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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ (932?)
+158
Shadows (1718?)
−93
Checkmate • White is victorious
Chess960 start position:
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Chess960 Shield Arena
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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/0x2o8XT7"] [Date "2025.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ"] [Black "Shadows"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.16"] [UTCTime "15:53:55"] [WhiteElo "932"] [BlackElo "1718"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+158"] [BlackRatingDiff "-93"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrkrnqbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKRNQBB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. g3 f6 2. Nb3 g6 3. Nd3 Nb6 4. f4 c6 5. e4 g5 6. fxg5 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Ndc5 h6 9. gxh6 Qxh6 10. Qf5+ e6 11. Nxe6 a6 12. Nf4+ Kc7 13. Bxb6+ Kxb6 14. Ne6 Rd6 15. Ned4 Ka7 16. Qf2 Rc8 17. Nc6+ Ka8 18. Qa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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