[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nlM9ohCM"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Meraki170"] [Black "alifie"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nlM9ohCM"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "11:23:56"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2289"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrbbqnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBQNKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d3 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.34] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... Ng6 { [%eval 0.13] } 3. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nb6 { [%eval 0.11] } 4. Ng3 { [%eval -0.05] } 4... c6?! { (-0.05 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (4... d5 5. O-O) 5. O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Nf5?! { (0.35 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (6. exd5 Nxd5) 6... Bxf5? { (-0.21 → 1.06) Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (6... Bc7 7. Nc5 h6 8. b4 Nd7 9. c4 Nf6 10. b5 Kh7 11. a4 Bxf5 12. exf5) 7. exf5 { [%eval 1.01] } 7... Nh4 { [%eval 1.36] } 8. Bg4 { [%eval 1.32] } 8... g6 { [%eval 1.75] } 9. f4 { [%eval 1.48] } 9... gxf5 { [%eval 1.92] } 10. Bh3 { [%eval 1.69] } 10... e4 { [%eval 1.74] } 11. dxe4 { [%eval 1.76] } 11... fxe4?! { (1.76 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (11... Qxe4 12. Be3 Bf6 13. Qf2 O-O-O 14. Bc5 d4 15. Rbe1 Qd5 16. Rd1 Kb8 17. g3) 12. f5 { [%eval 2.56] } 12... Bf6? { (2.56 → 5.11) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (12... Ng6 13. Bh6 Nc4 14. Kh1 Qe7 15. Qg3 Bc7 16. Qg4 Ne5 17. Qh5) 13. Bh6? { (5.11 → 2.94) Mistake. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (13. Qg3+ Ng6 14. fxg6 hxg6 15. Rxf6 Nc4 16. Bg5 Rh5 17. Nd4 Qd8) 13... Qe5? { (2.94 → 4.71) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (13... O-O 14. Rf4 Nxg2 15. Bxg2 Kh8 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Kh1 Nc4 18. Qf2 Qh6 19. Rg4) 14. Bf4 { [%eval 4.36] } 14... Qe8?! { (4.36 → 5.59) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (14... Nc4 15. Qg3+ Kf8 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qf4 Rg8 18. Kh1 Re8 19. Nd4 Bg5 20. Qg3) 15. Qg3+ { [%eval 5.55] } 15... Ng6 { [%eval 5.35] } 16. fxg6 { [%eval 5.4] } 16... hxg6 { [%eval 5.3] } 17. Bg5?? { (5.30 → 2.08) Blunder. Bxb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (17. Bxb8 Be7 18. Bxa7 Nc4 19. Qb8 Bd8 20. Qxb7 Bh4 21. Kh1 e3) 17... Bxg5 { [%eval 2.13] } 18. Qxg5 { [%eval 2.03] } 18... Nc4 { [%eval 2.51] } 19. Nd4? { (2.51 → 0.87) Mistake. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (19. Rf6 Rh5 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. Bg4 Rh7 22. Rf1 Qe7 23. Be2 Nxb2 24. h4 Na4) 19... Rh5? { (0.87 → 2.12) Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (19... Qe5) 20. Qg4?? { (2.12 → -1.54) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (20. Qf4) 20... Qe7?? { (-1.54 → 1.65) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (20... Qe5 21. c3) 21. Nf5? { (1.65 → 0.31) Mistake. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (21. Rf5 Rh7 22. Qg3 Re8 23. b3 Ne5 24. b4 Nc4 25. c3 Kh8 26. Rf4 Ne5) 21... Qc5+?! { (0.31 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (21... Qe5 22. Ng3) 22. Kh1 { [%eval 1.28] } 22... Nd2?? { (1.28 → 3.95) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (22... Re8 23. Rbe1 Nxb2 24. Ng3 Rh7 25. Rb1 Nc4 26. Rxb7 Ne3 27. Qd7 Rf8 28. Rc1) 23. Ng3? { (3.95 → 2.20) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (23. Qf4 gxf5 24. Bxf5 Qe7 25. Qxd2 e3 26. Qe2 Qg5 27. Qg4 Qxg4 28. Bxg4 Re5) 23... Rxh3 { [%eval 2.35] } 24. Qxh3 { [%eval 2.35] } 24... Nxb1 { [%eval 2.79] } 25. Nf5?? { (2.79 → 0.80) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (25. Nh5 f5 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nh5+ Kf7 28. Nf4 Qf8 29. Rxb1 Qg7 30. Rf1 Qe5) 25... Nd2?? { (0.80 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval #4] } (25... O-O-O 26. Nd4+) 26. Qh6?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Nxf7+ Kg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qh8#) 26... gxf5?? { (0.36 → 4.35) Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (26... Qf8) 27. Qxd2?? { (4.35 → -2.58) Blunder. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval -2.58] } (27. Rxf5 Qe7 28. Rg5+ Qxg5 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qxd2 Re8 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. Kg1 e3) 27... e3 { [%eval -2.75] } 28. Qe2?! { (-2.75 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (28. Qd3 d4 29. Rxf5 Qe7 30. Rh5 O-O-O 31. Qf5+ Kc7 32. Qf4+ Kb6 33. Re5 Qd6) 28... d4 { [%eval -3.45] } 29. Qh5 { [%eval -3.88] } 29... Re8?? { (-3.88 → -0.12) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (29... O-O-O 30. Qe2 Re8 31. Kg1 Re4 32. Qd3 Qe5 33. h4 Rxh4 34. Qxf5+ Qxf5 35. Rxf5) 30. Rxf5 { [%eval -0.22] } 30... Qc4 { [%eval -0.07] } 31. Qg5+?! { (-0.07 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (31. Qh6 Re6) 31... Kf8 { [%eval -0.05] } 32. Qh6+ { [%eval -0.14] } 32... Ke7 { [%eval -0.02] } 33. Re5+?? { (-0.02 → -6.71) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -6.71] } (33. Qf4) 33... Kd8?? { (-6.71 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (33... Kd7 34. Qh3+ Kd6 35. Rf5 e2 36. Qg3+ Kd7 37. Qe1 Kc8 38. g4 Qxc2 39. Kg2) 34. Qd6+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 35. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0