[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4L68aPhh"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "-"] [White "johnsam1"] [Black "Sultai"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "4L68aPhh"] [UTCDate "2026.04.01"] [UTCTime "14:47:33"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2602"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackTitle "CM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "30+0"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "rbqnbnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBQNBNKR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c3?! { (0.66 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (2. c4 e6 3. h4 h5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Qd7 6. e4 Nde6) 2... c6?! { (-0.36 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (2... c5 3. Bc2 Nd7 4. b4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Bc3 a6 7. Nfe3) 3. Ng3 e5?! { (-0.12 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (3... c5 4. e4 dxe4 5. Bxe4 e6 6. Bc2 f5 7. Ne2 Nd7 8. f3) 4. dxe5 Bxe5 5. e4?! { (0.66 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (5. f4 Bc7 6. O-O h5 7. e4 Nde6 8. e5 h4 9. Nf5 Ng6 10. Bd2 Bd7) 5... Bxg3?! { (-0.04 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Nde6 was best. } (5... Nde6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Bd2 Ng6 8. Ne3 Rd8 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Ng4 Bf4 11. Re1) 6. hxg3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Nde6 8. Ne3 Ng6 9. Nf5?! { (1.78 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (9. f4 Qc7 10. Qc2 Nc5 11. Bf3 Rd8 12. c4 f6 13. Bc3 O-O 14. b4 Ne6) 9... Qc7 10. Qe3 Bd7 11. Bd2?! { (1.94 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } (11. Rd1 c5 12. c4 Ba4 13. Rd6 Nd4 14. Rxd4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Nxe5) 11... b6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. f4 Rhe8?! { (1.20 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } (13... Kb8 14. Bc2 f6 15. Qf3 Bc8 16. Kb1 c5 17. Rhe1 Qf7 18. b3 Nc7 19. g4) 14. Qf3 Nc5 15. Bc2 Kb7 16. Nd4? { (2.17 → 0.74) Mistake. Nxg7 was best. } (16. Nxg7 Rg8 17. Nh5 Be6 18. Nf6 Rgf8 19. Be3 Bxa2 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Qe4 c4) 16... Ne7?? { (0.74 → 2.70) Blunder. Qc8 was best. } (16... Qc8 17. f5 Ne5 18. Qf1 h6 19. b4 Na6 20. Bf4 Nc7 21. c4 f6 22. Qe2) 17. Rxh7 g6?! { (2.74 → 3.57) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } (17... Be6 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. f5 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Ng5 21. Qd1 Nxh7 22. Rd7 Nf6 23. Rxc7+) 18. Rxf7 Nd5 19. Bxg6 Rg8 20. Bf5 Qd6 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Rxd7+ Qxd7 23. f5 Qd6 24. g4 Nf6 25. g5 Nfe4 26. Bf4 Qd5 27. Kb1 b5 28. Ne6?? { (4.33 → 1.44) Blunder. g6 was best. } (28. g6 Rd8 29. Bc1 Qg8 30. Nc2 a5 31. Rd4 Re8 32. Qd1 Nf2 33. Qd2 Nce4) 28... Qxf5? { (1.44 → 2.72) Mistake. Nxc3+ was best. } (28... Nxc3+ 29. bxc3 Qxf5+ 30. Ka1 Qxe6 31. Rd6 Qe8 32. Rh6 Na4 33. Rh7+ Ka6 34. Be3) 29. Nxc5+ Nxc5+ 30. Kc1 Rf8?! { (2.45 → 3.23) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (30... Re8 31. Rd6 Ne4 32. g4 Qf7 33. g6 Qg7 34. Rd4 Qxg6 35. Rd7+ Ka8 36. Qe3) 31. g3 Ne4 32. Qe3 c5?! { (2.70 → 3.73) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } (32... Rf7 33. b3 Re7 34. Qd4 Qf7 35. Kb2 a5 36. Re1 Qe8 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4) 33. Qd4?? { (3.73 → -5.68) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } (33. Qd3 Kb6 34. Qd7 Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Rg8 36. Rd5 Kc6 37. Re5 Nf2 38. Kc2 c4) 33... Kb6?? { (-5.68 → 4.43) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } (33... cxd4 34. Rxd4 Ka8 35. g6 Qxg6 36. Rd5 Rh8 37. c4 Qh7 38. Rxb5 Qh1+ 39. Kc2) 34. Qd5 Nd6?? { (3.58 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd5 was best. } (34... Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Kc6 36. Re5 Nf2 37. Kd2 Rd8+ 38. Kc2 c4 39. Re7 Rd7 40. Re6+) 35. Qxd6+ Ka5 36. Qxc5?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7+ was best. } (36. Qc7+ Ka6 37. Rd6#) 36... Qxc5 37. b4+ Qxb4 38. cxb4+ Kxb4?! { (5.72 → 9.89) Inaccuracy. Ka4 was best. } (38... Ka4 39. Rd7 Rc8+ 40. Kd2 Kxb4 41. g6 Rg8 42. g7 Ka3 43. Rxa7+ Kb2 44. Kd3) 39. Rd4+? { (9.89 → 5.21) Mistake. Bd6+ was best. } (39. Bd6+ Ka5 40. Bxf8 Kb6 41. g6 b4 42. g7 Kc6 43. Rd6+ Kc7 44. Rd4 b3) 39... Ka5 40. Rd3 Rc8+ 41. Kd2 Rc4 42. Be3 Ra4 43. Ke2 Rxa2+ 44. Kf3 Ra4 45. Rd4 Ra3 46. Re4 Rc3 47. g6 b4 48. Re5+ Rc5?? { (5.64 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } (48... Ka6 49. g7 Rc8 50. Bd4 b3 51. Bb2 Rg8 52. Rh5 Rxg7 53. Bxg7 Kb6) 49. Kf4? { (Mate in 6 → 8.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc5+ was best. } (49. Rxc5+ Ka4 50. g7 b3 51. g8=Q a6 52. Qc4+ Ka3 53. Ra5+ Kb2 54. Qc1#) 49... Rd5? { (8.38 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe5 was best. } (49... Rxe5 50. Kxe5 Ka6 51. g7 Kb7 52. g8=Q a5 53. Qc4 a4 54. Qb5+ Kc7 55. Qxa4) 50. Rxd5+ Ka4 51. Rd4 Ka3 52. Rxb4 { White wins on time. } 1-0