[Event "Hourly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cL5mXhBJ"] [Date "2025.10.25"] [White "Legal_legal_eagle75"] [Black "Lord_of_the_River"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cL5mXhBJ"] [UTCDate "2025.10.25"] [UTCTime "18:31:18"] [WhiteElo "1978"] [BlackElo "2388"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A30"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval -0.23] } 1... c5?! { (-0.23 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } { A30 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation } (1... e5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. c5 d5 6. cxd6) 2. g3 { [%eval 0.6] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.53] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.66] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.59] } 5... Bg7 { [%eval 0.7] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.52] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.37] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 8... Nxd4?! { (0.08 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (8... d6 9. Bg5) 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.0] } 9... d6 { [%eval 1.05] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.94] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 1.24] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 0.96] } 11... Bf5 { [%eval 1.34] } 12. e4 { [%eval 1.52] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 1.76] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.04] } 13... Bxe4?? { (2.04 → 4.84) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3) 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 4.53] } 14... Bxa1 { [%eval 4.87] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 5.38] } 15... Qc6 { [%eval 5.08] } 16. Rxa1 { [%eval 4.88] } 16... Rfd8? { (4.88 → 13.19) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 13.19] } (16... f5 17. Ng5) 17. Bh6? { (13.19 → 5.23) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (17. Qd4 Qxe4) 17... Qb6?? { (5.23 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (17... d5 18. Rd1 d4 19. Re1 Qe6 20. Qd2 Rac8 21. Ng5 Qf6 22. h4 d3 23. Kh2) 18. Nc3? { (Mate in 7 → 9.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval 9.62] } (18. Qc3 f6 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. Qxf6 Qxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Rd7 22. Qd4 d5 23. Qh8+ Kxh8) 18... Rd7 { [%eval 25.06] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 23.44] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 24.25] } 20. Qd4 { [%eval 20.0] } 20... e5 { [%eval 20.75] } 21. Qe4 { [%eval 9.0] } 21... b5? { (9.00 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Kh8 22. f4) 22. Qf3 { [%eval #4] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 23. h4?! { (Mate in 4 → 13.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 13.78] } (23. Nf6 Rc8 24. Bg7+ Kxg7 25. Ne8+ Qxe8 26. Qxf7#) 23... f5 { [%eval 12.95] } 24. Bg5 { [%eval 10.78] } 24... Qxg5 { [%eval 16.8] } 25. hxg5 { [%eval 13.54] } 25... e4?! { (13.54 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (25... Rad8 26. Nf6) 26. Qc3+ { [%eval #3] } 26... Rg7 { [%eval #3] } 27. Nf4 { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0