[Event "Monthly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QaNYMHt3"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "DaSlurpyNinja"] [Black "RussianQueenShadow"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QaNYMHt3"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "22:06:55"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "2305"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 2.07] } 1... c5 { [%eval 2.81] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 2.47] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 1.72] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 3.12] } 3... e6 { [%eval 2.93] } 4. e5 { [%eval 2.81] } 4... d5 { [%eval 1.79] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 2.91] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 3.0] } 6. d4 { [%eval 2.33] } 6... a6 { [%eval 2.58] } 7. Nd6+ { [%eval 2.58] } 7... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.22] } 8. exd6 { [%eval 1.82] } 8... O-O?? { (1.82 → 5.73) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (8... Qxd6 9. Be2 c4 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Bd7 12. c3 Ng4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2) 9. Bd3 { [%eval 4.15] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 5.59] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval 6.39] } 10... h6 { [%eval 7.89] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval 6.24] } 11... dxe4?! { (6.24 → 10.76) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 10.76] } (11... f5 12. Nh7) 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 10.73] } 12... Nxd4?! { (10.73 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh4 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval #6] } (12... Qh4) 13. O-O?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 11.35] } (13. Qh5 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 Qd2+ 15. Bxd2 Kh8 16. Qxh6+ gxh6 17. Bxh6 Nxc2 18. Bg7#) 13... Qh4 { [%eval 15.61] } 14. Nf6+ { [%eval 11.21] } 14... Qxf6 { [%eval 8.77] } 15. Qh5?? { (8.77 → -7.84) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (15. a4) 15... Qg6 { [%eval -1.96] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.76] } 17. f3 { [%eval 0.59] } 17... Bc6 { [%eval -0.29] } 18. Rf2?? { (-0.29 → -11.70) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -11.7] } (18. Be3 Nxf3+) 18... Rad8?? { (-11.70 → 1.54) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (18... Nxf3+) 19. Bf4?? { (1.54 → -11.23) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -11.23] } (19. Kh1 Nf5 20. Bf4 e5 21. Qe2 exf4 22. Qe5 Qf6 23. Qxf4 Rxd6 24. Re1 Rd4) 19... Rfe8?? { (-11.23 → 1.97) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (19... Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bxf3 21. Raf1 Bc6 22. Be5 f6 23. Bf4 Qe4 24. c3 e5 25. Bxe5) 20. c3?? { (1.97 → -18.77) Blunder. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval -18.77] } (20. Qf1 e5) 20... Nf5?? { (-18.77 → 5.22) Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (20... Nxf3+) 21. Qe2?? { (5.22 → 0.84) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (21. Be5 Qg5) 21... Kh8?? { (0.84 → 8.59) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 8.59] } (21... e5) 22. Rd1?! { (8.59 → 5.27) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.27] } (22. Qe5 f6) 22... e5 { [%eval 3.32] } 23. Bg3?? { (3.32 → -0.46) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (23. Bxe5 Kg8) 23... Rxd6 { [%eval -0.88] } 24. Re1?? { (-0.88 → -9.53) Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -9.53] } (24. Qe1 Rxd1) 24... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.15] } 25. hxg3?? { (-1.15 → -17.59) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -17.59] } (25. Qc4 Bb5 26. Qh4 Ne2+ 27. Rfxe2 Kg8 28. Rf2 Qd3 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4) 25... Qxg3 { [%eval -14.97] } 26. Qe3 { [%eval -11.89] } 26... Qg5? { (-11.89 → -4.54) Mistake. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval -4.54] } (26... Kg8 27. b4) 27. Qxg5 { [%eval -5.06] } 27... hxg5 { [%eval -5.7] } 28. g4?! { (-5.70 → -7.84) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -7.84] } (28. g3 Rh6) 28... Rh6 { [%eval -7.09] } 29. Rh2 { [%eval -8.05] } 29... Rxh2 { [%eval -7.3] } 30. Kxh2 { [%eval -5.12] } 30... Rd8?? { (-5.12 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (30... Bxf3) 31. Kg3 { [%eval #2] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 32. Rh1 { [%eval #1] } { White wins on time. } 1-0