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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Anyone-Some (1253)
±0
Stahanov (2370?)
±0
Checkmate • Black 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/cOHLjQf6"] [Date "2025.08.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Anyone-Some"] [Black "Stahanov"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.08.17"] [UTCTime "14:30:02"] [WhiteElo "1253"] [BlackElo "2370"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qnrkrnbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNRKRNBB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. O-O-O O-O-O 2. h3 a5 3. Nh2 a4 4. Nf1 a3 5. Nh2 g6 6. Nf1 Bxb2+ 7. Qxb2 axb2+ 8. Kxb2 f5 9. Kc1 Qxa2 10. Nh2 Qa1 11. Nf1 Nc6 12. Nh2 Nb4 13. Nf1 e5 14. Nh2 Na2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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