[Event "rated variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vsFYg8Uk"] [Date "2026.03.14"] [Round "-"] [White "destroyernumber1"] [Black "mhennigan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vsFYg8Uk"] [UTCDate "2026.03.14"] [UTCTime "11:32:52"] [WhiteElo "2283"] [BlackElo "2252"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "qnnrbkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNNRBKRB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. g3 g6 2. d4 d6 3. a4 Nc6 4. c3 e5 5. d5 N6e7 6. a5?! { (0.98 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (6. c4 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nc3 c6 9. e4 f5 10. Nd3 Bg7 11. Qa2 Bf7) 6... f5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Bd7 9. Nd3 g5 10. Bd2 h6 11. Qa3?! { (1.15 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (11. e4 fxe4 12. Bxe4 Bf5 13. Qc1 b5 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. Nxb5 e4 16. Nb4 a6) 11... Ng6?! { (0.14 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (11... e4 12. Nb4 c5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. h4 Be6 15. hxg5 h5 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Bg2) 12. O-O-O?? { (1.24 → -0.50) Blunder. e4 was best. } (12. e4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Bh3+ 14. Ke1 Nce7 15. Be3 Bf5 16. f3 Bg7 17. Kd2 g4) 12... e4 13. Nb4 c5 14. Nc2?! { (0.07 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } (14. dxc6 bxc6 15. f3 Qb7 16. fxe4 Ne5 17. b3 Ne7 18. a6 Qb6 19. Na4 Qc7) 14... Ne5 15. Qb3 b6 16. f4?? { (0.19 → -1.93) Blunder. a6 was best. } (16. a6 b5 17. cxb5 Bg7 18. Na3 Nb6 19. f4 exf3 20. Bxf3 Qb8 21. h4) 16... exf3 17. exf3?! { (-1.69 → -2.41) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (17. a6 fxe2 18. Nxe2 Ne7 19. Na3 Qc8 20. h4 Bf6 21. Nc3 Qxa6 22. Ncb5 N7g6) 17... bxa5 18. f4 Nd3+ 19. Kb1 g4?! { (-2.71 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } (19... Nb6 20. Be1 Nb4 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. fxg5 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Ba4 24. Qa2 Qb8 25. gxh6) 20. Nb5 Nb4? { (-2.53 → -1.27) Mistake. Nxb2 was best. } (20... Nxb2 21. Nc7 Nb6 22. Nxa8 N6xc4 23. Qb7 Nxd1 24. Qxa7 Rb8+ 25. Kc1 Ba4 26. Kxd1) 21. Bc3 Bxb5?! { (-1.15 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } (21... Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qb8 23. Rge1 a6 24. Nba3 Nb6 25. Qd2 Na4 26. b3 Rde8 27. Bg2) 22. Bxh8?! { (-0.53 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } (22. cxb5 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Rde8 24. Rge1 Qb7 25. Re6 Rxe6 26. dxe6 Qxb5 27. Bg2 Qe8) 22... Kxh8? { (-1.17 → -0.02) Mistake. Be8 was best. } (22... Be8 23. Bc3 Qb7 24. Rge1 Nb6 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Re6 Qg7) 23. cxb5 Qb7 24. Qc4? { (-0.19 → -1.49) Mistake. Rge1 was best. } (24. Rge1 Kh7 25. Re6 Qxb5 26. h3 c4 27. Qc3 gxh3 28. Ne3 Qa4 29. g4 Rd7) 24... Nb6 25. Qc3+ Qg7 26. Rge1 Rfe8 27. Re6 Na4?? { (-1.66 → 0.62) Blunder. Qxc3 was best. } (27... Qxc3 28. bxc3 Nxc2 29. Kxc2 Kg7 30. Rde1 Kf7 31. Kd3 Rxe6 32. dxe6+ Ke7 33. c4) 28. Rxh6+? { (0.62 → -0.51) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } (28. Qb3 Nb6 29. Ne3 Rf8 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Na4 32. Rc1 Nd3 33. Rf1 c4) 28... Kg8 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rh5?? { (-0.82 → -3.72) Blunder. Re6 was best. } (30. Re6 Nxc2 31. Kxc2 Nb6 32. Rde1 Kf7 33. Bg2 Rh8 34. h4 gxh3 35. Re7+ Kf8) 30... Re2 31. Nxb4 axb4 32. Rxf5?! { (-4.56 → -5.91) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } (32. Kc1 b3 33. Rd2 Rde8 34. b6 axb6 35. Bg2 c4 36. Rxf5 Re1+ 37. Rd1 c3) 32... Rde8 33. Rg5+ Kh6 34. Rxg4?? { (-5.09 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } (34. Kc1 Rxb2 35. Re5 dxe5 36. Be4 exf4 37. Bd3 f3 38. d6 Ra2 39. d7 Rd8) 34... Rxb2+ 35. Kc1 Ree2 36. Rh4+ Kg7 37. Rg4+?! { (-7.62 → -14.02) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (37. Be4 Rxe4 38. f5 Ree2 39. f6+ Kf7 40. Rc4 Ra2 41. Rd2 Rexd2 42. b6 axb6) 37... Kf6 38. Rd3 Rec2+ 39. Kd1 Nc3+ 40. Rxc3 bxc3? { (-10.80 → -4.68) Mistake. Rd2+ was best. } (40... Rd2+ 41. Kc1 bxc3 42. Bf3 Rdc2+ 43. Kd1 Rf2 44. Ke1 Rxf3 45. Rg8 c2 46. Rf8+) 41. Be4?? { (-4.68 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg6+ was best. } (41. Rg6+ Kxg6 42. Be4+ Kg7 43. Bxc2 Rxb5 44. h4 a5 45. h5 Rb4 46. g4 Rxf4) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kc1 Rf2 43. Rg6+ Kf7 44. Rxd6 Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1