[Event "rated Chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iWcQlLJ5"] [Date "2025.03.09"] [White "ncjgallant"] [Black "Mihails_Steinitz96"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iWcQlLJ5"] [UTCDate "2025.03.09"] [UTCTime "21:21:54"] [WhiteElo "1490"] [BlackElo "1509"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+30"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rbknrnbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBKNRNBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g3 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... Nde6?! { (0.12 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (1... e5 2. e4 c6 3. a4 a5 4. Nfe3 f6 5. c3 Nfe6 6. Nc4) 2. Qe4?! { (1.16 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (2. f4 a5 3. d4 c6 4. c4 g5 5. d5 Nd8 6. Nc3 a4 7. Bf5 gxf4) 2... c6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3? { (0.34 → -0.94) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (3. c3 g6) 3... Bd6? { (-0.94 → 0.53) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (3... d5) 4. f4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... O-O-O? { (0.35 → 1.60) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (4... g6 5. d4) 5. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.66] } 5... Nc5? { (1.66 → 3.01) Mistake. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (5... Bb8 6. Bb6) 6. Bxc5?? { (3.01 → 0.75) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (6. Qe3) 6... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.68] } 7. a3? { (0.68 → -0.56) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (7. Qa4) 7... d5 { [%eval -0.55] } 8. Qf5+ { [%eval -1.03] } 8... e6?! { (-1.03 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (8... Nd7 9. Qh3) 9. Qg4?! { (-0.35 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (9. Qh3) 9... f5 { [%eval -1.12] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval -1.01] } 10... g6 { [%eval -1.19] } 11. Ba2 { [%eval -1.26] } 11... b6? { (-1.26 → 0.30) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (11... e5 12. fxe5) 12. Na4 { [%eval 0.17] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.23] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -0.19] } 13... Bd4?! { (-0.19 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (13... e5 14. Nxc5) 14. c3? { (0.59 → -0.88) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (14. e3) 14... Bc5?? { (-0.88 → 1.32) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (14... Bg7 15. d4 Kc7 16. Qd3 Ra8 17. Qc2 Ra6 18. Kb1 Rea8 19. Bb3 Bf8 20. Nd2) 15. d4 { [%eval 1.08] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 1.29] } 16. Nd2? { (1.29 → -0.21) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (16. c4 Kb7) 16... b5 { [%eval -0.17] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval -0.29] } 17... Bxc5?! { (-0.29 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (17... Nxc5 18. dxc5) 18. dxc5 { [%eval 0.49] } 18... Nxc5?! { (0.49 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (18... e5) 19. Nb3? { (1.39 → -0.19) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (19. Qe3 d4 20. cxd4 Qxd4 21. Qf3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxe4 fxe4) 19... Nxb3+ { [%eval -0.16] } 20. Bxb3 { [%eval -0.13] } 20... h5?! { (-0.13 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (20... e5 21. Qf2) 21. Qe3 { [%eval 0.48] } 21... h4?? { (0.48 → 2.56) Blunder. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (21... Qg7 22. a4) 22. Qb6?! { (2.56 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (22. a4 Qh7 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Qc5+ Qc7 25. Qxb5 Re7 26. Rd4 Qb7 27. Qa5 Rc7) 22... Kd7 { [%eval 1.97] } 23. gxh4? { (1.97 → 0.29) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (23. a4) 23... Qxh4 { [%eval 0.37] } 24. Rg1? { (0.37 → -0.93) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (24. e3 Ra8) 24... Qxf4+ { [%eval -1.01] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval -1.0] } 25... Bf7 { [%eval -1.1] } 26. e3?! { (-1.10 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (26. h4 Rh8) 26... Qxh2 { [%eval -1.55] } 27. Rh1 { [%eval -1.57] } 27... Qe2?? { (-1.57 → 2.67) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (27... Qb8 28. Qd4 e5 29. Qc5 Re7 30. e4 fxe4 31. a4 Be6 32. axb5 Qxb5 33. Qxb5) 28. Rh7?? { (2.67 → 0.23) Blunder. Qb7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (28. Qb7+ Kd6 29. Qxf7 Rh8 30. Rhe1 Qg4 31. Rg1 Rdf8 32. Qg7 Rfg8 33. Qb7 Qf3) 28... Ke7?? { (0.23 → 3.84) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (28... Re7) 29. Qxc6?! { (3.84 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Qa7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (29. Qa7+ Rd7 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qxd7+ Re7 32. Qxc6 Qxe3 33. Ka2 g5 34. Rh1 Kg6) 29... Kf6? { (2.79 → 4.97) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (29... Rf8 30. Qc7+) 30. Qc7 { [%eval 4.71] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 4.98] } 31. Rxf7+ { [%eval 4.88] } 31... Rxf7 { [%eval 4.89] } 32. Qxd8+ { [%eval 4.91] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 5.54] } 33. Qg5?! { (5.54 → 4.27) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 4.27] } (33. Rh1 Rf8 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35. Qxe6 Qd3+ 36. Bc2 Qc4 37. Qe8 Kf6 38. Qh8+ Ke6) 33... e5?! { (4.27 → 6.72) Inaccuracy. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval 6.72] } (33... Qh2 34. Ka2 Qh6 35. Qg3 g5 36. Qe5+ Qf6 37. Qb8 Qh6 38. Qxb5 g4 39. Qe2) 34. Rg1 { [%eval 6.77] } 34... Rf6 { [%eval 6.39] } 35. Bc2?! { (6.39 → 4.41) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (35. Rh1 Kf7 36. Bxd5+ Ke7 37. Bb3 Qd3+ 38. Ka2 Qd8 39. Rh7+ Kd6 40. Ra7 Kc6) 35... d4 { [%eval 5.19] } 36. Bxf5 { [%eval 4.17] } 36... dxe3 { [%eval 3.79] } 37. Bxg6 { [%eval 3.7] } 37... Qf2?? { (3.70 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (37... Rf1+ 38. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 39. Ka2 e2 40. Bd3+ Kf8 41. Qxe5 e1=Q 42. Qd6+ Kf7 43. Qd5+) 38. Bf5+ { [%eval #6] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval #6] } 39. Qg7+ { [%eval #6] } 39... Ke8 { [%eval #6] } 40. Bg6+?? { (Mate in 6 → 6.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.59] } (40. Qg8+ Ke7 41. Rg7+ Kd6 42. Rd7+ Kc5 43. Qd5+ Kb6 44. Rb7+ Ka5 45. Qxb5#) 40... Kd8?? { (6.59 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg6 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (40... Rxg6 41. Qxg6+ Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Kc1 Ke6 44. Re1 Kd5 45. Rxe3 Kd6 46. Kd1) 41. Rd1+ { [%eval #13] } 41... Kc8 { [%eval #6] } 42. Qd7+ { [%eval #5] } 42... Kb8 { [%eval #5] } 43. Qxb5+ { [%eval #5] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 44. Rd7+ { [%eval #1] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 45. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0