[Event "Daily Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8Y722Vgm"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "-"] [White "RussianQueenShadow"] [Black "DaSlurpyNinja"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8Y722Vgm"] [UTCDate "2026.01.31"] [UTCTime "20:00:48"] [WhiteElo "2285"] [BlackElo "2143"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 2.07] } 1... e6 { [%eval 2.49] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 2.01] } 2... Nc6?! { (2.01 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } (2... c5 3. e5 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd6 Qxd6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ne4) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 2.92] } 3... Nf6?! { (2.92 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.06] } (3... Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 h6 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nd4) 4. e5 { [%eval 4.08] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 3.22] } 5. d4 { [%eval 4.83] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 3.75] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 3.65] } 6... b6 { [%eval 5.32] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 3.96] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 4.11] } 8. O-O { [%eval 4.01] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 4.17] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 4.15] } 9... g5 { [%eval 4.05] } 10. Bxg5?! { (4.05 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (10. c4 Nf4 11. Bxf4 gxf4 12. d5 Rg8 13. Kh1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qf6 15. Qh5 O-O-O) 10... Nxc3 { [%eval 3.84] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 3.43] } 11... Rg8 { [%eval 3.16] } 12. Kh1?? { (3.16 → -4.78) Blunder. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.78] } (12. Qxc3) 12... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.83] } 13. Qf4 { [%eval -4.67] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -4.76] } 14. gxf3? { (-4.76 → -12.32) Mistake. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -12.32] } (14. Qxf3 Rxg5 15. Qh3 Rg7 16. f4 Qe7 17. Rf2 Qc5 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Qh4 Nf5) 14... Qxg5 { [%eval -9.92] } 15. Qxd4? { (-9.92 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (15. Qg4 Qxg4 16. fxg4 Nf3 17. Rg1 Nxg1 18. Rxg1 Ke7 19. h3 h5 20. g5 a5) 15... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1