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10+0 • Rated •
Rapid
denys (1425)
−24
cosma1 (1207)
+31
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Topalov Arena
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[Event "Topalov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/RYeWFOLS"] [Date "2025.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "denys"] [Black "cosma1"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.08"] [UTCTime "17:50:32"] [WhiteElo "1425"] [BlackElo "1207"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-24"] [BlackRatingDiff "+31"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Qh4? { (0.05 → 1.47) Mistake. Best move was d5. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O) 3. g3?? { (1.47 → -7.83) Blunder. Best move was Bd3. } (3. Bd3 Qd8) 3... Qxe4+ 4. Ne2?! { (-7.40 → -7.91) Inaccuracy. Best move was Be3. } (4. Be3 Qxh1) 4... Bb4+?? { (-7.91 → -3.46) Blunder. Best move was Qxh1. } (4... Qxh1 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bf4 d6 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Nd5 9. Nbc3 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bd7 11. Qd3) 5. Qd2?? { (-3.46 → -16.32) Blunder. Best move was c3. } (5. c3 Qxh1) 5... Bxd2+ 6. Kxd2 Qxh1 7. Bg2 Qxg2 8. Ke3 Qf1 9. Nd2 Qd1 10. Nc3 Qg4 11. f3 Qg5+ 12. f4 Qg4 13. Kf2 Nc6 14. Ne2 b6 15. Kg2?! { (-22.32 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was a3. } (15. a3 Nf6 16. b3 Qh3 17. Nf3 Qf5 18. Ra2 Ba6 19. c3 Ne4+ 20. Ke3 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Nxc3) 15... Ba6?! { (Mate in 6 → -27.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxe2+. } (15... Qxe2+ 16. Kh3 Nxd4 17. f5 Bb7 18. Nf3 Qxf3 19. Bg5 h5 20. Re1 Qg4#) 16. b4?! { (-27.61 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nc3. } (16. Nc3 Nxd4) 16... Qxe2+ 17. Kh3 Nxd4 18. Bb2 Nxc2?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Bb7. } (18... Bb7 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. g4 Qg2+ 21. Kh4 Nf3+ 22. Kh5 g6#) 19. Rg1 Qxd2?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 8) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qh5+. } (19... Qh5+ 20. Kg2 Ne3+ 21. Kh1 Qd5+ 22. Nf3 Qxf3+ 23. Rg2 Qxg2#) 20. Be5 f6?! { (Mate in 5 → -39.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was h5. } (20... h5 21. Kh4 Qxh2+ 22. Kg5 Qxg1 23. f5 Qd1 24. fxe6 Qg4#) 21. Bd4?! { (-39.22 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was b5. } (21. b5 fxe5) 21... Nxd4 22. Kg4 Qe2+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxh2. } (22... Qxh2 23. f5 exf5+ 24. Kf4 Qd2#) 23. Kh3 Qxa2?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qh5+. } (23... Qh5+ 24. Kg2 Bb7+ 25. Kf1 Qe2#) 24. Rg2 Qb1?! { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Bf1. } (24... Bf1 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kh3 Qxg2+ 27. Kh4 Qxh2#) 25. Kg4 Qd1+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qf5+. } (25... Qf5+ 26. Kh4 Nf3#) 26. Kh3 Nh6?! { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 4) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qh5#. } (26... Qh5#) 27. Rf2 Nhf5?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Bb7. } (27... Bb7 28. Rf3 Qxf3 29. Kh4 Qg4#) 28. Kg2 O-O-O?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 4) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Ne3+. } (28... Ne3+ 29. Kh3 Qg4#) 29. Rf1 Qe2+?! { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxf1#. } (29... Qxf1#) 30. Rf2 Qe4+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 4) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Ne3+. } (30... Ne3+ 31. Kh1 Qd1+ 32. Rf1 Qxf1#) 31. Rf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kh3 Bf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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