[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3ibnsuCE"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "DrBalaji"] [Black "FirstKnight8210"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3ibnsuCE"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "14:21:02"] [WhiteElo "1822"] [BlackElo "1792"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qrnbbkrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRNBBKRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.48] } 2. Ng3 { [%eval 0.39] } 2... g6? { (0.39 → 1.69) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (2... Ng6 3. O-O b6 4. Nd3 O-O 5. f4 exf4 6. Nxf4 Nxf4 7. Rxf4) 3. O-O { [%eval 1.67] } 3... f6 { [%eval 1.74] } 4. f4 { [%eval 1.5] } 4... exf4 { [%eval 1.4] } 5. Rxf4 { [%eval 1.61] } 5... O-O { [%eval 1.56] } 6. c3 { [%eval 1.07] } 6... d6 { [%eval 1.41] } 7. d4 { [%eval 1.11] } 7... Nf7 { [%eval 1.08] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.96] } 8... Kg7 { [%eval 1.42] } 9. Nd3 { [%eval 1.89] } 9... Nb6 { [%eval 2.11] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 1.52] } 10... a5 { [%eval 2.05] } 11. Rbf1 { [%eval 1.51] } 11... Qa6 { [%eval 2.04] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval 1.66] } 12... Nc4 { [%eval 1.77] } 13. Bc1 { [%eval 1.74] } 13... a4 { [%eval 1.73] } 14. b3 { [%eval 1.23] } 14... axb3 { [%eval 1.23] } 15. Bxb3 { [%eval 1.35] } 15... Na5 { [%eval 1.52] } 16. Bc2 { [%eval 1.48] } 16... Bb5 { [%eval 1.52] } 17. Nb4 { [%eval 1.19] } 17... Qa7 { [%eval 1.24] } 18. R4f2?? { (1.24 → -1.07) Blunder. R1f2 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (18. R1f2 c6 19. h4 Bc4 20. Qb1 Be6 21. h5 Nc4 22. Bd3 Ng5 23. Rh4 Ra8) 18... Bxf1 { [%eval -1.07] } 19. Nxf1 { [%eval -1.17] } 19... c5 { [%eval -1.2] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval -1.09] } 20... cxd4 { [%eval -1.0] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval -1.08] } 21... Nc6?! { (-1.08 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (21... b5 22. Nfe3 Nc4 23. Ng4 Ng5 24. h4 h5 25. hxg5 hxg4 26. gxf6+ Bxf6 27. Nxf6) 22. Be3 { [%eval -0.33] } 22... Bb6?? { (-0.33 → 2.61) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (22... Ra8 23. a4 b5 24. Qc3 Qb7 25. Qb2 b4 26. Nf4 Re8 27. Bb3 Ng5 28. Bd5) 23. Nxb6 { [%eval 2.59] } 23... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.62] } 24. d5 { [%eval 2.52] } 24... Qa6?? { (2.52 → 6.75) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.75] } (24... Qd8 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. h3 Ne5 27. Qd1 c5 28. Qc1 Re8 29. Bh6+ Kh8 30. Ne3) 25. Qxf6+ { [%eval 6.77] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval 6.74] } 26. dxc6 { [%eval 6.56] } 26... bxc6?? { (6.56 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa2 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (26... Qxa2 27. Bd4 Ne5 28. c7 Rbe8 29. Qxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. c8=Q+ Ke7 32. Qxb7+) 27. Bb3?? { (Mate in 12 → 5.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.57] } (27. Bd4 Ne5 28. Bb3+ d5 29. Qxe5 Qxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Rf8+ 32. Ke2 Rf2+) 27... Rxb3 { [%eval 5.52] } 28. axb3 { [%eval 5.43] } 28... Qb5? { (5.43 → 13.10) Mistake. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval 13.1] } (28... Qc8 29. Bd4 Ne5 30. Qxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke3) 29. Bd4 { [%eval 8.98] } { Black resigns. } 1-0