55] } 18... Qa8 { [%eval -2.79] } 19. Kg1 { [%eval -2.5] } 19... Ng5?? { (-2.50 → 2.89) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (19... Rf7 20. Bc1 Qc6 21. Rb5 h5 22. Qb3 Bf8 23. Ra5 Rb7 24. Rb5 Re7 25. Ra5) 20. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.94] } 20... exd3 { [%eval 3.67] } 21. exd3 { [%eval 3.56] } 21... Qf3 { [%eval 4.33] } 22. Rfe1?! { (4.33 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (22. Nxc5 Rfe8 23. Qxa7 h6 24. Qb7 Qxb7 25. Nxb7 Re2 26. Bf4 Rxa2 27. c5 g5) 22... Rce8? { (2.77 → 4.47) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (22... f4 23. Qb2 fxg3 24. fxg3 Rb8 25. Qd2 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 h6 27. Bf4 g5 28. Bd6) 23. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.52] } 23... Qxd3?! { (4.52 → 5.75) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 5.75] } (23... h6 24. Bd2 Re2 25. Rxe2 Qxe2 26. Qd5+ Kh7 27. Bf4 Qc2 28. Re1 Qxa4 29. c5) 24. Qd5+ { [%eval 5.73] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 5.7] } 25. Nc5 { [%eval 5.66] } 25... Qc3 { [%eval 7.35] } 26. Rxe8 { [%eval 7.19] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval 7.33] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval 6.85] } 27... Re1+ { [%eval 6.97] } 28. Rxe1 { [%eval 6.93] } 28... Qxe1+ { [%eval 6.8] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval 6.76] } 29... h6 { [%eval 6.24] } 30. Bf6?? { (6.24 → 2.64) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (30. Bf4 d3 31. Ne6 Qc3 32. Qxg7+ Qxg7 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Kf3 Kf6 35. Bd2 Ke6) 30... Bxf6 { [%eval 2.67] } 31. Qc8+ { [%eval 2.23] } 31... Kg7?! { (2.23 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (31... Kh7 32. Qd7+ Qe7 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Qd5 Be5 35. Nd3 Kf6 36. f4 Bb8 37. Qxd4+) 32. Ne6+ { [%eval 3.3] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 3.28] } 33. Qd7+ { [%eval 3.33] } 33... Be7 { [%eval 2.95] } 34. Nf4?? { (2.95 → 0.00) Blunder. Nd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34. Nd8+ Kf8 35. Qxd4 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 fxe4 37. Nc6 Bc5 38. f3 e3 39. Kf1 g5) 34... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. f3 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Kh3 { [%eval -0.23] } 36... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.27] } 37. Qxa7?? { (-0.27 → -5.10) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (37. Kg2) 37... d3?? { (-5.10 → 0.03) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (37... g5 38. Kg2 gxf4 39. Qd7 Kf6 40. gxf4 d3 41. Kh3 Qc3 42. Qe8 Qc5 43. Qh8+) 38. Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... d2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Qxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Ne6+ { [%eval 0.04] } 40... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.07] } 41. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.03] } 41... d1=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Qxf5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Ke8 { [%eval 0.25] } 43. Qg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval 0.06] } 44. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Qd7+?! { (0.00 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Qf1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (44... Qf1+ 45. Kg4 Qc4+ 46. Kh3) 45. g4?! { (0.64 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45. Kg2) 45... Qd5 { [%eval 0.2] } 46. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.01] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval 0.16] } 47. Qc3+ { [%eval 0.21] } 47... Bc5?! { (0.21 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (47... Kd7 48. a4) 48. Kg3 { [%eval 0.41] } 48... Kb6?? { (0.41 → 5.74) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.74] } (48... Kd7) 49. f4?? { (5.74 → 0.48) Blunder. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (49. Qb3+ Qxb3 50. axb3 Bd6+ 51. f4 Kc5 52. g5 Kd5 53. Kg4 Ke6 54. h4 Kf7) 49... Qd4?? { (0.48 → 7.09) Blunder. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval 7.09] } (49... Qxa2 50. g5) 50. Qxd4 { [%eval 7.68] } 50... Bxd4 { [%eval 7.78] } 51. Kf3 { [%eval 7.63] } 51... Kc5 { [%eval 7.17] } 52. h4 { [%eval 6.96] } 52... Kd6 { [%eval 6.8] } 53. h5 { [%eval 6.63] } 53... Ke6 { [%eval 6.53] } 54. Ke4 { [%eval 6.66] } 54... Bb2 { [%eval 7.04] } 55. a4 { [%eval 7.42] } 55... Bc3 { [%eval 7.42] } 56. Kd3 { [%eval 6.66] } 56... Ba5 { [%eval 6.72] } 57. Kc4 { [%eval 6.02] } 57... Kf6 { [%eval 5.97] } 58. Kb5 { [%eval 5.75] } 58... Bd2 { [%eval 5.56] } 59. a5 { [%eval 5.42] } 59... Bxf4 { [%eval 5.31] } 60. a6 { [%eval 6.23] } 60... Be3 { [%eval 6.11] } 61. Kc6 { [%eval 5.83] } 61... Kg5 { [%eval 5.84] } 62. Kb7 { [%eval 5.61] } 62... Kxg4 { [%eval 6.32] } 63. h6 { [%eval 6.48] } 63... Bf4?! { (6.48 → 9.79) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 9.79] } (63... Bxh6 64. a7 Kf5 65. a8=Q Bg5 66. Qe8 Kf6 67. Kc6 Kg7 68. Kd5 Bh4 69. Ke4) 64. a7?! { (9.79 → 5.84) Inaccuracy. h7 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (64. h7 Kf3 65. a7 Bc1 66. h8=Q Ke2 67. Qh5+ Kd2 68. Qd5+ Ke2 69. a8=Q Kf2) 64... Bg5?! { (5.84 → 11.44) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 11.44] } (64... Bxh6 65. a8=Q Kf3 66. Kc6 Bf4 67. Kd5 Bg3 68. Qa3+ Kf4 69. Qa4+ Kg5 70. Ke4) 65. a8=Q { [%eval 15.37] } 65... Kh5?! { (15.37 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (65... Bxh6 66. Qc8+) 66. Qg8 { [%eval #10] } 66... Kxh6 { [%eval #11] } 67. Qf7 { [%eval 83.08] } 67... Bf4?! { (83.08 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (67... Bc1 68. Kc6 Kg5 69. Kd5 Bd2 70. Ke4 Bb4 71. Qf5+ Kh6 72. Kf3 Ba3 73. Qc8) 68. Kc6 { [%eval #13] } 68... Bg5 { [%eval #7] } 69. Kd5 { [%eval #6] } 69... Bh4 { [%eval #4] } 70. Ke4 { [%eval #3] } 70... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 71. Kf3 { [%eval #8] } 71... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 72. Qf5?? { (Mate in 3 → 5.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval 5.83] } { White wins on time. } (72. Kg4 Bd8 73. Kf5 Be7 74. Qg6#) 1-0