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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Motto (1487?)
−6
Blagoveschensk (1922?)
+13
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/gHGNHmqL"] [Date "2026.06.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Motto"] [Black "Blagoveschensk"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.21"] [UTCTime "15:16:06"] [WhiteElo "1487"] [BlackElo "1922"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qnbrnkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRNKRB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h4 e6 2. g3 a5 3. f3 a4 4. f4 a3 5. g4 axb2 6. g5 bxa1=Q 7. h5 Q8xa2 8. e3 Q2xb1 9. Bf3 Qxc1 10. Ng2 Qxd1+ 11. Kf2 Qxg1+ 12. Kg3 Qae1+ 13. Kh3 Qh1+ 14. Kg4 f5+ 15. gxf6 Nxf6+ 16. Kg5 Qg3+ 17. Bg4 Qxh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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Blagoveschensk
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