[Event "casual variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sN7yySBa"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "kenholmes"] [Black "jamesnyman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "sN7yySBa"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "15:46:14"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnkbbrqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKBBRQN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.07] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.14 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.66] } (2. exf5 Rxf5 3. Ng3 Rf8 4. f4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Ng6 6. f5 Nh4) 2... Nc6?! { (-0.66 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (2... fxe4 3. f3 exf3 4. Bxf3 e6 5. O-O-O Nc6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Rxf8) 3. f3?! { (0.24 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (3. exf5 Rxf5) 3... e5?! { (-0.45 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (3... e6) 4. Be2?! { (0.24 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (4. Ng3) 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. O-O-O?! { (0.16 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (5. Ng3 g6 6. Nd5 Bd6 7. Bc4 Bf7 8. d3 Ne7 9. Nxe7+ Bxe7 10. Bxf7 Qxf7) 5... O-O-O?! { (-0.39 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (5... Ng6 6. Bf2) 6. Bf2?! { (0.41 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (6. Ng3 fxe4 7. fxe4 Rxf1 8. Bxf1 Kb8 9. Nf5 Ng6 10. Bf2 Bf6 11. g4 h6) 6... Kb8?! { (-0.34 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (6... Ng6) 7. Kb1 { [%eval -0.15] } 7... fxe4 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. fxe4 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... Bf7 { [%eval 0.17] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.1] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.25] } 10. g3 { [%eval -0.01] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.12] } 11. d4? { (0.12 → -1.36) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.36] } (11. exd5 Bxd5) 11... dxe4?! { (-1.36 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qg1 d4 15. Nd5 Bd6 16. Nf2 Ne7 17. Nxe7) 12. dxe5?! { (-0.59 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (12. d5 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 c6 15. Qxe4 cxd5 16. Qe3 Bf6 17. Rxf6 gxf6) 12... Ngxe5 { [%eval -1.46] } 13. Nxe4? { (-1.46 → -3.38) Mistake. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Bc5 Nf3 15. Bxf3 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 exf3 17. Rxf3 Bg6 18. Rf2 Nd4) 13... Bg6 { [%eval -3.48] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval -3.31] } 14... Qe6 { [%eval -3.88] } 15. Bb5?! { (-3.88 → -5.63) Inaccuracy. Rxd8+ was best. } { [%eval -5.63] } (15. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 15... Rxd1+ { [%eval -5.6] } 16. Rxd1 { [%eval -5.33] } 16... Qf5 { [%eval -5.25] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -5.78] } 17... Nxd3 { [%eval -5.77] } 18. Rxd3 { [%eval -5.97] } 18... Rd8? { (-5.97 → -3.06) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (18... Qa5 19. Re3 Bf6 20. Rf3 Rd8 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qe1 Re8 23. Qd2 Nb4 24. a4) 19. Rxd8+?! { (-3.06 → -4.80) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (19. g4 Qa5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Bd4 Nb4 22. Ng3 Bxc2+ 23. Kb2 Bg6 24. Bxg7 Qg5) 19... Bxd8 { [%eval -4.75] } 20. Qd1 { [%eval -4.44] } 20... Bf6?! { (-4.44 → -3.00) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (20... Qe5 21. Qe1 Qa5 22. g4 Bf6 23. Na4 Nb4 24. Qe6 b6 25. Be1 Bxc2+ 26. Kc1) 21. Nd5 { [%eval -3.0] } 21... b6?? { (-3.00 → -0.85) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (21... Bh5 22. g4 Bxg4 23. Qd2 Qd7 24. Be3 Be5 25. Ng3 b6 26. Bf4 Bf3 27. Bxe5) 22. Nxf6 { [%eval -0.97] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.99] } 23. a3?? { (-0.99 → -5.28) Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%eval -5.28] } (23. Be1 Qf1 24. Nf2 Qg1 25. Kb2 a5 26. Qd2 Qxh2 27. Ng4 Qg1 28. Qf2 Qxf2) 23... Be4 { [%eval -4.88] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -5.6] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2