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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/mFCqB7Y7"] [Date "2025.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "FOUND"] [Black "Stahanov"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.04.20"] [UTCTime "16:42:33"] [WhiteElo "1365"] [BlackElo "2366"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "nrkbnqbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKBNQBR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h3 a5 2. Rh2 a4 3. Rh1 a3 4. Rh2 axb2+ 5. Kxb2 e6 6. Rh1 Qd6 7. Rh2 Be7 8. Rh1 Qa3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1