[Event "Weekly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gcYyUK7G"] [Date "2025.08.18"] [Round "-"] [White "MichaelThunder"] [Black "MAkdalin"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gcYyUK7G"] [UTCDate "2025.08.18"] [UTCTime "19:45:18"] [WhiteElo "1061"] [BlackElo "1603"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+40"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 1.68] } 1... e6 { [%eval 1.99] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 1.53] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... Qf6?! { (1.53 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (2... Bc5 3. Nc3 Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 c5 5. Nb5 Qb6 6. d4 a6 7. Nd6+) 3. Bb5? { (2.42 → 0.86) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (3. Nc3) 3... c6? { (0.86 → 2.57) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (3... Nc6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. e5 Bxe5 7. Nxe5 Qxe5 8. Re1) 4. Bc4?! { (2.57 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (4. Be2) 4... b5 { [%eval 1.54] } 5. Bb3?! { (1.54 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (5. Be2 g5 6. O-O g4 7. Ne1 c5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nd3 Bd6 10. e5 Bxe5) 5... a5?! { (0.85 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (5... g5 6. O-O) 6. Nc3?? { (2.00 → -1.22) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (6. a4 g5 7. O-O g4 8. e5 Qf5 9. Nh4 Qh5 10. g3 Be7 11. Nc3 d5) 6... a4 { [%eval -1.13] } 7. Bxe6 { [%eval -1.12] } 7... dxe6 { [%eval -1.38] } 8. d4 { [%eval -1.5] } 8... Bb4?! { (-1.50 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (8... b4 9. Ne2) 9. Bd2? { (-0.69 → -2.16) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (9. O-O a3) 9... Nd7?? { (-2.16 → 0.75) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (9... Nh6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qg6 13. Re1 f6 14. Nh4 Qf7 15. Nf3) 10. O-O?? { (0.75 → -1.61) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (10. e5 Qg6) 10... Bd6?? { (-1.61 → 7.77) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 7.77] } (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3) 11. g3?? { (7.77 → 0.31) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (11. e5) 11... Qg6?? { (0.31 → 5.74) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 5.74] } (11... e5 12. Bg5) 12. e5?? { (5.74 → -2.61) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (12. Nh4 b4 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Ne2 e5 15. c3 Ngf6 16. f3 a3 17. b3 Ba6) 12... Bc7?? { (-2.61 → 7.00) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 7.0] } (12... Be7 13. Re1 Nh6 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nfxg5 c5 17. Nh3 Qg4 18. Nf4) 13. Bg5?? { (7.00 → -2.07) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 f5 17. d5 exd5 18. e6 Ne5) 13... h6?? { (-2.07 → 0.15) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (13... Nh6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Nf4 Qf5 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Nh4 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qg7 19. Nh5) 14. Bh4 { [%eval 0.42] } 14... f6?? { (0.42 → 4.44) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (14... b4 15. d5) 15. exf6?? { (4.44 → -3.25) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (15. d5 Ne7 16. dxe6 O-O 17. exd7 Qg4 18. dxc8=Q Raxc8 19. Nd4 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Bxe5) 15... Ngxf6 { [%eval -2.8] } 16. Re1?! { (-2.80 → -3.84) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (16. Qe2 Qf7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Ne4 O-O 21. f4 b4) 16... O-O { [%eval -4.07] } 17. Qe2? { (-4.07 → -7.23) Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval -7.23] } (17. Rxe6 Qg4 18. Qe2 Nh5 19. Re8 Bb7 20. Qe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 c5 22. d5 Rxf3) 17... Nb6?! { (-7.23 → -5.00) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -5.0] } (17... e5 18. Rad1) 18. Rad1? { (-5.00 → -10.07) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -10.07] } (18. Bxf6 Qxf6) 18... Nbd5 { [%eval -9.08] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval -11.72] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval -10.47] } 20. Qe4 { [%eval -15.3] } 20... Qxe4 { [%eval -14.92] } 21. Rxe4 { [%eval -14.02] } 21... Nf6? { (-14.02 → -4.61) Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.61] } (21... Rxf3 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. cxd3 g5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. a3 b4 26. Re2 bxa3 27. bxa3) 22. Bxf6 { [%eval -4.75] } 22... Rxf6 { [%eval -4.27] } 23. Rde1?? { (-4.27 → -12.53) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -12.53] } (23. Ne5) 23... Bb7? { (-12.53 → -5.23) Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.23] } (23... Rxf3) 24. Rxe6 { [%eval -5.04] } 24... Rxf3?? { (-5.04 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (24... Rxe6 25. Rxe6 c5 26. Nh4 Kf7 27. Re1 Re8 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. dxc5 Be4 30. c3) 25. Re7?? { (Mate in 6 → -4.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval -4.21] } (25. Re8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Re7 Kh8 28. Re6 g6 29. Rxg6 Re8 30. Rxh6#) 25... Bxg3?? { (-4.21 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (25... Bd6) 26. Re8+? { (Mate in 3 → 7.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.51] } (26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Re8+ Kxg7 28. Re7#) 26... Rxe8? { (7.51 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (26... Rf8 27. Rxf8+) 27. Rxe8+ { [%eval #1] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval #1] } 28. Rf8# { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0