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2+0 • Rated •
Bullet
Matei2017 (1684)
−5
Kittykatbot (1955?)
+24
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Timman Arena
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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/66NmURr4"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "Kittykatbot"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "17:23:24"] [WhiteElo "1684"] [BlackElo "1955"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } g6?! { (-0.02 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Best move was d5. } (1... d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bd3) 2. Bc4? { (0.77 → -0.33) Mistake. Best move was d4. } (2. d4 d6) 2... Bg7 3. Qf3? { (0.16 → -1.26) Mistake. Best move was Be2. } (3. Be2 d5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Bf5 7. h3 Nbd7 8. b3 c6 9. Bb2 h5) 3... e6?! { (-1.26 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf6. } (3... Nf6) 4. Qxf7+?? { (-0.48 → -12.47) Blunder. Best move was Qd1. } (4. Qd1 d5 5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d4 c5 8. O-O b6 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. c3 Nc6) 4... Kxf7 5. Bxe6+ dxe6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Nc3 h6 8. Ne4 Nf5 9. g4 Nd6 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. b4 Qxb4 12. Rb1 Qxb1 13. Ke2 Qxc2 14. Nh4 Nc6 15. Rf1 Qc4+ 16. Kf3?! { (-32.44 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was d3. } (16. d3 Qxg4+) 16... Ne5+ 17. Kg2 g5?! { (Mate in 6 → -33.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxg4+. } (17... Qxg4+ 18. Kh1 Nf3 19. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kg1 e5 21. d3 Bh3 22. Bd2 Qg2#) 18. Ng6?! { (-33.04 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was f4. } (18. f4 Qe2+) 18... Nxg6?! { (Mate in 5 → -34.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxg4+. } (18... Qxg4+ 19. Kh1 Nf3 20. Nxh8+ Bxh8 21. a3 Qh3 22. d3 Qxf1#) 19. d3?! { (-34.99 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was f3. } (19. f3 Nh4+) 19... Qd5+?! { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 9) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxg4+. } (19... Qxg4+ 20. Kh1 Nh4 21. Rg1 Qf3+ 22. Rg2 Qxg2#) 20. Kg1 b6?! { (Mate in 6 → -37.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qf3. } (20... Qf3 21. Re1 b6 22. e4 Bd4 23. Be3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Qf3#) 21. f3?! { (-37.25 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was f4. } (21. f4 gxf4) 21... Bb7 22. e4?! { (-40.24 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bb2. } (22. Bb2) 22... Qxd3 23. Ba3 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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