[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena December '25"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tRLi4ECC"] [Date "2025.12.06"] [Round "-"] [White "caching"] [Black "ARM-777777"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "tRLi4ECC"] [UTCDate "2025.12.06"] [UTCTime "22:56:59"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2406"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nbrkbqrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBRKBQRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.19] } 1... Nb6?? { (0.19 → 2.10) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (1... f5 2. Ng3 f4 3. Ne4 c6 4. d4 g5 5. Nc5 b6 6. Na6) 2. Nb3?! { (2.10 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (2. c5 Nd5 3. Bxh7 O-O-O 4. Ng3 d6 5. Bxg8 Qxg8 6. e4 Nf4 7. cxd6 Nhg6) 2... c5 { [%eval 1.01] } 3. d3?? { (1.01 → -1.51) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (3. f4) 3... d6?? { (-1.51 → 0.36) Blunder. Bxh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (3... Bxh2) 4. Bc2?! { (0.36 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (4. f4) 4... Ng6 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. O-O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.07] } 6... Bc7 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. Kb1 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... O-O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.14] } 8... Bc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 9. Ng3 { [%eval -0.06] } 9... Nh4 { [%eval -0.17] } 10. Nd2 { [%eval -0.35] } 10... f5?! { (-0.35 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (10... Nf3 11. Nxf3) 11. gxf5 { [%eval 0.63] } 11... g6?! { (0.63 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (11... Nxf5) 12. Qh3 { [%eval 0.68] } 12... g5? { (0.68 → 2.30) Mistake. Nxf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (12... Nxf5) 13. e4 { [%eval 2.25] } 13... Kb8 { [%eval 2.45] } 14. Ngf1 { [%eval 2.21] } 14... h6 { [%eval 2.35] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 2.39] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 2.38] } 16. f3 { [%eval 2.36] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 2.39] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval 1.85] } 17... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.76] } 18. cxd5 { [%eval 2.08] } 18... b5 { [%eval 1.96] } 19. Qf1 { [%eval 1.91] } 19... Bb6 { [%eval 2.14] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval 1.69] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 2.19] } 21. Nb3 { [%eval 1.87] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 1.88] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval 1.48] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval 1.47] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 1.02] } 23... a5?! { (1.02 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (23... Nh5 24. Bd1 Nf4 25. Rc2 a6 26. d4 c4 27. dxe5 dxe5 28. a3 Ka8 29. Nc1) 24. Bd1?! { (1.78 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (24. a4 Qa7 25. Be1 c4 26. dxc4 bxc4 27. Nd2 c3 28. bxc3 Be3 29. Qb5+ Ka8) 24... a4 { [%eval 0.91] } 25. Na1 { [%eval 0.64] } 25... Qa7?! { (0.64 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (25... Ba5) 26. Nc2?! { (1.78 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (26. d4 c4 27. dxe5 dxe5 28. Nc2 Kb7 29. a3 Nh5 30. Nb4 Rgd8 31. Rg4 Nf4) 26... b4? { (1.08 → 2.47) Mistake. Ba5 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (26... Ba5) 27. Ne3 { [%eval 2.42] } 27... a3 { [%eval 2.92] } 28. b3?! { (2.92 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. bxa3 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (28. bxa3 c4 29. Nxc4 bxa3 30. Rc3 Rxc4 31. dxc4 Kc7 32. Qd3 Rb8 33. Rb3 Bf2) 28... c4?! { (1.64 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (28... Qe7 29. Ng4 Nxg4 30. fxg4 Ka7 31. Be2 Rb8 32. Qf2 Rb7 33. Rh3 Qg7 34. Rg1) 29. Nxc4 { [%eval 2.62] } 29... Bc5 { [%eval 2.6] } 30. Be2 { [%eval 2.29] } 30... Nh5 { [%eval 2.8] } 31. Rc2 { [%eval 2.75] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval 2.82] } 32. Bd1 { [%eval 2.22] } 32... Rgc8?! { (2.22 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (32... Qb7 33. d4 Bxd4 34. Na5 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Qb6 36. Nc6+ Kc7 37. Bxb4 Ra8 38. f4) 33. Be1 { [%eval 2.34] } 33... Nf4 { [%eval 2.23] } 34. Rg4 { [%eval 2.33] } 34... Rb7?! { (2.33 → 3.40) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (34... Qa6 35. d4 Bxd4 36. Bxb4 Bc5 37. Be1 Ka8 38. Bd2 Bd4 39. Be2 Qa7 40. Bb4) 35. Bxh4 { [%eval 3.44] } 35... gxh4 { [%eval 3.3] } 36. Rxh4?? { (3.30 → 0.82) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (36. d4 h5 37. Rxf4 Bxd4 38. Rxh4 Rg7 39. Rxh5 Qc5 40. Nxa3 Rg1 41. Rxc5 Rxf1) 36... Bd4 { [%eval 1.31] } 37. Rg4 { [%eval 1.4] } 37... h5 { [%eval 1.23] } 38. Rg5 { [%eval 1.26] } 38... Qc5 { [%eval 1.81] } 39. h4?! { (1.81 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Nxa3 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (39. Nxa3) 39... Bc3?! { (1.20 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (39... Qc7 40. Qe1) 40. Qg1 { [%eval 2.22] } 40... Nxd3? { (2.22 → 3.85) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (40... Bd4 41. Qg3 Nxd3 42. Rg8 Rxg8 43. Qxg8+ Ka7 44. Nxe5 Bxe5 45. Rxc5 dxc5 46. f6) 41. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.12] } 41... Rxc5 { [%eval 4.03] } 42. f6 { [%eval 4.38] } 42... Rf7 { [%eval 4.79] } 43. Rg8+ { [%eval 4.49] } 43... Ka7 { [%eval 4.83] } 44. Rg7 { [%eval 4.45] } 44... Rcc7 { [%eval 5.41] } 45. Rcg2 { [%eval 5.18] } 45... Ka6 { [%eval 5.6] } 46. Rxf7?! { (5.60 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (46. Be2 Rxc4 47. Rxf7 Kb6 48. bxc4 Nc5 49. Rfg7 Bd4 50. Bd1 Nd3 51. f7 Ne1) 46... Rxf7 { [%eval 3.92] } 47. Rg6 { [%eval 3.61] } 47... Nf4 { [%eval 3.14] } 48. Rh6 { [%eval 3.23] } 48... Bd4?! { (3.23 → 4.15) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (48... Rf8 49. Nxd6 Be1 50. Nc4 Bxh4 51. f7+ Kb7 52. Nxe5 Bg3 53. d6 h4 54. Rh7) 49. Nxd6 { [%eval 3.97] } 49... Rf8 { [%eval 3.99] } 50. f7 { [%eval 3.8] } 50... Bc5 { [%eval 4.36] } 51. Nc4+ { [%eval 4.74] } 51... Kb7 { [%eval 4.68] } 52. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.47] } 52... Bd4 { [%eval 4.47] } 53. Nc6 { [%eval 4.43] } 53... Bc3 { [%eval 4.58] } 54. Na5+?! { (4.58 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (54. e5 Be1 55. Rd6 Bxh4 56. e6 Bg5 57. Na5+ Ka7) 54... Kc7 { [%eval 3.56] } 55. d6+ { [%eval 3.23] } 55... Kd7 { [%eval 3.15] } 56. Nc4 { [%eval 3.74] } 56... Rxf7 { [%eval 2.86] } 57. e5 { [%eval 3.29] } 57... Ne6? { (3.29 → 6.16) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.16] } (57... Rf8 58. Rh7+ Kc6 59. Rc7+ Kd5 60. d7 Rd8 61. Rc8 Rxd7 62. Nb6+ Ke6 63. Nxd7) 58. Kc2? { (6.16 → 3.76) Mistake. Nb6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.76] } (58. Nb6+ Kd8 59. Rxe6 Rf8 60. Kc2 Bd4 61. Nd5 Kd7 62. Kd3 Kxe6 63. Kxd4 Rg8) 58... Rxf3?? { (3.76 → 8.66) Blunder. Rg7 was best. } { [%eval 8.66] } (58... Rg7 59. Nb6+ Kc6 60. Rxe6 Rg2+ 61. Kd3 Rd2+ 62. Ke3 Kxb6 63. Be2 Kc6 64. Re8) 59. Bxf3 { [%eval 8.49] } 59... Nd4+ { [%eval 9.46] } 60. Kd3 { [%eval 10.4] } 60... Nxf3 { [%eval 24.64] } 61. e6+ { [%eval 10.98] } 61... Kc6?! { (10.98 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (61... Kd8 62. Rg6) 62. e7 { [%eval #12] } 62... Kd7 { [%eval #12] } 63. Rh8? { (Mate in 12 → 7.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nb6+ was best. } { [%eval 7.34] } (63. Nb6+ Ke8 64. Nd5 Kf7 65. Rh7+ Kg6 66. e8=Q+ Kxh7 67. Qf7+ Kh6 68. Qxf3 Be1) 63... Bxh8 { [%eval 7.92] } 64. Nb6+ { [%eval 8.0] } 64... Ke8 { [%eval 7.96] } 65. Nd5 { [%eval 7.86] } 65... Ne5+ { [%eval 7.9] } 66. Ke4 { [%eval 7.3] } 66... Nf7? { (7.30 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (66... Kd7 67. Nc7 Kxd6 68. e8=Q Kxc7 69. Qxh8 Nd7 70. Kd4 Nb8 71. Kd5 Na6 72. Qxh5) 67. Nc7+ { [%eval #7] } 67... Kd7 { [%eval #7] } 68. e8=Q+ { [%eval #6] } 68... Kxd6 { [%eval #6] } 69. Qxf7 { [%eval #5] } 69... Bb2 { [%eval #3] } 70. Ne8+ { [%eval #4] } 70... Kc5 { [%eval #4] } 71. Qd5+ { [%eval #5] } 71... Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 72. Nd6 { [%eval #5] } 72... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 73. Nc4 { [%eval #6] } 73... Bd4 { [%eval #5] } 74. Qe6 { [%eval #5] } 74... Bc5 { [%eval #5] } 75. Kd5 { [%eval #4] } 75... Bf8 { [%eval #3] } 76. Qc6+ { [%eval #2] } 76... Kd8 { [%eval #2] } 77. Ke6 { [%eval #1] } 77... Be7 { [%eval #1] } 78. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0