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6+0 • Rated •
CHESS960
EdChiriac (1481?)
+54
sacultanalexandru (1430?)
−51
Checkmate • White is victorious
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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XtR3foTF"] [Date "2026.01.07"] [Round "-"] [White "EdChiriac"] [Black "sacultanalexandru"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.07"] [UTCTime "16:37:04"] [WhiteElo "1481"] [BlackElo "1430"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+54"] [BlackRatingDiff "-51"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "360+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qbnrkrbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QBNRKRBN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 Nd6 2. Nd3 Ng6 3. e4 Nxe4 4. f3 Ng5 5. Bd4 Ne6 6. Bxg7 Nxg7 7. O-O Ne6 8. Rde1 Nc5 9. b4 Nxd3 10. cxd3 d5 11. h4 Nxh4 12. Qe5 f6 13. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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EdChiriac
26½
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