[Event "GM Mikhail Tal THREE-CHECK Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FPmxHwNU"] [Date "2025.04.12"] [White "olegpel1970"] [Black "nedorocl"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "FPmxHwNU"] [UTCDate "2025.04.12"] [UTCTime "13:24:50"] [WhiteElo "2108"] [BlackElo "2006"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+58"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 1.68] } 1... e6 { [%eval 1.99] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 2.51] } 2... c5 { [%eval 1.84] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 2.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 2.02] } 4. e5 { [%eval 1.63] } 4... a6? { (1.63 → 2.93) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (4... d5 5. Nb5 Nh6 6. c3 a6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. d4) 5. Ne4 { [%eval 4.29] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 5.21] } 6. Nd6+ { [%eval 4.33] } 6... Bxd6 { [%eval 4.45] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 4.19] } 7... Nf6?! { (4.19 → 5.44) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (7... Nh6 8. Be2) 8. c3 { [%eval 5.14] } 8... h6?! { (5.14 → 8.29) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 8.29] } (8... Qa5 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O h5 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Bc4) 9. d4 { [%eval 7.69] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 9.0] } 10. Nxd4? { (9.00 → 4.56) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (10. Bd3) 10... Qa5 { [%eval 4.58] } 11. Nxc6?! { (4.58 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (11. Be2 Nxd4) 11... bxc6 { [%eval 2.68] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 3.16] } 12... Rb8?! { (3.16 → 4.70) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.7] } (12... Qe5 13. O-O h5 14. g3 Qd5 15. Bf3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 O-O 17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Bxf6) 13. b4?! { (4.70 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (13. O-O) 13... Qe5 { [%eval 3.11] } 14. O-O { [%eval 3.09] } 14... h5 { [%eval 2.37] } 15. Re1?? { (2.37 → 0.00) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (15. g3 h4) 15... Qxc3?? { (0.00 → 8.79) Blunder. Qxh2+ was best. } { [%eval 8.79] } (15... Qxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Ne5 18. Kh1 Ng4) 16. Bxh5? { (8.79 → 4.33) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (16. Rb1) 16... Kf8 { [%eval 4.76] } 17. Bg5?? { (4.76 → -3.37) Blunder. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval -3.37] } (17. Bxf7 Rxb4 18. Bxe6 Rd4 19. Qe2 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Re4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 22. Bc4 Rh4) 17... Rxh5?? { (-3.37 → 13.28) Blunder. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval 13.28] } (17... Rb5) 18. Bxf6 { [%eval 11.37] } 18... Rxh2?! { (11.37 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe1+ was best. } { [%eval #5] } (18... Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1) 19. Bxg7+?? { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 6) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be7+ was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (19. Be7+ Kg8 20. Qg4 Qxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Rxg2+ 22. Qxg2 g6 23. Qxg6#) 19... Qxg7 { [%eval #-5] } 20. Kxh2 { [%eval #-5] } 20... Rxb4?? { (Mate in 5 → Mate in 4) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh8+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (20... Qh8+ 21. Kg1 Rxb4 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Kh1 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qxf2#) 21. Kg1?? { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 5) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (21. Qh5 Qg3+ 22. fxg3 Rh4+ 23. gxh4 a5 24. Qxf7#) 21... Rh4 { [%eval #-4] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval #-3] } 22... Rh1+ { [%eval #-2] } 23. Kxh1 { [%eval #-2] } 23... Qh6+ { [%eval #-1] } 24. Qh3 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Qxh3# { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1