[Event "Monthly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/71j56P4O"] [Date "2023.07.02"] [White "conorsheehan"] [Black "alexa01123"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.07.02"] [UTCTime "22:24:45"] [WhiteElo "1728"] [BlackElo "2229"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-25"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Qe2?? { (2.93 → -3.19) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } (3. Nf3 Bb4 4. Bb5 Qf6 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Qxd4 7. Be2 c6) 3... Nd4 4. Qd3 Bc5 5. Kd1 Qh4? { (-3.03 → -1.16) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (5... Nf6 6. Qg3) 6. Nf3 Qxf2?? { (-1.35 → 0.76) Blunder. Nxf3 was best. } (6... Nxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxf2 8. Qxf2 Bxf2 9. Be2 a6 10. Rf1 Bd4 11. d3 Nf6 12. a4 d6 13. Bf3) 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Be2 Bb6?? { (0.15 → 2.75) Blunder. Qxg2 was best. } (8... Qxg2 9. Rf1) 9. Rf1? { (2.75 → 1.34) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } (9. Qh3) 9... Qxg2 10. b3 Nf6 11. Ba3 Ng4 12. Kc1 Nf2?? { (-0.11 → 7.23) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (12... Ne5 13. Qb5) 13. Rxf2? { (7.23 → 3.95) Mistake. Qc4 was best. } (13. Qc4 a6 14. Kb2 Qxh2 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 b6 17. Qe3 Bb7 18. Rxf2 Qh6 19. Qg3 O-O-O) 13... Qxf2 14. Kb2 Qd4?? { (2.12 → 8.36) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (14... Bc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qg3 O-O 17. e5 d6 18. Ne4 Qd4+ 19. c3 Qxe5 20. Qh4 h6 21. Rg1) 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. Qg3 d6? { (8.07 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg6 was best. } (16... Qg6 17. Bh5 d6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qf4 O-O 20. Qh4 Bd4 21. Rf1 e5 22. Kb1 Be6 23. Rf3) 17. Rf1?! { (Mate in 5 → 11.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bb5+ was best. } (17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Kd8 19. Bxe6 Qxc3+ 20. dxc3 fxe6 21. Qxd6#) 17... Qe5?! { (11.25 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } (17... O-O 18. Rxf6 Bd4 19. Rf1 Bd7 20. Qh4 c5 21. e5 h6 22. Bd3 Bc6 23. exd6 f5 24. Kb1) 18. Qh4?! { (Mate in 5 → 25.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bb5+ was best. } (18. Bb5+ Qxb5 19. Qxg7 Qxb3+ 20. axb3 Bd4 21. Qxf7+ Kd8 22. Qxc7#) 18... Bd7?! { (25.39 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } (18... O-O 19. Rxf7) 19. Qe7+ Kxe7 20. Rxf7+ Kxf7 21. Bh5# { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0