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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Lucaous28 (1489)
+12
Markits (1518)
−13
Checkmate • White is victorious
Steinitz Arena
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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/uVaKldRr"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:37:28"] [WhiteElo "1489"] [BlackElo "1518"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5? { (0.00 → 1.33) Mistake. Best move was d5. } (2... d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 Qe7+ 7. Be2) 3. Nc3?! { (1.33 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Best move was d4. } (3. d4 Bb6 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. O-O Nge7 7. exd5 exd5 8. Ne2 Nb4 9. Bb5+ c6) 3... d5 4. exd5?! { (1.06 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Best move was d4. } (4. d4 Bb4) 4... exd5 5. d4 Bb6?! { (0.10 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Best move was Be7. } (5... Be7) 6. Bg5?! { (1.02 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd3. } (6. Bd3 Nf6) 6... f6?! { (0.11 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Best move was Ne7. } (6... Ne7 7. Na4 h6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Qh5) 7. Nxd5?? { (0.75 → -3.02) Blunder. Best move was Bc1. } (7. Bc1 Ne7 8. Na4 O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Nh4 Be4 11. c3 Nbc6 12. f3 Bg6 13. O-O Qd6) 7... fxg5?? { (-3.02 → 0.00) Blunder. Best move was Qxd5. } (7... Qxd5) 8. Nxb6? { (0.00 → -2.82) Mistake. Best move was Bc4. } (8. Bc4 Ba5+ 9. c3 c6 10. Ne3 Qf6 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. O-O Kf8 13. Ne5 Bc7 14. Re1 b5) 8... cxb6? { (-2.82 → -0.90) Mistake. Best move was axb6. } (8... axb6 9. Bc4) 9. Bb5+? { (-0.90 → -2.08) Mistake. Best move was Bc4. } (9. Bc4) 9... Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Qe2+ Ne7? { (-2.17 → -0.52) Mistake. Best move was Qe7. } (11... Qe7 12. Nxg5) 12. O-O-O?! { (-0.52 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. Best move was O-O. } (12. O-O) 12... b5?? { (-1.47 → 2.23) Blunder. Best move was h6. } (12... h6 13. Rhe1 Nf6 14. d5 Qd6 15. Kb1 Kf8 16. Ne5 Rd8 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. d6 Ned5 19. Ne5) 13. Ne5?? { (2.23 → -3.33) Blunder. Best move was Rhe1. } (13. Rhe1 h6) 13... Qa5?? { (-3.33 → 0.00) Blunder. Best move was Nxe5. } (13... Nxe5) 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Rde1? { (0.00 → -2.45) Mistake. Best move was Rhe1. } (15. Rhe1 Ng6 16. Qg4+ Kc7 17. Qg3+ Kd7) 15... Qxa2?? { (-2.45 → 17.19) Blunder. Best move was Rae8. } (15... Rae8) 16. Qxe7+ Kc6?! { (15.33 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Kc8. } (16... Kc8 17. Qc5+) 17. Qe4+?? { (Mate in 3 → 1.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qc5+. } (17. Qc5+ Kd7 18. Re7+ Kd8 19. Qc7#) 17... Kc7?? { (1.68 → 10.12) Blunder. Best move was Qd5. } (17... Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Kxd5 19. Re5+ Kc6 20. Rxg5 g6 21. Re1 Rhe8 22. Rc5+ Kb6 23. Ree5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5) 18. Qe7+ Kc6? { (9.62 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Kb6. } (18... Kb6 19. Qd6+) 19. Re6+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 11) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qc5+. } (19. Qc5+ Kd7 20. Re7+ Kd8 21. Qc7#) 19... Kd5 20. Re5+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd6+. } (20. Qd6+ Kc4 21. Qc5#) 20... Kc4 21. Qe6+?! { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 3) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qc5#. } (21. Qc5#) 21... Kxd4 22. Qxa2?! { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 7) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Rd1#. } (22. Rd1#) 22... Kxe5 23. Re1+ Kd4 24. c3+ Kc5 25. b4+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Qe6. } (25. Qe6 a5 26. Re5#) 25... Kb6 26. Qa5+?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 8) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Re6+. } (26. Re6+ Kc7 27. Re7+ Kb8 28. Qd5 Kc8 29. Qd7+ Kb8 30. Qxb7#) 26... Kc6 27. Re6+?! { (Mate in 8 → 65.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Re5. } (27. Re5 Rae8 28. Rc5+ Kd7 29. Qc7+ Ke6 30. Re5+ Kf6 31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. Rf5+ Kg8 33. Qd5+ Re6) 27... Kd7 28. Re5 Rhe8?! { (64.43 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Rae8. } (28... Rae8 29. Qxb5+) 29. Rxg5?! { (Mate in 5 → 16.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qxb5+. } (29. Qxb5+ Kc7 30. Qc5+ Kd7 31. Qd4+ Kc7 32. Rc5+ Kb6 33. Qd6#) 29... Re1+ 30. Kc2 Re2+ 31. Kd3 Rae8?! { (16.79 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Re7. } (31... Re7 32. Qxb5+) 32. Qxb5+ Kc7 33. Qa5+?! { (Mate in 17 → 66.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qc5+. } (33. Qc5+ Kb8 34. Rxg7 R2e7 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Qxe7 Kc8 37. Qxh7 Kd8 38. Qxb7 a6 39. Qxa6 Kc7) 33... b6?! { (66.52 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Kd7. } (33... Kd7 34. Qd5+) 34. Qxa7+ Kc8 35. Qa8+ Kd7 36. Rd5+?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qb7+. } (36. Qb7+ Ke6 37. Qd5+ Ke7 38. Rxg7+ Kf6 39. Rf7+ Kg6 40. Qf5+ Kh6 41. Rxh7#) 36... Ke7 37. Qb7+ Ke6?! { (10.83 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Kf6. } (37... Kf6 38. Rh5) 38. c4?! { (Mate in 3 → 14.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Qd7+. } (38. Qd7+ Kf6 39. Qf5+ Ke7 40. Rd7#) 38... Kf6 39. Qxb6+ Kf7 40. Rd7+ Kf8 41. Qc5+ Kg8?! { (22.84 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was R2e7. } (41... R2e7) 42. Qg5 Rxf2 43. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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Markits
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Lucaous28
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