[Event "Hourly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WB17vH54"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "fireatash"] [Black "RussianQueenShadow"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WB17vH54"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "08:23:48"] [WhiteElo "2301"] [BlackElo "2269"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 2.07] } 1... c5 { [%eval 2.81] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 2.47] } 2... e6 { [%eval 1.84] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 2.84] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 2.93] } 4. e5 { [%eval 2.81] } 4... d5 { [%eval 1.79] } 5. Nb5 { [%eval 2.91] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 3.0] } 6. exf6 { [%eval 3.33] } 6... gxf6 { [%eval 3.27] } 7. d4?? { (3.27 → 0.68) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (7. Be2 Rg8 8. g3 a6 9. O-O axb5 10. Bxb5 Bd7 11. d4 cxd4) 7... Qa5+ { [%eval -1.03] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.63] } 8... Qb6?? { (0.63 → 3.02) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (8... Qd8) 9. Be2?? { (3.02 → -0.98) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (9. Ne5 fxe5 10. Qf3 Rg8 11. Qf6 Qd8 12. Qxe5 Rg4 13. O-O-O Kd7 14. Nd6 c4) 9... a6?? { (-0.98 → 4.85) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (9... Rg8 10. c3) 10. Nc3?? { (4.85 → -3.88) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (10. Ng5) 10... cxd4 { [%eval -4.55] } 11. Na4 { [%eval -4.94] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval -5.15] } 12. O-O?! { (-5.15 → -7.61) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -7.61] } (12. Kf1 Rg8 13. c3 e5 14. Ng5 fxg5 15. cxd4 b5 16. dxe5 Be6 17. Bg4 Bxg4) 12... Rg8 { [%eval -8.15] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval -7.84] } 13... b5? { (-7.84 → -4.10) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -4.1] } (13... e5 14. Ng5 e4 15. f4 Rxg5 16. Rf2 e3 17. Bh5 Be6 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. fxg5) 14. c4? { (-4.10 → -8.60) Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%eval -8.6] } (14. g3) 14... dxc4 { [%eval -7.78] } 15. Bxc4 { [%eval -10.57] } 15... bxc4 { [%eval -9.49] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -11.9] } 16... Be7 { [%eval -7.7] } 17. Qe2?! { (-7.70 → -18.88) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -18.88] } (17. Nc3 dxc3) 17... d3 { [%eval -12.8] } 18. Qe4 { [%eval -12.75] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -12.43] } 19. Qxh7 { [%eval -13.92] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval -12.22] } 20. Qxf7 { [%eval -32.75] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval -28.84] } 21. Nc5?! { (-28.84 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg8 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (21. Qxg8 Rxg8) 21... Bxc5?? { (Mate in 6 → Mate in 8) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg2 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (21... Rxg2 22. Nd7+ Ka8 23. Nb6+ Qxb6 24. Bf4 Rxh2+ 25. Bxh2 Qxf2 26. Re4 Qxf3#) 22. Qxc7+ { [%eval #7] } 22... Kxc7 { [%eval #7] } 23. Bf4+ { [%eval #6] } 23... Kc8 { [%eval #6] } 24. Rxe6 { [%eval #5] } 24... Bd6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval #5] } 25. Bxd6 { [%eval #4] } 25... Nd4 { [%eval #2] } 26. Re7 { [%eval #1] } 26... Rxg2 { [%eval #1] } 27. Rc7# { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0