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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
ploHish (2072)
−3
Grandmaster (2459)
+4
Checkmate • Black 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/1xr3YAPf"] [Date "2023.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ploHish"] [Black "Grandmaster"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2023.08.20"] [UTCTime "14:15:36"] [WhiteElo "2072"] [BlackElo "2459"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qrknbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNBBRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h3 a6 2. Ng3 Qa7 3. Nh5 Qxf2 4. Nxg7 Qxg1 5. Nxe8 Qxf1 6. Ng7 Qxe1 7. Ne6 Rxg2 8. Nxf8 Rxe2 9. h4 Qxd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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