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3+2 • Rated •
CHESS960
Anyone-Some (1254)
−1
Stahanov (2368?)
±0
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Chess960 start position:
596
Chess960 Shield Arena
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[Event "Chess960 Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/mYfjBmT9"] [Date "2025.08.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Anyone-Some"] [Black "Stahanov"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.08.17"] [UTCTime "14:05:19"] [WhiteElo "1254"] [BlackElo "2368"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rbbqnkrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBQNKRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. O-O O-O 2. h3 a5 3. Kh2 a4 4. Kg1 a3 5. Kh2 axb2 6. Kg1 bxa1=Q 7. Kh2 Qxb1 8. Kg1 Rxa2 9. Kh2 Rxc2 10. Kg1 Rxc1 11. Kh2 Rxd1 12. Kg1 Rxe1 13. Kh2 c6+ 14. Kg1 Rxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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Anyone-Some
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