[Event "SPL x IPL 2026 End-Season 960 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/87vNwAmn"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "mkhot21"] [Black "Rohit2000"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "87vNwAmn"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "15:58:41"] [WhiteElo "1474"] [BlackElo "1285"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+62"] [BlackRatingDiff "-27"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "bbqrnnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBQRNNKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c3 { [%eval -0.35] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval -0.08] } 2. Ne3 { [%eval -0.38] } 2... b6 { [%eval -0.41] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.44] } 3... c5 { [%eval -0.42] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.45] } 4... Qa6?! { (-0.45 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (4... Ne6 5. b3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nf4 7. Qd2 Ne4 8. Bxe4 Bxe4 9. g3 Nd5) 5. Qd2?! { (0.45 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (5. d5 c4 6. b3 b5 7. a4 Ng6 8. Bxg6 hxg6 9. axb5 Qxb5 10. bxc4 Qc5) 5... Ng6 { [%eval -0.14] } 6. a3?! { (-0.14 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (6. d5 Bf4 7. h4 Bxe3 8. fxe3 h5 9. e4 c4 10. b3 Ng4 11. O-O b5) 6... O-O { [%eval -1.21] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval -1.18] } 7... b5 { [%eval -0.69] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -0.72] } 8... d6 { [%eval -0.86] } 9. cxd6 { [%eval -1.27] } 9... Bxd6 { [%eval -1.16] } 10. Qc2?! { (-1.16 → -1.90) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (10. c4 Bf4 11. cxb5 Qb6 12. Nc4 Qxb5 13. Qc2 Qh5 14. Re1 e5 15. e4 Rd7) 10... Bxf3?? { (-1.90 → 0.24) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (10... Bc5 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. O-O Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qe6 14. Qc1 Rc8 15. Rd4 Ne4 16. b4) 11. exf3 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... Qb7?! { (0.27 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (11... Bc5 12. O-O Bxe3 13. fxe3 Ne5 14. h3 h6 15. Kf2 Rxd3 16. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3) 12. Be4? { (1.36 → -0.10) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (12. O-O Nf4 13. b4 a5 14. h4 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 Bf4 16. bxa5 Qc7) 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 13. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.09] } 13... Qxe4 { [%eval -0.07] } 14. fxe4 { [%eval -0.09] } 14... Nf4? { (-0.09 → 1.18) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (14... Bc5 15. O-O a5 16. b4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Ne5 18. c4 Nxc4 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. Bc3) 15. Kf1?? { (1.18 → -1.14) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (15. g3 Ne6 16. f3 a5 17. b4 f6 18. f4 Ra8 19. Bb2 Rfc8 20. Kf2 Kf7) 15... Ng6?? { (-1.14 → 1.34) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (15... Bc5 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Ke1 f6 18. b4 Bb6 19. Nd5 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxf2 21. Rc1) 16. g3 { [%eval 1.41] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 1.42] } 17. f4 { [%eval 1.27] } 17... Nc4 { [%eval 1.12] } 18. Nxc4?! { (1.12 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (18. Ke2 f6 19. b4 Nxe3 20. Kxe3 Bc7 21. Rd5 Bb6+ 22. Kd3 e6 23. Rxd8) 18... bxc4 { [%eval 0.29] } 19. Ke2 { [%eval 0.05] } 19... Bc5 { [%eval 0.3] } 20. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.4] } 20... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.41] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -0.08] } 21... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.12] } 22. Kxd1 { [%eval -0.23] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.21] } 23. Kc2 { [%eval -0.03] } 23... e5?! { (-0.03 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bg1 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (23... Bg1 24. h3 Bh2 25. g4 Bxf4 26. b3 Kf7 27. bxc4 Ke6 28. c5 Kd7 29. c4) 24. b3?? { (1.03 → -0.94) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (24. fxe5 fxe5 25. b4 Bg1 26. h3 Kf7 27. Bb2 Bf2 28. g4 Kf6 29. Bc1 a6) 24... Bd6?? { (-0.94 → 2.14) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (24... exf4 25. gxf4 g5 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Bb2 g4 28. Bc1 Bd6 29. bxc4 Bxh2 30. Kd3) 25. bxc4?? { (2.14 → -0.27) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (25. fxe5 Bxa3 26. exf6 gxf6 27. bxc4 Kf7 28. Kb3 Bc5 29. Bb2 Ke6 30. Ba3 Kd6) 25... Kf8?? { (-0.27 → 2.35) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (25... exf4 26. c5 Bxc5 27. gxf4 Bd6 28. h3 Bxf4 29. Bb2 Kf7 30. a4 Ke6 31. c4) 26. a4?? { (2.35 → -0.02) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (26. fxe5 fxe5 27. c5 Bxc5 28. c4 Bxa3 29. Bxe5 Bc5 30. Kb3 h5 31. Ka4 Bg1) 26... Ke7?? { (-0.02 → 1.79) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (26... exf4 27. gxf4 Bxf4 28. h3 Ke7 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Bb2 Bd6 31. Bc1 Bc5 32. Ke2) 27. Bb2?? { (1.79 → 0.00) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (27. f5 Bc5 28. Bb2 Kd6 29. g4 Kc6 30. Bc1 Be7 31. c5) 27... Kd7?? { (0.00 → 1.93) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (27... exf4 28. gxf4 Bxf4 29. Ba3+ Kd7 30. h3 Bd6 31. Bb4 Kc6 32. Kd3 Bc5 33. Ba5) 28. Kd3?? { (1.93 → -0.13) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (28. f5 Bc5 29. Bc1 h5 30. Kd3 a6 31. Be3 Kd6 32. Bxc5+ Kxc5 33. Kd2 Kxc4) 28... Kc6?? { (-0.13 → 1.73) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (28... exf4 29. gxf4 Bxf4 30. h3 Bd6 31. Bc1 Bc5 32. Ke2 g6 33. e5 fxe5 34. Kd3) 29. Bc1 { [%eval 1.38] } 29... Kb6 { [%eval 1.75] } 30. Be3+ { [%eval 1.34] } 30... Ka5?? { (1.34 → 4.05) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (30... Bc5 31. Bd2 a6 32. g4 Kc6 33. h3 Bb6 34. g5 fxg5 35. fxe5 Bd8) 31. Bxa7 { [%eval 4.11] } 31... Kxa4?! { (4.11 → 6.17) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.17] } (31... exf4 32. c5 Be5 33. Bb6+ Kxa4 34. gxf4 Bxf4 35. c6 Bxh2 36. c7 Bxc7 37. Bxc7) 32. c5 { [%eval 5.99] } 32... Bc7 { [%eval 5.97] } 33. Kc4?! { (5.97 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (33. Bb6 Bb8 34. fxe5 Kb5 35. e6 Kc6 36. e7 Kd7 37. c6+ Kxe7 38. c7 Bxc7) 33... Ka5?! { (4.31 → 6.24) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.24] } (33... exf4 34. gxf4 Ka5 35. Bb6+ Bxb6 36. cxb6 Kxb6 37. Kd5 Kb7 38. Kd6 Kc8 39. f5) 34. Kd5?? { (6.24 → 2.51) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (34. fxe5 Bxe5 35. c6 Bc7 36. Kd5 h5 37. Bc5 Ka6 38. c4 Ba5 39. Ke6 h4) 34... Kb5?? { (2.51 → 5.41) Blunder. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.41] } (34... exf4 35. gxf4 Bxf4 36. c6 Bxh2 37. Bc5 Bc7 38. Ke6 Kb5 39. Kd7 Ba5 40. Bf8) 35. c4+ { [%eval 4.97] } 35... Kb4?! { (4.97 → 6.57) Inaccuracy. Ka6 was best. } { [%eval 6.57] } (35... Ka6 36. fxe5 Bxe5 37. Bb6 Kb7 38. Bd8 Kc8 39. Be7 h5 40. Bf8 g5 41. Bd6) 36. Bb6 { [%eval 6.64] } 36... Bb8 { [%eval 7.21] } 37. c6 { [%eval 7.33] } 37... exf4 { [%eval 7.45] } 38. gxf4 { [%eval 7.41] } 38... Bxf4 { [%eval 7.86] } 39. c7 { [%eval 7.75] } 39... Bxc7 { [%eval 7.63] } 40. Bxc7 { [%eval 7.43] } 40... g6 { [%eval 8.5] } 41. c5 { [%eval 8.27] } 41... Kb5 { [%eval 8.55] } 42. c6 { [%eval 8.26] } { White wins on time. } 1-0