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10+0 • Rated •
Rapid
Ceavdari (1500?)
−182
Matvei2016 (1486)
+18
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Black12 Arena
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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Q8WyzoFq"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Ceavdari"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "16:00:05"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1486"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-182"] [BlackRatingDiff "+18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4?! { (0.30 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. Best move was d4. } (2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7) 2... Bc5? { (-0.52 → 0.75) Mistake. Best move was d5. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Be2 Nf6 5. d4 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O) 3. Qf3? { (0.75 → -0.61) Mistake. Best move was d4. } (3. d4 Bb6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O O-O) 3... f6?? { (-0.61 → 5.42) Blunder. Best move was Nf6. } (3... Nf6 4. e5) 4. e5?? { (5.42 → -1.97) Blunder. Best move was Qh5+. } (4. Qh5+ Kf8) 4... fxe5? { (-1.97 → -0.65) Mistake. Best move was Nc6. } (4... Nc6 5. Qg3) 5. d3? { (-0.65 → -2.37) Mistake. Best move was Qh5+. } (5. Qh5+ Kf8) 5... Nh6?? { (-2.37 → 1.67) Blunder. Best move was Nf6. } (5... Nf6 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 e4 8. Nc3 b6 9. dxe4 Ba6 10. Ba4+ c6 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Qxa6) 6. Bxh6 gxh6 7. d4?? { (1.85 → -1.51) Blunder. Best move was Qh5+. } (7. Qh5+ Ke7) 7... Bb4+? { (-1.51 → 0.46) Mistake. Best move was Bxd4. } (7... Bxd4 8. Qh5+) 8. c3 Be7? { (0.13 → 2.87) Mistake. Best move was Qg5. } (8... Qg5 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Nh3 Qh4 11. dxe5 Nc6 12. Qe2 Rg8 13. Rg1 b6 14. Bd3 Qg4 15. Qxg4) 9. d5? { (2.87 → 1.06) Mistake. Best move was Qh5+. } (9. Qh5+) 9... c5? { (1.06 → 2.78) Mistake. Best move was Bf6. } (9... Bf6 10. dxe6 dxe6 11. Qh5+ Ke7 12. Nd2 Qg8 13. g3 Qg6 14. Qe2 Qc2 15. Ngf3 Rd8 16. Bb3) 10. dxe6 dxe6 11. Bxe6?? { (2.53 → -5.89) Blunder. Best move was Nd2. } (11. Nd2 Rg8) 11... Bxe6 12. Qh5+? { (-5.19 → -6.25) Mistake. Best move was Ne2. } (12. Ne2) 12... Bf7 13. Qf3? { (-5.30 → -6.51) Mistake. Best move was Qe2. } (13. Qe2 Rg8) 13... O-O?! { (-6.51 → -5.92) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nc6. } (13... Nc6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. O-O Bg6 16. Qe3 Qd5 17. b3 c4 18. Nd2 cxb3 19. axb3 Rad8 20. Nf3) 14. Qxb7?? { (-5.92 → -11.66) Blunder. Best move was Nh3. } (14. Nh3 Nc6 15. O-O Bg6 16. Qe3 Qd5 17. b3 Rad8 18. Na3 a6 19. Nc4 b5 20. Nb2 Qd2) 14... Bd5 15. Qa6 Nxa6 16. Na3 Bh4 17. O-O-O Rxf2 18. Nf3?! { (-22.83 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nh3. } (18. Nh3 Rxg2 19. Rhg1 Rxg1 20. Rxg1+ Kf7 21. Rd1 Qd7 22. Nf2 Bxf2 23. b3 Be3+ 24. Kb2 Qe6) 18... Bg5+ 19. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 20. Rd2 Qxd2+ 21. Kb1 Rxg2?! { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 2) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxb2#. } (21... Qxb2#) 22. Nb5 Qxb2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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Ceavdari
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Matvei2016
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