[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wHdLDpFw"] [Date "2026.02.10"] [Round "-"] [White "jamesnyman"] [Black "KlausZA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "wHdLDpFw"] [UTCDate "2026.02.10"] [UTCTime "17:48:57"] [WhiteElo "1761"] [BlackElo "1397"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-145"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nbrkrnbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NBRKRNBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g3 { [%eval 0.09] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Ne3 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... Ne6 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Nb6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Bc2 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Bc7 { [%eval 0.61] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.09] } 6... O-O-O { [%eval 0.27] } 7. O-O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 7... d5? { (0.12 → 1.23) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (7... g6 8. Kb1 Kb8 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Rxd5 13. Be4) 8. exd5 { [%eval 1.19] } 8... Nxd5?! { (1.19 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (8... cxd5 9. f4 f6 10. f5 Nf8 11. d4 Bf7 12. Qg2 Qg8 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nd4) 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.73] } 9... Rxd5 { [%eval 1.77] } 10. Be4 { [%eval 2.04] } 10... Rd7?! { (2.04 → 3.10) Inaccuracy. Red8 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (10... Red8 11. Bxd5 Rxd5 12. d4 h5 13. dxe5 Qh6+ 14. f4 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bh7 16. Qf3) 11. f3? { (3.10 → 1.23) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc6 f6 13. d4 Bf7 14. d5 Red8 15. dxe6 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rxd1+) 11... Kb8?! { (1.23 → 2.18) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (11... Bb6 12. f4 f6 13. d4 Nd8 14. dxe5 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 fxe5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5) 12. d4?! { (2.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (12. f4 Nd8 13. Bf5 Ne6 14. fxe5 h5 15. Qe4 Bb6 16. Qb4 Bxg1 17. Rxg1 b6) 12... exd4?! { (1.06 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (12... f6 13. f4 Red8 14. f5 Ng5 15. Nc5 Rd6 16. dxe5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1) 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.59] } 13... Red8?! { (1.59 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Red8 15. Qg1 Ka8 16. Be3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 h5 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Bxa7) 14. Be3?? { (2.38 → 0.55) Blunder. Nxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (14. Nxc6+ bxc6 15. Rxd7 Rxd7 16. Bxc6 Rd6 17. f4 f5 18. Ba8 Kc8 19. Qb7+ Kd7) 14... g6?? { (0.55 → 2.86) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (14... Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Rxd4 16. Bxd4 h5 17. f4 Qh6 18. Qg1 a6 19. Bc2 Bh7 20. Bxh7) 15. Nxe6?? { (2.86 → 0.56) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (15. Bxc6 Rd6 16. Bxb7 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 f6 18. f4 Bc4 19. Ba8 Ba6 20. Bf3 Qg8) 15... fxe6 { [%eval 0.66] } 16. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.71] } 16... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.73] } 17. Rd1?! { (0.73 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (17. f4 Bf7 18. Bd4 Qd8 19. Qg1 Ka8 20. Kb1 Bb6 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. h4 Rd6) 17... Qg7 { [%eval 0.18] } 18. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.19] } 18... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval 0.2] } 19... Qe7? { (0.20 → 1.66) Mistake. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (19... Qxd1+ 20. Kxd1 e5 21. Kc2 a6 22. b3 Kc8 23. c4 Kd7 24. g4 b5 25. Kd3) 20. Qa4 { [%eval 1.34] } 20... c5?? { (1.34 → 3.79) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (20... a6 21. Qd4 Kc8 22. Qa7 Bb8 23. Qa8 Qe8 24. a4 e5 25. a5 Bd5 26. Ba7) 21. Qb5?? { (3.79 → 0.73) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (21. Bxc5 Bf4+ 22. gxf4 Qxc5 23. Qe8+ Qc8 24. Qe7 a5 25. Qg7 Ka8 26. a3 Ka7) 21... Bd6 { [%eval 0.83] } 22. Qb3 { [%eval 0.63] } 22... Bf7 { [%eval 0.72] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 0.7] } 23... e5 { [%eval 0.92] } 24. c4 { [%eval 0.76] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 1.06] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval 0.73] } 25... Be6 { [%eval 0.79] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.82] } 26... Bc8 { [%eval 0.95] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.95] } 27... Qa5?! { (0.95 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (27... Bd7 28. Qd3 Bc6 29. Kd1 Qd7 30. Ke2 Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Kc7 32. b3 Qc6 33. Qd3) 28. Bd2?! { (1.72 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (28. h5 Qa6 29. Qd3 Be7 30. Kb1 Qf6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Bd2 g5 33. Kc2 Kc7) 28... Qd8?! { (1.08 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (28... Qa6 29. Qd3 Bc7 30. Kb1 Be6 31. b3 Qd6 32. Kc2 a6 33. a4 Qxd3+ 34. Kxd3) 29. g5? { (2.09 → 0.58) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (29. h5 gxh5 30. gxh5 Qf6 31. Bxh7 Bf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. h6 e4 34. fxe4 Qxe4) 29... Qd7 { [%eval 0.6] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval 0.67] } 30... Qa4 { [%eval 0.58] } 31. Kb1? { (0.58 → -0.61) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (31. Qd3 Bc7 32. Qd5 Qxa2 33. Bc3 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 35. Kd2 Qd7 36. Qxd7 Bxd7) 31... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.53] } 32. Bc3 { [%eval -0.59] } 32... Be6 { [%eval -0.58] } 33. b3 { [%eval -0.57] } 33... Qf1+ { [%eval -0.59] } 34. Be1 { [%eval -1.08] } 34... Bc7 { [%eval -0.62] } 35. Qd2 { [%eval -0.72] } 35... Bf5 { [%eval -0.41] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval -0.39] } 36... Bxe4+ { [%eval -0.44] } 37. fxe4 { [%eval -0.53] } 37... Qxf2 { [%eval -0.85] } 38. Bxf2 { [%eval -0.31] } 38... b6 { [%eval -0.31] } 39. Kc2 { [%eval -0.4] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval -0.45] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval -0.5] } 40... Kc6 { [%eval -0.39] } 41. Kc4 { [%eval -0.39] } 41... b5+ { [%eval -0.47] } 42. Kc3 { [%eval -0.47] } 42... a6 { [%eval -0.48] } 43. a3?! { (-0.48 → -1.48) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (43. Bg3 Ba5+ 44. Kd3 Kd7 45. Bf2 Bb4 46. Bg3 Kc6 47. Bf2 Kb7 48. Bg3 Kb6) 43... Bd6 { [%eval -1.37] } 44. b4? { (-1.37 → -3.23) Mistake. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (44. Kc2 Bc7 45. Kc3 Bb6 46. Bg3 Ba5+ 47. Kd3 Kb7 48. Bf2 Bb6 49. Bg3 Bc7) 44... cxb4+ { [%eval -2.88] } 45. axb4 { [%eval -2.62] } 45... Bc7 { [%eval -2.4] } 46. Be3? { (-2.40 → -4.57) Mistake. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (46. Kb2 a5 47. bxa5 Bxa5 48. Kb3 Bb6 49. Bg3 Be3 50. Kb4 Bg1 51. Be1 Kb6) 46... a5 { [%eval -4.22] } 47. Kb3 { [%eval -4.98] } 47... a4+?? { (-4.98 → -0.24) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (47... Bb6 48. Bxb6 Kxb6 49. Kc3 axb4+ 50. Kxb4 Kc6 51. Kb3 Kc5 52. Kc3 b4+ 53. Kd3) 48. Ka3 { [%eval -0.22] } 48... Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Bxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2