[Event "Hourly Three-check Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/n5rhw6tR"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "lekshmisnair2014"] [Black "tamotdons"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "n5rhw6tR"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "02:25:22"] [WhiteElo "1976"] [BlackElo "2220"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "60+2"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval -0.23] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e6?! { (-0.23 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (1... Nc6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O) 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.79] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.62] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.92] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 1.11] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 1.05] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.68] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 1.38] } 6... g6 { [%eval 1.96] } 7. O-O?! { (1.96 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (7. e4) 7... d5 { [%eval 1.42] } 8. e4?! { (1.42 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (8. Kh1) 8... dxe4 { [%eval 0.59] } 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.54] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.68] } 10. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.75] } 10... e5? { (0.75 → 2.39) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Qe1 Qg7 13. Qe3 c6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. Rad1) 11. dxe5 { [%eval 2.22] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 2.45] } 12. Bc3 { [%eval 2.0] } 12... Qxd1 { [%eval 1.92] } 13. Raxd1 { [%eval 1.76] } 13... Bxf3? { (1.76 → 3.53) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (13... a5 14. Bd2 Rfd8 15. Bh6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3) 14. Bxf3 { [%eval 3.46] } 14... Bc5?! { (3.46 → 4.64) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (14... Bb4 15. Bxc6) 15. Bxc6 { [%eval 4.29] } 15... bxc6 { [%eval 4.32] } 16. b4 { [%eval 4.38] } 16... Bb6?! { (4.38 → 6.49) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (16... Be7 17. Rd7 Rfe8 18. e6 fxe6 19. Rxc7 Rac8 20. Rxa7 Ra8 21. Rc7 Rxa2 22. Rd1) 17. a4 { [%eval 7.52] } 17... a5 { [%eval 6.72] } 18. bxa5?! { (6.72 → 4.55) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (18. e6) 18... Bxa5 { [%eval 5.12] } 19. Bxa5 { [%eval 4.48] } 19... Rxa5 { [%eval 4.38] } 20. Rd4?? { (4.38 → 0.58) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (20. e6 fxe6 21. Rd7 Rd5 22. Re7 Rd6 23. a5 c5 24. Rb1 Rfd8 25. Re1 Rd1) 20... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.67] } 21. f4?! { (0.67 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (21. g3 Kg7) 21... Re2 { [%eval 0.07] } 22. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.3] } 23. h3? { (0.30 → -1.29) Mistake. R4d2 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -1.29] } (23. R4d2) 23... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.71] } 24. R4d2?? { (-0.71 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (24. Kf1) 24... Re1+ { [%eval #-3] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] } 25... R1e4?? { (Mate in 3 → -2.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.67] } (25... Rh1+ 26. Rxh1 Re3 27. a5 Rxh3#) 26. Rf2?? { (-2.67 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (26. Rd8 Rxd8) 26... Rxa4?? { (Mate in 7 → -1.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (26... Re3 27. Rg1 Rg3 28. Rf3 Rxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Re1 30. Rf1 Rxf1 31. Rxg6+ hxg6 32. a5) 27. Rdf1? { (-1.30 → -2.96) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (27. f5 g5) 27... Ra3? { (-2.96 → -1.12) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (27... Kf8 28. Rf3 Rae4 29. R3f2 h5 30. Rf3 c5 31. R3f2 c4 32. Rf3 c3 33. R3f2) 28. g3?? { (-1.12 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (28. Rf3 Rxf3) 28... Rxg3 { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kxg3 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Re3+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rg3# { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1