[Event "Three-check Shield Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PlW0V5LR"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "RussianQueenShadow"] [Black "AyrtonTwigg"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "PlW0V5LR"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "20:28:34"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [BlackElo "2397"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [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. a3 { [%eval 3.32] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval 3.03] } 5. bxc3 { [%eval 2.78] } 5... f5 { [%eval 3.36] } 6. exf5? { (3.36 → 1.74) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (6. e5 Nh6 7. d4 Nf7 8. Bd3 Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 b6) 6... Nf6 { [%eval 2.51] } 7. d4 { [%eval 1.72] } 7... O-O { [%eval 1.59] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 1.59] } 8... d5 { [%eval 1.67] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.61] } 9... exf5 { [%eval 1.58] } 10. Bg5 { White offers draw } { [%eval 1.39] } 10... h6 { [%eval 1.69] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.46] } 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.54] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 1.23] } 12... Be6?! { (1.23 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (12... Bd7) 13. Qd2 { [%eval 1.72] } 13... Rae8 { [%eval 1.47] } 14. Ne5?! { (1.47 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (14. Rab1) 14... Nxe5?! { (0.75 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (14... Bc8 15. Bb5 f4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. f3 c5 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qe2 Be6 20. c3) 15. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.3] } 15... Qg5? { (1.30 → 3.12) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (15... Kh8 16. Rae1 Qf7 17. f4 Bd7 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4) 16. Qxg5 { [%eval 2.99] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval 3.41] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 3.37] } 17... Bd7 { [%eval 3.3] } 18. Rxe8? { (3.30 → 1.82) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (18. c4 Rxe5 19. dxe5 d4 20. e6 Be8 21. e7 Rf6 22. c5 Kh8 23. Re5 g6) 18... Rxe8 { [%eval 1.92] } 19. Rxe8+ { [%eval 1.84] } 19... Bxe8 { [%eval 1.84] } 20. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.86] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 2.23] } 21. f3 { [%eval 1.88] } 21... Kf6 { [%eval 1.82] } 22. Bc8 { [%eval 1.84] } 22... b6 { [%eval 1.82] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 1.84] } 23... Bg6 { [%eval 1.8] } 24. Bb7 { [%eval 1.67] } 24... Bf7 { [%eval 1.71] } 25. Ke3 { [%eval 1.67] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 1.73] } 26. g3 { [%eval 1.76] } 26... Kd7?? { (1.76 → 3.89) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (26... c5 27. Kd2 a5 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. c4 dxc4 30. c3 Bg6 31. Bd5 Bd3 32. Ke3) 27. Ba6? { (3.89 → 1.88) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (27. c4) 27... Kd6 { [%eval 2.23] } 28. h4 { [%eval 2.21] } 28... gxh4 { [%eval 2.12] } 29. gxh4 { [%eval 2.07] } 29... Be8 { [%eval 2.56] } 30. Bd3 { [%eval 2.14] } 30... Ke6?! { (2.14 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (30... b5) 31. Kf4 { [%eval 2.54] } 31... Kf6 { [%eval 2.63] } 32. Bf5?! { (2.63 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (32. c4 dxc4) 32... Bb5 { [%eval 2.14] } 33. Bc8 { [%eval 2.23] } 33... Ba4 { [%eval 2.08] } 34. Bb7 { [%eval 2.23] } 34... c6 { [%eval 2.45] } 35. Ke3 { [%eval 1.97] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 2.23] } 36. Kf4?? { (2.23 → 0.46) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (36. Kd2 Kd7 37. Ba6 c5 38. Bb7 cxd4 39. cxd4 Kd6 40. Bc8 Bd7 41. Bxd7 Kxd7) 36... Kd7 { [%eval 0.98] } 37. Ke5 { [%eval 0.85] } 37... Bxc2?? { (0.85 → 5.01) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (37... b5 38. f4) 38. c4 { [%eval 4.18] } 38... Kc7 { [%eval 4.39] } 39. cxd5 { [%eval 5.81] } 39... Kxb7?? { (5.81 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (39... cxd5 40. Bxd5) 40. dxc6+ { [%eval #3] } 40... Kc8 { [%eval #3] } 41. d5 { [%eval #2] } { Black resigns. } 1-0