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7+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Matei2018 (1500?)
+162
ciprian17 (1500?)
−163
Checkmate • White is victorious
Chess960 start position:
548
Ariadna Arena
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[Event "Ariadna Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/S34XpPLJ"] [Date "2025.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2018"] [Black "ciprian17"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.12"] [UTCTime "12:28:38"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+162"] [BlackRatingDiff "-163"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rbbnknqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKNQR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 e5 2. g3 c5 3. Qg2 a5 4. Nc3 g5 5. f4 Nc6 6. Nb5 Ng6 7. Nd6+ Kd8 8. Ne4 c4 9. Nxg5 Ke8 10. Ne4 Kf8 11. h4 Nxh4 12. gxh4 Qxg2 13. Nf2 Qg8 14. Ne4 exf4 15. exf4 Bxf4 16. Nf6 Qg3+ 17. Nxg3 Bxg3+ 18. Ke2 Be5 19. Nh5 Nd8 20. Rg1 Bf4 21. Nxf4 b5 22. b3 cxb3 23. cxb3 b4 24. Bb2 Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Be4 Ra6 27. Rc1 Re6 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxc8 e5 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Rxd7+ Kh6 32. Rxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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ciprian17
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Matei2018
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