[Event "Yearly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zxCxkRy5"] [Date "2025.08.14"] [Round "-"] [White "richardbwaseh"] [Black "Rickyrich"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zxCxkRy5"] [UTCDate "2025.08.14"] [UTCTime "19:03:34"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1895"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+222"] [BlackRatingDiff "-30"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e6? { (0.11 → 1.54) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } { A04 Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation } (1... e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3) 2. d4?? { (1.54 → -11.12) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -11.12] } (2. Nc3 Be7 3. e4 Nf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 O-O) 2... Bb4+ { [%eval -10.66] } 3. c3 { [%eval -12.77] } 3... Bxc3+ { [%eval -10.86] } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -8.2] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -10.32] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -21.2] } 5... c6 { [%eval -9.22] } 6. Ne5? { (-9.22 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (6. Qd2 Na6 7. Ne4 d5 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. e3 fxg5 10. h3 e5 11. Bxa6 e4) 6... Qa5 { [%eval #-4] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval #-4] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval #-4] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval #-4] } 8... Nxc3?! { (Mate in 4 → -12.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -12.44] } (8... Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Qd8 10. Kg1 Qh4 11. e4 Qxh2#) 9. bxc3?! { (-12.44 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (9. a4 Qd5) 9... d6?! { (Mate in 2 → -13.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -13.85] } (9... Qb5 10. Nd3 Qb1#) 10. Nc4 { [%eval -14.69] } 10... Qd5 { [%eval -13.36] } 11. Ne3?! { (-13.36 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (11. Nxd6+ Qxd6) 11... Qh5 { [%eval #-4] } 12. g4 { [%eval #-2] } 12... Qh4?! { (Mate in 2 → -17.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval -17.28] } (12... Qb5 13. Rg1 Qxe2#) 13. Kd1?! { (-17.28 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (13. O-O-O) 13... Qxf2 { [%eval #-1] } 14. Kc1 { [%eval #-1] } 14... Qxe2?? { (Mate in 1 → 9.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf1# was best. } { [%eval 9.6] } (14... Qxf1#) 15. Bxe2 { [%eval 8.67] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 31.38] } 16. Nc4 { [%eval 29.11] } 16... O-O?! { (29.11 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (16... Ke7 17. Nxd6) 17. Bd3?! { (Mate in 4 → 12.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 12.87] } (17. Qxh7+ Kxh7 18. Bd3+ Kh8 19. Nxd6 Nf6 20. Nxf7#) 17... Nb6?! { (12.87 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (17... Kh8 18. Nxd6) 18. Bxh7+ { [%eval #5] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 46.82] } 19. Nxd6 { [%eval 39.75] } { Black resigns. } 1-0