[Event "SPL x IPL 2026 End-Season 960 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vfqUZdjo"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Rohit2000"] [Black "Lambotharan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vfqUZdjo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "16:20:45"] [WhiteElo "1260"] [BlackElo "1654"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "rnqkbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQKBBRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g3 { [%eval -0.29] } 1... g6?! { (-0.29 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (1... d5 2. Bg2 d4 3. d3 e5 4. Nd2 Bc6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c3) 2. Bg2 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. e3 { [%eval -0.23] } 4... Bf7 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. d4 { [%eval -0.01] } 5... g5?! { (-0.01 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (5... c5 6. d5 O-O 7. f4 d6 8. g4 fxg4 9. Bh4 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. e4) 6. Qd2 { [%eval 1.16] } 6... Ng6 { [%eval 1.43] } 7. Kc1?? { (1.43 → -0.91) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (7. f4 gxf4 8. gxf4 c6 9. Bh3 e6 10. e4 Qc7 11. exf5 exf5 12. Ne2 Na6) 7... Nc6? { (-0.91 → 0.30) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (7... c5 8. f4 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Bf2 d5 11. Kb1 gxf4 12. gxf4 e6 13. Ng3) 8. f4 { [%eval 0.37] } 8... a6?! { (0.37 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (8... gxf4 9. gxf4 e6 10. Nf2 d6 11. a4 Qd7 12. Nd3 O-O-O 13. Bg3 Kb8 14. Ra3) 9. fxg5 { [%eval 0.89] } 9... Rb8?! { (0.89 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (9... d5 10. Nxd5 Qd7 11. Nb4 Nxb4 12. Qxb4 O-O 13. h4 e5 14. h5 Ne7 15. h6) 10. Nf2 { [%eval 1.76] } 10... Na7 { [%eval 2.26] } 11. e4? { (2.26 → 0.93) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (11. g4 d6 12. gxf5 Qxf5 13. Nfe4 O-O 14. h4 c5 15. h5 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf4) 11... fxe4 { [%eval 1.01] } 12. Nfxe4 { [%eval 0.93] } 12... b5?! { (0.93 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (12... d5 13. Nc5 Nc6 14. Bf2 O-O 15. h4 Qg4 16. h5 Qxh5 17. Nd7 Qg4 18. Nxf8) 13. Ne2 { [%eval 1.32] } 13... b4?! { (1.32 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (13... c5 14. Nxc5 O-O 15. Nd3 e5 16. h4 Nc6 17. h5 Nge7 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5) 14. b3? { (1.97 → 0.67) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (14. h4 Nb5 15. h5 Nf8 16. g6 hxg6 17. h6 Bh8 18. Ng5 Bc4 19. h7 Nxh7) 14... Nc6? { (0.67 → 2.07) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (14... c5 15. Nxc5 O-O 16. Nd3 Nb5 17. Nxb4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rb1 Qc5 20. Nd5) 15. Nf4?? { (2.07 → -2.03) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (15. h4 d5 16. Nc5 Qg4 17. Rf1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxf7 Bxa1) 15... Nxd4 { [%eval -1.81] } 16. Nxg6 { [%eval -2.26] } 16... Bxg6 { [%eval -2.35] } 17. Rb1?! { (-2.35 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (17. Nf6 exf6 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Rf1 Bg7 20. Bd5 Rb5 21. Bxg8 Qb7 22. Bf7 Rc5) 17... Ne6? { (-3.33 → -1.91) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (17... O-O 18. Nf6+ exf6 19. Qxd4 fxg5 20. Qg4 Rb5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Rxf1 23. Bxf1) 18. Bf2?! { (-1.91 → -2.76) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (18. Rf1 Rb5 19. g4 c6 20. Bg3 Qb7 21. h4 Bd4 22. Bf2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Bc3) 18... c5 { [%eval -2.65] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval -2.8] } 19... d6?? { (-2.80 → 4.47) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (19... O-O 20. Be3 Nd4 21. Rb2 d6 22. c4 a5 23. Re1 a4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. bxa4) 20. Qd5?? { (4.47 → -2.24) Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (20. Nxd6 Bc3 21. Nxc8+ Bxd2+ 22. Rxd2+ Kxc8 23. Bh3 Bf7 24. Bxc5 Rb7 25. Be3 Rb5) 20... Bf7?? { (-2.24 → 6.61) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 6.61] } (20... O-O 21. Bh3 Bf7 22. Bg1 a5 23. Qc4 Nd4 24. Bxc8 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Rbxc8 26. Kd2) 21. Bh3?? { (6.61 → -2.10) Blunder. Nxd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (21. Nxd6 Bc3 22. Nxc8+ Ke8 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. Qxe7+ Kg7 25. Be1 Rgxc8 26. Bxc3+ bxc3) 21... O-O { [%eval -1.83] } 22. g6?! { (-1.83 → -2.68) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (22. Be3 a5 23. Qc4 Nd4 24. Bxc8 Bxc4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Bh3 Be2 27. Re1 d3) 22... hxg6 { [%eval -2.94] } 23. Ng5?? { (-2.94 → -6.35) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -6.35] } (23. Qd3 Qc6 24. Be3 Rbd8 25. Bxe6 Bxe6 26. Ng5 Rf6 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Qe2 Bd5) 23... Nxg5 { [%eval -6.0] } 24. Qxf7+ { [%eval -6.17] } 24... Nxf7 { [%eval -5.65] } 25. Bxc8 { [%eval -5.69] } 25... Rfxc8 { [%eval -5.52] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -5.75] } 26... e5 { [%eval -5.75] } 27. h4 { [%eval -6.03] } 27... c4 { [%eval -5.69] } 28. Kb2 { [%eval -6.02] } 28... c3+ { [%eval -5.3] } 29. Kc1 { [%eval -5.97] } 29... Bh6+ { [%eval -5.58] } 30. Kd1 { [%eval -5.91] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -5.22] } 31. Be3 { [%eval -6.06] } 31... Rd8 { [%eval -5.65] } 32. Bxh6+ { [%eval -5.93] } 32... Nxh6 { [%eval -5.82] } 33. Re4 { [%eval -6.31] } 33... Re8 { [%eval -6.12] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -6.78] } 34... d5 { [%eval -6.31] } 35. Re3 { [%eval -6.27] } 35... d4 { [%eval -5.98] } 36. Re4 { [%eval -5.75] } 36... Re7 { [%eval -5.8] } 37. Rf1 { [%eval -5.92] } 37... Rf8 { [%eval -5.7] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1