[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/McI9j5Ft"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "thehenryg1"] [Black "Knight-in-black"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "McI9j5Ft"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "23:05:11"] [WhiteElo "1778"] [BlackElo "1753"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "qrnknbbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRNKNBBR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.52] } 2. f3?! { (0.52 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (2. e4 Bg7 3. f3 d6 4. Bd3 b5 5. b3 a5 6. Bf2 c5) 2... Bg7?! { (-0.43 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (2... f5 3. a4 Bh6 4. Ned3 Nf6 5. e3 d6 6. b3 Bf7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bf2) 3. e4 { [%eval 0.5] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.65] } 4. a4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... e5?? { (0.27 → 2.13) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (4... f5 5. Be2 Nc7 6. Ned3 fxe4 7. fxe4 Be6 8. Bf3 O-O 9. h4 Nd6 10. Ne2) 5. c3? { (2.13 → 0.95) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (5. dxe5 Bxe5 6. Ncd3 Bg7 7. O-O-O b6 8. h4 f5 9. h5 fxe4 10. h6 Bf6) 5... b5?! { (0.95 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (5... f6 6. Nc2 Bf7 7. Bf2 exd4 8. cxd4 a5 9. Be2 Nc7 10. b4 O-O 11. O-O) 6. axb5 { [%eval 1.84] } 6... cxb5 { [%eval 2.06] } 7. d5? { (2.06 → 0.44) Mistake. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (7. Qa5+ Nc7 8. dxe5 Ne7 9. Qxa7 Nc6 10. Qxa8 Rxa8 11. f4 g5 12. fxg5 h6) 7... Qb7?? { (0.44 → 2.30) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (7... a5 8. Bd3 f5 9. Nb3 Nf6 10. Qa3 a4 11. Nd2 Bf7 12. Nc2 Bf8 13. Bc5) 8. Qa5+ { [%eval 1.9] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 1.93] } 9. Qa6? { (1.93 → 0.50) Mistake. Qxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (9. Qxc7+ Nxc7 10. Ra1 f5 11. Nb3 h5 12. Nc2 Bf8 13. Bd3 g5 14. h3 Bf7) 9... Ned6 { [%eval 0.8] } 10. b3? { (0.80 → -0.79) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (10. Bd3 f5 11. Nb3 Bf7 12. Ra1 O-O 13. Bc5 Bh6 14. Nc2 fxe4 15. fxe4 Nc4) 10... f6? { (-0.79 → 0.39) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (10... f5 11. Bd3 Bf7 12. h4 O-O 13. Na2 h5 14. Rc1 Bh6 15. Rc2 Rb7 16. Nb4) 11. Be3?! { (0.39 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Ncd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (11. Ncd3 f5 12. Nc5 fxe4 13. fxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxd5 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Be3 Kh8) 11... Bf7 { [%eval 0.02] } 12. g3? { (0.02 → -1.22) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (12. Ra1 O-O 13. Qa5 Nb6 14. Qxa7 Qxc3 15. Nc2 Rb7 16. Qa5 Qc7 17. Bd3 f5) 12... O-O { [%eval -1.12] } 13. Bh3? { (-1.12 → -2.83) Mistake. Ned3 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (13. Ned3 f5 14. Bg2 g5 15. O-O g4 16. f4 fxe4 17. Nxe5 Nf5 18. Bf2 Bxe5) 13... f5 { [%eval -2.83] } 14. exf5?! { (-2.83 → -3.80) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (14. Bg2 g5 15. Ra1 g4 16. Ne2 gxf3 17. Nxf3 fxe4 18. Nd2 Bxd5 19. g4 Be6) 14... Bxd5 { [%eval -3.54] } 15. fxg6 { [%eval -3.82] } 15... hxg6?! { (-3.82 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (15... Rxf3 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. Nxf3 Bxa6 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. O-O Qxc3 20. Bf2 b4 21. Re1) 16. Bg2 { [%eval -3.71] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval -3.76] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -4.06] } 17... Qxc3 { [%eval -4.1] } 18. Qxg6?! { (-4.10 → -5.66) Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval -5.66] } (18. Qa2 Ncd6 19. Qc2 Ne3+ 20. Bxe3 Qxe3 21. Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 a5 23. Ncd3 Rbc8) 18... Nce7?! { (-5.66 → -3.75) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (18... Rb6 19. Bd2 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Rxg6 21. Ncd3 Rd6 22. Nc2 Nce7 23. Rhd1 Rc8 24. Ncb4) 19. Qh5?! { (-3.75 → -5.46) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -5.46] } (19. Bxe7 Qd4+ 20. Ncd3 Nxe7 21. Qg4 Qb6 22. Bh3 Be6 23. Qh4 Nf5 24. Qg5 Qd6) 19... Ne3+ { [%eval -5.02] } 20. Bxe3 { [%eval -5.12] } 20... Qxe3 { [%eval -4.75] } 21. Qg4?! { (-4.75 → -6.20) Inaccuracy. Ned3 was best. } { [%eval -6.2] } (21. Ned3 Rbc8 22. Re1 Qd4 23. Re2 Nf5 24. Qg5 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Qxd3+ 26. Ke1 Nd4) 21... Be6 { [%eval -5.24] } 22. Qe4 { [%eval -4.97] } 22... Qxe4 { [%eval -4.31] } 23. fxe4 { [%eval -4.31] } 23... a6? { (-4.31 → -2.31) Mistake. Bg4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (23... Bg4+ 24. Ne2 Rf6 25. Nc2 Rf2 26. Bf1 Bf3 27. Ke1 Rxe2+ 28. Bxe2 Bxh1 29. Bd3) 24. Ned3 { [%eval -2.92] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval -2.95] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval -2.66] } 25... Bh6 { [%eval -2.68] } 26. Kc2?! { (-2.68 → -3.70) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (26. Rf1 a5 27. Ke1 d6 28. Rf3 Kh8 29. h3 Kg7 30. h4 Rbc8 31. Rb2 Rxf3) 26... Rbc8 { [%eval -3.74] } 27. Kb2 { [%eval -3.73] } 27... Na5 { [%eval -3.62] } 28. Ndc1?! { (-3.62 → -4.95) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -4.95] } (28. Ra1 Nxb3 29. Rxa6 Nd2 30. Bh3 Nc4+ 31. Kc2 Bxh3 32. Rxh6 Bg2 33. Ra1 Bxe4) 28... Rc6 { [%eval -4.37] } 29. Nc3? { (-4.37 → -7.22) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -7.22] } (29. Rf1 Rfc8 30. Bf3 Rc2+ 31. Ka1 Bxc1 32. Nxc1 R8c3 33. Bh5 Kg7 34. g4 Rxh2) 29... Rfc8 { [%eval -5.53] } 30. N1e2 { [%eval -5.98] } 30... Be3 { [%eval -4.79] } 31. Rhf1?! { (-4.79 → -6.20) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -6.2] } (31. b4 Nc4+ 32. Ka1 Na3 33. Nd5 Nxb1 34. Rxb1 Rc2 35. Rb2 Bc1 36. Nxc1 Rxc1+) 31... Bd4?! { (-6.20 → -4.65) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -4.65] } (31... b4 32. Rfd1 Bxb3 33. Rd3 bxc3+ 34. Nxc3 Bd4 35. Rc1 Rb6 36. Rxd4 Be6+ 37. Rb4) 32. Rbc1 { [%eval -5.43] } 32... Bxc3+? { (-5.43 → -3.15) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (32... b4 33. Nxd4 bxc3+ 34. Kc2 exd4 35. e5 Rb6 36. Rf4 Nxb3 37. Rg1 d3+ 38. Kxd3) 33. Rxc3 { [%eval -3.09] } 33... Rxc3 { [%eval -2.44] } 34. Nxc3 { [%eval -2.56] } 34... Nxb3 { [%eval -2.42] } 35. Nd5 { [%eval -2.19] } 35... Nd4?? { (-2.19 → 4.15) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (35... Bxd5 36. exd5 Nc5 37. d6 e4 38. h4 b4 39. g4 Kh8 40. Kb1 e3 41. Re1) 36. Ne7+ { [%eval 4.15] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval 4.43] } 37. Nxc8 { [%eval 4.09] } 37... d5 { [%eval 4.62] } 38. Nd6 { [%eval 4.54] } 38... dxe4 { [%eval 4.74] } 39. Ne8+ { [%eval 4.75] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval 5.21] } 40. Nd6?! { (5.21 → 3.81) Inaccuracy. Rf6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (40. Rf6+ Kh7 41. Bxe4+ Kg8 42. Nc7 Bc4 43. Rxa6 Kf8 44. Ra7 b4 45. g4 Nb3) 40... Bd5?! { (3.81 → 5.37) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval 5.37] } (40... e3 41. Be4+ Kg7 42. Re1 e2 43. Bd3 Bg4 44. h3 Bf3 45. Ne4 a5 46. Nc3) 41. Bxe4+ { [%eval 5.33] } { White wins on time. } 1-0