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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
ghbzslzbvgnlkzbv (1679)
+1
A8888888888888888888 (1041)
−2
Checkmate • White 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/iPxFzcSK"] [Date "2025.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "ghbzslzbvgnlkzbv"] [Black "A8888888888888888888"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.18"] [UTCTime "15:27:24"] [WhiteElo "1679"] [BlackElo "1041"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rbnkbnrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBNKBNRQ w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h4 a6 2. h5 Ra7 3. h6 Ra8 4. hxg7 Ra7 5. gxh8=Q Ra8 6. Qxg8 Ra7 7. Qhxh7 Ra8 8. Qxf8 Ra7 9. Qhh8 Ra8 10. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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