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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Shadows (1625?)
−3
Stahanov (2359?)
+4
Time out • Black is victorious
Chess960 start position:
703
Chess960 Shield Arena
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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/MfdRqfYG"] [Date "2025.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Shadows"] [Black "Stahanov"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.16"] [UTCTime "15:58:04"] [WhiteElo "1625"] [BlackElo "2359"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "rqknnrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RQKNNRBB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 f6 2. c3 g6 3. Qe4 Nc6 4. Ne3 Nd6 5. Qd3 Be6 6. h3 O-O 7. h4 Qe8 8. h5 g5 9. h6 Qf7 10. b3 a5 11. a4 Ne5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. g3 Bxh1 15. f4 Be4 16. Qe3 Qxb3 17. d3 Qxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qxa1+ 19. Kd2 Qb2+ 20. Ke1 Bd5 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxg5+ Kh8 23. Bd4 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qxd4 25. Qxe7 Qa1+ 26. Kf2 Bd4+ { Black wins on time. } 0-1
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