[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena February '23"] [Site "https://lichess.org/f53gXDFL"] [Date "2023.02.04"] [Round "-"] [White "V_M"] [Black "sterpfi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "f53gXDFL"] [UTCDate "2023.02.04"] [UTCTime "19:40:38"] [WhiteElo "2396"] [BlackElo "2030"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rbnknqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNKNQBR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f4 { [%eval 0.21] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.71] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... Nf6?! { (0.25 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (2... f5) 3. c3 { [%eval 1.18] } 3... Nb6 { [%eval 1.33] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.95] } 4... h6?! { (0.95 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (4... Nfd7) 5. d4 { [%eval 1.34] } 5... Bh7 { [%eval 1.21] } 6. e5 { [%eval 1.37] } 6... Bxb1 { [%eval 1.48] } 7. Rxb1 { [%eval 1.46] } 7... Nfd5 { [%eval 1.41] } 8. Nd3?! { (1.41 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (8. Nd2 c6) 8... g5?! { (0.58 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (8... Qe8) 9. fxg5 { [%eval 1.62] } 9... hxg5? { (1.62 → 2.91) Mistake. Qg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (9... Qg8 10. gxh6) 10. Nxg5 { [%eval 2.98] } 10... Ke8 { [%eval 2.89] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 2.39] } 11... Rg8 { [%eval 3.04] } 12. Ne4?! { (3.04 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (12. h4 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Qe2 Qg6 15. Rc1 c6 16. c4 Nf6 17. Bh2 Qh6 18. Re1 Rg7) 12... Qh6?! { (1.92 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (12... Qg7 13. g3 c6 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Kc2 Kd7 16. Qf5+ Kc7 17. Re1 Nc4 18. Bf2 Qh6 19. Kb1) 13. exd6 { [%eval 2.18] } 13... cxd6 { [%eval 2.41] } 14. Kc2 { [%eval 2.27] } 14... Nc4 { [%eval 2.29] } 15. Re1 { [%eval 2.96] } 15... f5 { [%eval 1.87] } 16. Qxf5 { [%eval 2.44] } 16... Rxg2+ { [%eval 3.21] } 17. Kb1?! { (3.21 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (17. Kb3) 17... Nd2+?? { (2.26 → 6.77) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (17... e6 18. Qf3 Rxb2+ 19. Ka1 Rb5 20. Bf2 Kd7 21. Rhg1 Bc7 22. Ndc5+ Kc6 23. Qe2 Ndb6 24. d5+) 18. Ka1 { [%eval 6.74] } 18... Qh4 { [%eval 7.26] } 19. Bf2 { [%eval 7.29] } 19... Rxf2 { [%eval 8.06] } 20. Ndxf2 { [%eval 8.46] } 20... Nxe4 { [%eval 9.12] } 21. Nxe4 { [%eval 8.48] } 21... Nf4? { (8.48 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (21... Kd8 22. Qxd5 Kc8 23. Ng5 e5 24. Qe6+ Kc7 25. Reg1 exd4 26. Ne4 Kb6 27. Qb3+ Ka6) 22. Qc8+ { [%eval #9] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval #8] } 23. Qf5+ { [%eval #11] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval #12] } 24. Nf6+ { [%eval #12] } 24... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0