[Event "casual variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3P1A5dU4"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [Round "-"] [White "kenholmes"] [Black "jamesnyman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "3P1A5dU4"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "17:09:54"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1616"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rqkbbnnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQKBBNNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval -0.07] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.17] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.27] } 2... f6 { [%eval 0.38] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Ne3 { [%eval 0.32] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Bf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 5... Ne6 { [%eval 0.15] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval -0.08] } 7... Ned4?! { (-0.08 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (7... Ng5 8. b4 Nxf3 9. gxf3 Bh5 10. Rg1 Bxf3 11. Ng3 b6 12. bxc5 g6 13. Qb2) 8. Bc3? { (0.54 → -0.86) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. b4 Bf7 10. bxc5 b6 11. Qb4 Bc7 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Nxc7 Qxc7) 8... Nxf3 { [%eval -0.77] } 9. gxf3 { [%eval -0.8] } 9... Bf7?! { (-0.80 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (9... Bh5 10. Rg1 Bxf3 11. Qc2 g6 12. Qd2 f5 13. Qe3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rf8 15. h4) 10. f4 { [%eval -0.25] } 10... Nd4?! { (-0.25 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (10... exf4 11. Nexf4 Bc7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qc2 b5 14. Nxc7 Qxc7 15. cxb5 Ne7 16. O-O) 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 11... cxd4 { [%eval 0.67] } 12. fxe5? { (0.67 → -0.43) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (12. Qc2 a5 13. Rg1 g6 14. O-O-O Bxd5 15. exd5 a4 16. Kb1 a3 17. b4 Qd6) 12... fxe5 { [%eval -0.54] } 13. Rg1?! { (-0.54 → -1.18) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (13. h4 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Bc7 15. Ng3 O-O 16. Qc2 Bd8 17. Qe2 Qc7+ 18. Kb1 Rc8) 13... Bxd5?! { (-1.18 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (13... Qd6 14. Kc2 b5 15. Qe1 bxc4 16. dxc4 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rb8 18. Rd1 Bh4 19. Rxg7) 14. cxd5 { [%eval -0.39] } 14... Bf6 { [%eval -0.37] } 15. Qc2+ { [%eval -0.42] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval -0.44] } 16. Qxc7+ { [%eval -0.37] } 16... Kxc7 { [%eval -0.35] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval -0.56] } 17... h6?! { (-0.56 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Raf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (17... Raf8 18. Rdf1 g6 19. Kd1 Kd6 20. Rg4 Bg7 21. f4 Bh6 22. h4 a5 23. h5) 18. Kb1 { [%eval 0.07] } 18... d6? { (0.07 → 1.32) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (18... Bg5 19. f4 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 exf4 21. Rg6 Raf8 22. Rc1+ Kb8 23. Rf1) 19. f4?! { (1.32 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (19. Rg6 a5 20. Ng3 a4 21. Rc1+ Kb6 22. Rc4 Ka5 23. Nf5 Rhd8 24. h4 h5) 19... Kd7 { [%eval 1.21] } 20. f5 { [%eval 1.15] } 20... Rac8 { [%eval 1.19] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 0.98] } 21... Rc5?! { (0.98 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (21... Bg5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rg4 Ke7 24. h4 Bf6 25. Ng3 Rg8 26. Rg6 Bxh4 27. Nh5) 22. Rxc5 { [%eval 1.54] } 22... dxc5 { [%eval 1.44] } 23. Rg6? { (1.44 → 0.29) Mistake. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (23. Ng3 c4 24. dxc4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Kd6 26. Nh5 Kc5 27. Kc2 Bg5 28. Rd1 Kxc4) 23... Ke7?! { (0.29 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (23... b5 24. Ng3 c4 25. Nh5 cxd3 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Rg7+ Kd6 28. Rf7 Rc8 29. Rxf6+) 24. Ng3 { [%eval 0.84] } 24... Kf7?! { (0.84 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (24... b5 25. Nh5 Kf7 26. a4 bxa4 27. Kc2 Rb8 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Rxh6 Rg8 30. Rh7+) 25. Nh5?! { (1.81 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (25. a4 Rc8 26. b3 b6 27. Nh5 a6 28. Kc2 Rh8 29. Kd1 b5 30. Kc2 Rc8) 25... b5 { [%eval 0.89] } 26. b3 { [%eval 0.36] } 26... a5? { (0.36 → 1.76) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (26... c4 27. bxc4 bxc4 28. dxc4 Rc8 29. d6 d3 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rxh6) 27. a3? { (1.76 → 0.22) Mistake. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (27. Kc2 Rc8 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Rxh6 c4 30. bxc4 bxc4 31. h4 cxd3+ 32. Kxd3 Rc3+) 27... b4?? { (0.22 → 2.92) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (27... c4 28. bxc4 bxc4 29. dxc4 Rc8 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. Kc2 Rxc4+ 32. Kd2 h5 33. Rh6) 28. a4 { [%eval 2.78] } 28... Rh7 { [%eval 2.64] } 29. Kc2 { [%eval 2.6] } 29... Rh8 { [%eval 2.9] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval 2.87] } 30... Rh7 { [%eval 2.97] } 31. Kc2 { [%eval 2.87] } 31... Rh8 { [%eval 2.71] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2