Free online Chess server. Play Chess now in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required. Play Chess with the computer, friends or random opponents.
Play
Create a game Tournament Simultaneous exhibitions
Learn
Chess basics Puzzles Practice Coordinates Study Coaches
Watch
Lichess TV Current games Streamers Broadcasts (beta) Video library
Community
Players Teams Forum Questions & Answers
Tools
Analysis board Opening explorer Board editor Import game Advanced search
Sign in
Reconnecting
FEN
[Event "Topalov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ZcqBhxjN"] [Date "2025.03.08"] [Round "-"] [White "StopChiting"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.08"] [UTCTime "17:52:47"] [WhiteElo "1899"] [BlackElo "1255"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C21"] [Opening "Danish Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4?! { (0.30 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nf3. } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5) 2... exd4 3. c3 { C21 Danish Gambit } dxc3 4. Bc4?! { (-0.15 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nxc3. } (4. Nxc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e5 dxe5) 4... Nh6? { (-0.97 → 1.08) Mistake. Best move was cxb2. } (4... cxb2 5. Bxb2 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. e5 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. fxg7) 5. Bxh6?? { (1.08 → -3.69) Blunder. Best move was Nxc3. } (5. Nxc3) 5... gxh6?? { (-3.69 → 0.56) Blunder. Best move was cxb2. } (5... cxb2 6. Nc3) 6. Nxc3 Qg5? { (0.27 → 2.42) Mistake. Best move was Bg7. } (6... Bg7 7. Nge2) 7. Nf3 Qa5?? { (1.93 → 7.75) Blunder. Best move was Qg7. } (7... Qg7 8. O-O) 8. Qd4 Qh5? { (7.16 → 12.85) Mistake. Best move was Rg8. } (8... Rg8 9. Qf6 Rg7 10. Ne5 Qb4 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. O-O c6 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Rfd1) 9. Qxh8? { (12.85 → 8.90) Mistake. Best move was Nd5. } (9. Nd5 Nc6 10. Qxh8 Qg6 11. Nxc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 13. Kd1 Qe7 14. Re1 Qd6+ 15. Kc2 Qg6+) 9... Qg6? { (8.90 → 12.59) Mistake. Best move was c6. } (9... c6 10. O-O-O) 10. Ne5? { (12.59 → 8.42) Mistake. Best move was Nd5. } (10. Nd5) 10... Qg7 11. Bxf7+ Ke7? { (8.52 → 14.57) Mistake. Best move was Kd8. } (11... Kd8 12. Bh5 c6 13. Nf7+ Kc7 14. Qxg7 Bxg7 15. O-O-O d6 16. Nxd6 Bd7 17. f4 Bxc3 18. bxc3) 12. Nd5+ Kd6 13. Nc4+ Kc5 14. Qxg7 Bxg7 15. Rc1 Kd4?! { (16.40 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was c6. } (15... c6 16. b4+) 16. a4?! { (Mate in 7 → 15.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nd2. } (16. Nd2 c5 17. Nf3+ Kd3 18. O-O Bxb2 19. Rfd1+ Kxe4 20. Ne3 Bxc1 21. Bd5+ Kf4 22. g3#) 16... Kxe4?! { (15.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was b5. } (16... b5 17. Nd2) 17. O-O?! { (Mate in 7 → 17.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nd2+. } (17. Nd2+ Kf5 18. g4+ Kxg4 19. Rc4+ Kh3 20. Nf3 Bd4 21. Rg1 Bc3+ 22. bxc3 h5 23. Nf4#) 17... Kd3?! { (17.27 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bd4. } (17... Bd4 18. Nxc7 Kf5 19. Nd6+ Kg5 20. Nxa8 Nc6 21. Nxc8 Kf6 22. Bd5 Bxb2 23. Rc4 Be5 24. Rd1) 18. g4?! { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Rfe1. } (18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. Nf4+ Kd4 20. Nd2 d5 21. Nb3#) 18... Ke2 19. Nf4+?! { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 7) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Kg2. } (19. Kg2 Be5 20. Rcd1 Bd4 21. Rfe1#) 19... Kf3 20. Nd5 Kxg4 21. f4?! { (Mate in 6 → 12.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nce3+. } (21. Nce3+ Kh3 22. Rc4 Nc6 23. Nf4+ Kh4 24. Ng6+ Kg5 25. h4+ Kf6 26. Rf4#) 21... Kh3?! { (12.02 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bd4+. } (21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 d6 23. Nxc7 Bf5 24. Bd5 Nc6 25. Nxa8 Bd3 26. Rf3 Be2 27. Rg3+ Kxf4 28. Nc7) 22. Rf3+ Kg4 23. Rcf1?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 6) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Kg2. } (23. Kg2 Kf5 24. Rd1 Nc6 25. Nce3+ Ke4 26. Nc3+ Bxc3 27. Bd5#) 23... Kf5 24. Nce3+ Ke4 25. Bg8?! { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 6) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Rd1. } (25. Rd1 Nc6 26. Kg2 Ne7 27. Nxe7 c6 28. Bb3 d6 29. Bc2#) 25... Kd3 26. Bxh7+ Kd4 27. Rd1+?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 5) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was b4. } (27. b4 d6 28. Rd1#) 27... Kc5 28. b4+ Kd6 29. Rc1?! { (Mate in 4 → 15.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Rg3. } (29. Rg3 Bf6 30. Rg6 Kc6 31. Rc1+ Kd6 32. Rxf6#) 29... Ke6?! { (15.80 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bd4. } (29... Bd4 30. Nxc7) 30. Bg8+ Kd6 31. Nf5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0