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7+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Alexandra81 (1500?)
+273
Ariadna (1668?)
−30
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/dIVdh6YB"] [Date "2025.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Alexandra81"] [Black "Ariadna"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.12"] [UTCTime "12:28:34"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1668"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+273"] [BlackRatingDiff "-30"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnknqrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKNQRBB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h4 f5 2. Nbc3 Qf7 3. Bh2 e5 4. Bxe5 Ndc6 5. Bg3 Nd4 6. e3 Nxc2 7. Kxc2 Qc4 8. Be5 Nc6 9. g4 Qxg4 10. b3 Qxh4 11. Na4 Nxe5 12. Ndc3 Nf3 13. Qe2 Nh2 14. Rg1 g5 15. Nb6+ cxb6 16. Na4 Bxa1 17. Qe1 Nf3 18. Bxf3 Qxa4 19. bxa4 f4 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Rg7 h5 22. Qe7 Bh7+ 23. Kc1 b5 24. axb5 h4 25. Qxh4 d5 26. Qe7 d4 27. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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Ariadna
4½
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Alexandra81
16½
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