Extremely proud of this game. Nobody can deny this was a GREAT game [Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025.12.16"] [Round "?"] [White "aliqrbn"] [Black "ArcanaZero"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "300"] [WhiteElo "682"] [BlackElo "692"] [Termination "ArcanaZero won by checkmate"] [ECO "C44"] [EndTime "10:30:55 GMT+0000"] [Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/146783050530?move=0"] 1. e4 {[%clk 0:04:59.8][%timestamp 2]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:04:56.7][%timestamp 33]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:04:58][%timestamp 18]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:04:56.2][%timestamp 5]} 3. g3 {[%clk 0:04:56.2][%timestamp 18]} 3... Nf6 {[%clk 0:04:55.3][%timestamp 9]} 4. Nc3 {[%clk 0:04:53.8][%timestamp 24]} 4... Bc5 {[%clk 0:04:54.6][%timestamp 7]} 5. Bg2 {[%clk 0:04:52.2][%timestamp 16]} 5... d6 {[%clk 0:04:54][%timestamp 6]} 6. O-O {[%clk 0:04:45.9][%timestamp 63]} 6... O-O {[%clk 0:04:52.5][%timestamp 15]} 7. d3 {[%clk 0:04:44.6][%timestamp 13]} 7... Bg4 {[%clk 0:04:48.8][%timestamp 37]} 8. Bd2 {[%clk 0:04:32.5][%timestamp 121]} 8... Nd4 {[%clk 0:04:47.1][%timestamp 17]} 9. Ne2 {[%clk 0:03:58.7][%timestamp 338]} 9... Nxf3+ {[%clk 0:04:40.2][%timestamp 69]} 10. Bxf3 {[%clk 0:03:50.7][%timestamp 80]} 10... Bxf3 {[%clk 0:04:38.9][%timestamp 13]} 11. Bg5 {[%clk 0:03:46.4][%timestamp 43]} 11... h6 {[%clk 0:04:35.8][%timestamp 31]} 12. Bd2 {[%clk 0:03:40.3][%timestamp 61]} 12... Qd7 {[%clk 0:04:19.1][%timestamp 167]} 13. Qe1 {[%clk 0:03:36][%timestamp 43]} 13... Qh3 {[%clk 0:04:14.9][%timestamp 42]} 14. Nf4 {[%clk 0:03:00.4][%timestamp 356]} 14... exf4 {[%clk 0:04:11.5][%timestamp 34]} 15. Qe2 {[%clk 0:02:31.8][%timestamp 286]} 15... Qg2# {[%clk 0:04:11.4][%timestamp 1]} 0-1

Check out this #chess game: AritraOP2006 vs ItsdarkandIhearlaughing - https://www.chess.com/live/game/143743826620

[Event "ItsdarkandIhearlaughing vs. pranabeshbarman4"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025-09-29"] [White "ItsdarkandIhearlaughing"] [Black "pranabeshbarman4"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "833"] [BlackElo "832"] [TimeControl "600"] [Termination "ItsdarkandIhearlaughing won - game abandoned"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Nd5 c6 7. Nf4 Bd6 8. d3 Bxf4 9. Bxf4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Bb3 Be6 12. O-O Ne7 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Rxe6 Qxe6 15. Qe1 Qxe1+ 16. Rxe1 g5 17. Bg3 h5 18. h3 h4 19. Bd6 O-O-O 20. Bxe7 Rde8 21. Bxd5 Kd7 22. Bb4 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Re8 24. Bb4 Kc7 25. Bf7 Re2 26. Kf1 Rxc2 27. Be7 Rxb2 28. Bxf6 Rb1+ 29. Ke2 Rb6 30. Be5+ Kd7 31. Bxd4 Rd6 32. Be3 b5 33. Bh5 a5 34. Bg4+ Kc6 35. g3 Kd5 36. gxh4 gxh4 37. Bf3+ Ke6 38. Bg4+ Ke5 39. f4+ Kf6 40. d4 b4 41. Kd3 Rc6 42. Bd1 a4 43. Bxa4 Rc3+ 44. Ke4 Ra3 45. Bb3 Ra8 46. Bd5 Re8+ 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. Bd2 Rd8 49. Be4+ Kf6 50. Bxb4 Rxd4 51. Bc3 1-0

I played 6 games. won 5,lost 1. Of the 5 'wins' only 1 was from a checkmate,the other 4 were 'won by abandonment'. I know a win is a win,but...they feel like feeble wins. What do you guys think?

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2025.05.26"] [Round "?"] [White "ArcanaZeroTheFool"] [Black "negarch"] [Result "1-0"] [TimeControl "300"] [WhiteElo "815"] [BlackElo "808"] [Termination "ArcanaZeroTheFool won by resignation"] [ECO "C53"] [EndTime "5:16:11 GMT+0000"] [Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/138869012376?move=0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Ba3 Bxa1 12. Re1+ Ne7 13. Rxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Qe1+ Kf8 16. Qxa1 c6 17. Qe1 g6 18. Ng5 Kg7 19. Qc3 Kh6 20. h4 Re8 21. Nxf7+ Kh5 1-0 The variation that i had planned would have ended... 13... Kf8 14. Rxf7+ Kg8 15. Rf8#