[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QcDBrADT"] [Date "2025.06.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Aleksei-09_12-8"] [Black "Balashnikow"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QcDBrADT"] [UTCDate "2025.06.18"] [UTCTime "13:08:10"] [WhiteElo "1872"] [BlackElo "2092"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "qrkbrnbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKBRNBN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nhg3 g6?! { (0.17 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (1... e5 2. e4 f6 3. f3 Ne6 4. Ne3 Ng6 5. Ngf5 Be7 6. Be2) 2. h3?! { (0.92 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (2. f4 f6) 2... f5 3. Bh2? { (0.05 → -1.37) Mistake. e4 was best. } (3. e4) 3... Nf7 4. e3 e5 5. d4?! { (-0.85 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (5. d3) 5... exd4 6. Bf3?! { (-1.64 → -2.42) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (6. b4) 6... dxe3 7. Rxe3 Rxe3 8. fxe3 Ne5 9. O-O-O?! { (-1.48 → -2.63) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (9. b3 Bf6) 9... Bf6 10. e4 Nxf3 11. gxf3 fxe4?! { (-2.98 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (11... b5 12. exf5 Qxf3 13. Nd2 Qg2 14. Nde4 Qxh2 15. a4 Bg5+ 16. Kb1 gxf5 17. axb5) 12. Nxe4 Bg7 13. a4 b6 14. Qa3 Ne6?? { (-2.07 → 1.69) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (14... Qc6) 15. Qe7?? { (1.69 → -2.66) Blunder. Bxc7 was best. } (15. Bxc7 Nxc7) 15... O-O-O 16. Ne3 Qc6?! { (-2.57 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } (16... Bf8) 17. Nd5 Qxa4?? { (-1.14 → 3.69) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } (17... Bf8 18. Qh4 Nd4 19. Rxd4 Bxd5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Nb5 Qxf3 22. Bxc7 Re8 23. b3) 18. Nxc7?? { (3.69 → -3.46) Blunder. Bxc7 was best. } (18. Bxc7) 18... Qa1+?? { (-3.46 → 2.63) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } (18... Bf8 19. Qf6 Nxc7 20. Rd3 d6 21. b3 Qc6 22. h4 Nd5 23. Qa1 a5 24. Ng5) 19. Kd2 Qa5+ 20. b4 Bh6+ 21. Ke2 Qh5?? { (2.30 → 8.65) Blunder. Qa2 was best. } (21... Qa2 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Nd6+ Kc7 24. Rd2 Bxd2 25. Nf7+ Kb7 26. Nxd8+ Ka6 27. Nxe6) 22. Nd6+?? { (8.65 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } (22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Nd6+ Kc7 24. Nf7+ Kb7 25. Nxd8+ Ka6 26. Nxe6 Qb5+ 27. Kf2 Bg5) 22... Kxc7 23. Nf7+?? { (0.00 → -4.10) Blunder. Nb5+ was best. } (23. Nb5+ Kb7 24. Rxd7+ Ka6 25. Nc3 Rxd7 26. Qxd7 Nd4+ 27. Qxd4 Qf5 28. Ne4 Qd5) 23... Bf4 24. Nxd8?! { (-4.02 → -5.08) Inaccuracy. Qxd8+ was best. } (24. Qxd8+ Nxd8 25. Bxf4+ Kc6 26. Nxd8+ Kb5 27. Nb7 Bc4+ 28. Ke3 d5 29. Kf2 Qxh3) 24... Qb5+ 25. Kf2 Nxd8?? { (-5.11 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh2 was best. } (25... Bxh2 26. Nb7 Qc6 27. c4 Kxb7 28. Rxd7+ Bc7 29. Qe8 a6 30. Ke3 a5 31. bxa5) 26. Bxf4+ Kc8 27. Rd3?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6 was best. } (27. Qd6 Kb7 28. Ra1 Ba2 29. Qc7+ Ka6 30. Qc8+ Nb7 31. Rxa2+ Qa4 32. Rxa4+ Kb5) 27... Bc4?? { (6.09 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } (27... Qc6 28. Qe5 Kb7 29. Rc3 Qe6 30. Qb8+ Ka6 31. Qxd8 Qd5 32. Rd3 Qe6 33. Qc8+) 28. Rc3?? { (Mate in 7 → 4.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6 was best. } (28. Qd6 Kb7 29. Qc7+ Ka6 30. Qc8+ Nb7 31. Ra3+ Qa5 32. Rxa5+ bxa5 33. Qxc4+ Kb6) 28... Nc6? { (4.54 → 7.62) Mistake. g5 was best. } (28... g5 29. Qxg5 Nc6 30. Qxb5 Bxb5 31. Bd6 Kb7 32. f4 Nd4 33. Rc7+ Ka8 34. c4) 29. Qd6 { White wins on time. } 1-0