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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Stahanov (2370?)
±0
Anyone-Some (1266)
±0
Checkmate • White is victorious
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Chess960 Shield Arena
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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/gieDJUfW"] [Date "2025.08.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Stahanov"] [Black "Anyone-Some"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.17"] [UTCTime "14:36:13"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [BlackElo "1266"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrbbkqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRBBKQNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h3 a6 2. h4 Nb6 3. h5 Ra8 4. h6 Ra7 5. hxg7 Ra8 6. gxh8=Q Ra7 7. Rxh7 Ra8 8. Rg7 Rb8 9. Rxg8 Na8 10. Rxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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