[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KC9lY8Yy"] [Date "2025.08.10"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexGaul"] [Black "jcarmody"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "KC9lY8Yy"] [UTCDate "2025.08.10"] [UTCTime "10:00:31"] [WhiteElo "1880"] [BlackElo "1539"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-42"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "1200+20"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rknnrqbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKNNRQBB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval -0.28] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.01] } 2. Nb3?! { (0.01 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (2. f4 f5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nd3 Nb6) 2... f5 { [%eval -1.15] } 3. c3?! { (-1.15 → -1.87) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (3. f4) 3... Bxb3?? { (-1.87 → -0.12) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (3... e5 4. dxe5 f4 5. g3 g5 6. h4 h6 7. hxg5 hxg5 8. Be4 a5 9. f3) 4. axb3 { [%eval -0.17] } 4... Nd6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Qf7 { [%eval -0.01] } 6. Kc2 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... Nc6?! { (0.05 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (6... a5) 7. Ne3?! { (0.68 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (7. d5 Ne5) 7... e5 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... Bxe5?! { (0.00 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (8... Rxe5 9. Red1 Rc5 10. Rxd6 cxd6 11. Qd1 Nd4+ 12. Kb1 Nb5 13. Nc4 Bxc3 14. f4) 9. f4 { [%eval 0.62] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.57] } 10. Bd5?! { (0.57 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (10. Qf3 Ne4) 10... Qf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 11. Nc4?? { (0.11 → -2.22) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (11. Bf3 Nb4+) 11... Nxc4? { (-2.22 → -0.62) Mistake. Nb4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (11... Nb4+ 12. cxb4 Nxc4 13. Ra2 Ne3+ 14. Bxe3 Rxe3 15. Bc4 c6 16. b5 Qe7 17. bxc6) 12. bxc4 { [%eval -0.55] } 12... Nb4+ { [%eval -0.69] } 13. Kb1 { [%eval -1.02] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.33] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval -1.07] } 14... O-O?! { (-1.07 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (14... Re4) 15. Bd4 { [%eval -0.29] } 15... Qf7 { [%eval 0.19] } 16. Bxg7 { [%eval 0.08] } 16... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.16] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 17... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.12] } 18... Rfe8? { (0.12 → 1.81) Mistake. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (18... fxe4) 19. e5 { [%eval 1.95] } 19... b5?! { (1.95 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (19... a5 20. e6 Qf6 21. Kc2 h5 22. Qd3 Kh6 23. Ra4) 20. e6 { [%eval 2.6] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval 2.47] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 2.25] } 21... a6 { [%eval 2.29] } 22. Ra5?! { (2.29 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (22. Kc2 Kf8 23. h3 h5 24. Rg1 Ke7 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rg8 27. g5 Qg7) 22... Qd8?! { (1.37 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (22... c5) 23. b4 { [%eval 1.92] } 23... c5?! { (1.92 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (23... Qf6 24. Kb2 c6 25. Re3 Re7 26. Ra1 cxd5 27. Qxd5 Rae8 28. Rxa6 Rxe6 29. Ra7+) 24. dxc6 { [%eval 2.19] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 2.49] } 25. Qd4+ { [%eval 2.49] } 25... Kh6? { (2.49 → 4.30) Mistake. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (25... Kg8 26. g4) 26. g4 { [%eval 4.14] } 26... fxg4 { [%eval 3.79] } 27. f5 { [%eval 3.6] } 27... gxf5?? { (3.60 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Qxc6 28. Ra2 Qc4 29. Qxc4 bxc4 30. f6 Rf8 31. f7 Kg7 32. Rd2 Rfb8 33. Rxd6) 28. Qf6+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kh5 { [%eval #4] } 29. Qxf5+ { [%eval #4] } 29... Kh4 { [%eval #4] } 30. Re4?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.57) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.57] } (30. Qf6+ Kh5 31. Rf1 g3 32. Rf4 gxh2 33. Rh4#) 30... Qg7 { [%eval 7.0] } 31. h3 { [%eval 6.32] } 31... Kxh3?? { (6.32 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (31... Rg8 32. Rxg4+ Qxg4 33. hxg4 Raf8 34. Qxh7+ Kg3 35. Qd3+ Rf3 36. Qe2 Rf2 37. Qe3+) 32. Qh5+ { [%eval #4] } 32... Kg3 { [%eval #4] } 33. Ra2 { [%eval #3] } 33... d5 { [%eval #2] } 34. Qh2+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qg2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0