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1+0 • Rated •
CHESS960
Crisis (1998?)
−9
Stahanov (2338)
+8
Checkmate • Black is victorious
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[Event "Rated Chess960 game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1fVrVwJX"] [Date "2025.03.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Crisis"] [Black "Stahanov"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.17"] [UTCTime "20:02:47"] [WhiteElo "1998"] [BlackElo "2338"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnnkrbbq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNNKRBBQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h3 a5 2. Qh2 a4 3. Qh1 a3 4. Qh2 axb2 5. Qh1 bxa1=Q 6. Qh2 Qxb1 7. Qh1 Rxa2 8. Qh2 Ra1 9. Qh1 Qxc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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