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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ (1262?)
+83
Shadows (1444?)
−61
Time out • White is victorious
Chess960 start position:
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Chess960 Shield Arena
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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/U4lqcdJS"] [Date "2025.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ"] [Black "Shadows"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.16"] [UTCTime "16:13:29"] [WhiteElo "1262"] [BlackElo "1444"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+83"] [BlackRatingDiff "-61"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "brnkqrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRNKQRNB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 Nd6 3. Nb3 g6 4. d3 b6 5. e4 g5 6. e5 Nf5 7. exf6 Bxf6 8. c3 e6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nfd4 Nd6 11. Nd2 a6 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 a5 14. Nc2 b4 15. cxb4 axb4 16. Bxf6+ Kc8 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Be3 d4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 Nb5 22. Ne4 Nc3 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb5 25. Bc5 Qa5 26. Qxa5 Ra8 27. Qxa8+ { White wins on time. } 1-0
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