[Event "Hourly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/yuUZX7MB"] [Date "2025.11.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Kartikeyan_2012"] [Black "DaSlurpyNinja"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "yuUZX7MB"] [UTCDate "2025.11.22"] [UTCTime "00:15:47"] [WhiteElo "2116"] [BlackElo "2171"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... Bb4 { [%eval 2.95] } 4. Bb5? { (2.95 → 1.50) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 h6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. Nd4 O-O) 4... a6 { [%eval 2.45] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.64] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 1.44] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.98] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 2.62] } 7. d4 { [%eval 1.0] } 7... O-O { [%eval 2.33] } 8. a3?? { (2.33 → 0.31) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (8. Ng5 h6 9. e5 d5 10. Nh3 c5 11. Nf4 Ng6 12. Nh5 Qh4) 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.53] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.3] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.44] } 10. e5 { [%eval -0.08] } 10... d6?? { (-0.08 → 1.68) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (10... h6) 11. Bg5 { [%eval 2.07] } 11... Qe8 { [%eval 1.64] } 12. h4 { [%eval 1.98] } 12... h6 { [%eval 2.37] } 13. h5 { [%eval 2.55] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 2.85] } 14. Qd2?? { (2.85 → -2.06) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (14. Bf6) 14... Nf5?? { (-2.06 → 0.97) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (14... hxg5 15. Nxg5) 15. Nh4?? { (0.97 → -4.00) Blunder. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (15. Bf6) 15... hxg5 { [%eval -3.92] } 16. Qxg5 { [%eval -3.81] } 16... Nxh4?? { (-3.81 → 6.55) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.55] } (16... Qd8 17. Nf3) 17. h6 { [%eval 1.41] } 17... Ng6?? { (1.41 → 9.33) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 9.33] } (17... Nf5 18. hxg7 Nxg7 19. g4 f5 20. Kg2 c5 21. f3 Qb5 22. Rh1 Qe2+ 23. Kg1) 18. hxg7 { [%eval 7.41] } 18... Kxg7?! { (7.41 → 17.89) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 17.89] } (18... Bb7 19. gxf8=Q+) 19. Qf6+?? { (17.89 → -3.68) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (19. Rae1) 19... Kg8 { [%eval 13.08] } 20. g3?? { (13.08 → -5.99) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -5.99] } (20. f4) 20... Qe7?? { (-5.99 → 9.76) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 9.76] } (20... Qd8) 21. Qf3?? { (9.76 → -7.87) Blunder. Qxe7 was best. } { [%eval -7.87] } (21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Kg2 c5 23. Rh1 Bb7+ 24. f3 Ng6 25. Rh8+ Nxh8) 21... Qg5 { [%eval -7.19] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval -8.61] } 22... Nh4?! { (-8.61 → -5.93) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (22... f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Qg2 Qf5 25. f4 a5 26. Re3 e5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Rae1) 23. Qh1 { [%eval -5.15] } 23... Bb7?? { (-5.15 → 17.65) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 17.65] } (23... f5) 24. Re4 { [%eval 11.72] } 24... Nf3+?! { (11.72 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (24... c5 25. Qxh4) 25. Qxf3 { [%eval #4] } 25... f5 { [%eval #4] } 26. Rh4 { [%eval #3] } 26... Qxh4 { [%eval #3] } 27. gxh4 { [%eval #2] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 28. Qg3?? { (Mate in 2 → -8.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.8] } { White wins on time. } (28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg4#) 1-0