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7+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Matei2018 (1497?)
+157
Ariadna (1597)
−28
Checkmate • White is victorious
Chess960 start position:
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Ariadna Arena
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[Event "Ariadna Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XpKCDnhf"] [Date "2025.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2018"] [Black "Ariadna"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.28"] [UTCTime "12:04:20"] [WhiteElo "1497"] [BlackElo "1597"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+157"] [BlackRatingDiff "-28"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "bbrnqnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRNQNKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 c6 2. Nc3 Nde6 3. Ng3 Bxg3 4. fxg3 Ng5 5. Qf2 c5 6. O-O-O Nfe6 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Nb5 Ne4 10. Qe2 d5 11. Nxa7 Rc4 12. Rhf1 Nd2 13. Kxd2 Rxd4+ 14. Kc1 Rg4 15. Qxg4 Nc5 16. c3 b5 17. b4 Na6 18. Bd3 Nxb4 19. cxb4 Bb7 20. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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Matei2018
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Ariadna
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