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5+0 • Rated •
CHESS960
FFFFFFF (1671)
+5
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ (1338?)
−12
Checkmate • White is victorious
Chess960 start position:
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Weekly Chess960 Arena
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[Event "Weekly Chess960 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4EKebRuw"] [Date "2025.03.17"] [Round "-"] [White "FFFFFFF"] [Black "QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.17"] [UTCTime "19:23:44"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1338"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrknbbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKNBBQR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h4 a6 2. h5 Nb6 3. h6 Na8 4. hxg7 Nb6 5. Rxh7 Na8 6. gxh8=Q Nb6 7. Qxg8 Na8 8. Rh8 Nb6 9. Qxf8 Na8 10. Qxe8 Nb6 11. Qxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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