[Event "casual variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qqiyru0M"] [Date "2026.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "d4Nc3Bf4"] [Black "Niraj_Giridhar_Desai"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qqiyru0M"] [UTCDate "2026.03.16"] [UTCTime "10:01:35"] [WhiteElo "1741"] [BlackElo "1258"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrbbknrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBKNRQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g4 { [%eval -0.02] } 1... h5 { [%eval 0.4] } 2. gxh5 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Qxh5 { [%eval 0.46] } 3. Nb3 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... Ng6 { [%eval 0.66] } 4. Ng3?! { (0.66 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (4. e4 Qh7 5. d4 Rh8 6. Be2 c6 7. Be3 Bc7 8. O-O-O Nb6 9. Kb1 d5) 4... Qb5? { (0.10 → 1.62) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (4... Qh3 5. e4 Rh8 6. d4 Nb6 7. Bg5 d6 8. Be2 Qxh2 9. O-O-O Qxh1 10. Rxh1) 5. d4?! { (1.62 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (5. h4 e5 6. h5 Nh4 7. d4 d6 8. c3 Nb6 9. Ne4 Bf5 10. Bc2 Kf8) 5... d6 { [%eval 1.45] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.91] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.86] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.99] } 7... Qb6?! { (0.99 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (7... Qa4 8. h4 Bxh4 9. Nh5 Nb6 10. dxe5 Be7 11. f4 Bd7 12. f5 O-O-O 13. fxg6) 8. dxe5 { [%eval 1.79] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 1.76] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 1.73] } 9... Qf6? { (1.73 → 3.61) Mistake. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (9... Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa4 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 Be7 13. h4 O-O-O 14. h5 Nh4 15. Bc3) 10. O-O-O?! { (3.61 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (10. Bxa7 O-O 11. Bxb8 Qb6 12. O-O-O Bg5+ 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Nf5 Bf6 15. Bxc7 Nxc7) 10... Nb6 { [%eval 2.69] } 11. Nh5 { [%eval 2.72] } 11... Qc6 { [%eval 2.68] } 12. Qf3?! { (2.68 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (12. f4 Nc4 13. Qf3 exf4 14. Bd4 Be7 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Bxg7 Be6 17. Nf6+ Bxf6) 12... Be6 { [%eval 1.81] } 13. Nc5 { [%eval 1.68] } 13... Be7?? { (1.68 → 5.07) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.07] } (13... Bc4 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Qf5 Rd8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bxe2 18. Nxg7+ Rxg7 19. Rxd8+) 14. Nxe6?? { (5.07 → 1.79) Blunder. Rxg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (14. Rxg6 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nxg7+ Rxg7 17. Rxg7 Ke7 18. Qg3 Nd7 19. Bg4 Qb6) 14... Qxe6 { [%eval 1.87] } 15. Qf5? { (1.87 → 0.34) Mistake. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (15. Kb1 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. b3 O-O 18. a4 Qd6 19. Qf5 a5 20. Rd1 Qe6) 15... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. Rxg6 { [%eval 0.19] } 16... fxg6 { [%eval 0.19] } 17. Qxg6+ { [%eval 0.19] } 17... Qf7 { [%eval 0.15] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval 0.27] } 18... Bd6?! { (0.27 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (18... Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Qxe5 Bd6 21. Qa5 Re8 22. Qxa7 Rxe4 23. Qxb7 Re5 24. Ng3) 19. f4?? { (1.30 → -1.56) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. f4 Rh8 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Rxh5 23. Bg5 Kg8 24. h4 Rf8) 19... O-O-O?! { (-1.56 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (19... exf4 20. Nxf4 O-O 21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. b3 Rbc8 23. Bd3 Qxb3 24. Qg6 Qf7) 20. f5?? { (-0.47 → -3.85) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (20. fxe5 Be7 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. e6 Qf8 23. Qg6 Kb8 24. Kb1 Qb4 25. c3 Qa4) 20... Qa2 { [%eval -3.9] } 21. Bd3? { (-3.90 → -7.62) Mistake. Bxb6 was best. } { [%eval -7.62] } (21. Bxb6 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Bb4+ 23. Ke3 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Qc1+ 25. Kf2 axb6 26. Qg4 Kb8) 21... Nc4 { [%eval -7.64] } 22. Bxc4 { [%eval -7.18] } 22... Qxc4?? { (-7.18 → -2.52) Blunder. Qa1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (22... Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Bb4+ 24. Ke2 Qxd1+ 25. Kf2 Be1+ 26. Kg2 Qxc2+ 27. Bf2 Qxc4 28. Bxe1) 23. Qf2? { (-2.52 → -4.96) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (23. Bg5 Rd7 24. f6 Qa2 25. c3 g6 26. Ng7 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Kc1 Qxe4) 23... Qxe4?! { (-4.96 → -3.47) Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (23... Qa2 24. c3 Qa1+ 25. Kc2 Qa4+ 26. Kc1 Bc5 27. Rd5 c6 28. Bxc5 cxd5 29. Bxa7) 24. Bxa7?! { (-3.47 → -5.46) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -5.46] } (24. f6 Qa4 25. Qf5+ Kb8 26. Kb1 gxf6 27. Nxf6 Rh8 28. h3 Qc6 29. Qe6 Ka8) 24... b6 { [%eval -4.56] } 25. Bxb6 { [%eval -4.56] } 25... cxb6 { [%eval -4.5] } 26. Qxb6 { [%eval -4.39] } 26... Qb7 { [%eval -4.35] } 27. Qe3 { [%eval -4.84] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval -3.97] } 28. Qb3 { [%eval -4.28] } 28... Qb7 { [%eval -3.5] } 29. Qe6+ { [%eval -3.21] } 29... Qd7?? { (-3.21 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Kc7 30. f6 Bc5 31. Re1 gxf6 32. Nxf6 Rgf8 33. Qxe5+ Bd6 34. Qc3+ Kb8 35. Ne4) 30. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.09] } 31... g6?! { (0.09 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (31... Rd5 32. b3 e4 33. Ng3 Rh8 34. Nxe4 Rxf5 35. Re7 Rf4 36. Nd6+ Kb8 37. Rxg7) 32. fxg6 { [%eval 1.16] } 32... Rde8?? { (1.16 → 5.12) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.12] } (32... Kd7 33. Ra6 Ke7 34. g7 e4 35. b4 Ra8 36. Rb6 e3 37. Rb7+ Ke6 38. Kd1) 33. Rc6+? { (5.12 → 2.74) Mistake. Rxe8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Nf6 Re7 35. h4 Ra7 36. Kd2 Rg7 37. h5 e4 38. Ng4 e3+) 33... Kd7?! { (2.74 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (33... Kb7 34. Rf6 Rd8 35. g7 Rd7 36. Rf5 Ra8 37. b4 e4 38. Kb2 e3 39. Re5) 34. Ra6 { [%eval 3.75] } 34... Rb8? { (3.75 → 6.13) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (34... Ke7 35. Ra7+ Ke6 36. Ng7+ Rxg7 37. Rxg7 Kf6 38. Rf7+ Kxg6 39. Rf2 Rb8 40. c4) 35. Nf6+ { [%eval 6.06] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.98] } 36. Nxg8+ { [%eval 6.29] } 36... Rxg8 { [%eval 6.08] } 37. h4 { [%eval 6.05] } 37... e4 { [%eval 5.97] } 38. h5 { [%eval 5.73] } 38... Kf8?! { (5.73 → 12.15) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval 12.15] } (38... e3 39. Kd1 Rd8+ 40. Ke2 Rd2+ 41. Kxe3 Rxc2 42. Ra7+ Kd6 43. g7 Rh2 44. Ra6+) 39. Ra8+ { [%eval 11.7] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 14.21] } 40. Rxg8+ { [%eval 14.79] } 40... Kxg8 { [%eval 13.71] } 41. Kd2 { [%eval 10.62] } 41... Kg7?! { (10.62 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (41... Kf8 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kxe4 Kd6 44. b4 Kc6 45. c4 Kc7 46. h6 Kb8 47. g7) 42. Ke3 { [%eval #12] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 14.79] } 43. Kxe4 { [%eval 12.18] } 43... Kg5 { [%eval 81.15] } 44. b4 { [%eval 81.15] } 44... Kxh5 { [%eval 67.88] } 45. b5 { [%eval 15.84] } 45... Kxg6 { [%eval 12.97] } 46. b6 { [%eval #10] } 46... Kf7 { [%eval #7] } 47. b7 { [%eval #6] } 47... Ke7 { [%eval #6] } 48. b8=Q { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0