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B00 Nimzowitsch Defense
1e4Nc62Qh5g63Qd5Nf64Qxd7+Qxd75Bc4Qxd2+6Bxd2Nxe47Bxf7+Kxf78Nf3Nxd29Ng5+
1-0
Three checks, White is victorious
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[Event "Academie22 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/72B0QrdQ"] [Date "2025.03.20"] [Round "-"] [White "nicusor"] [Black "Miss_Ava"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.20"] [UTCTime "15:44:32"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "240+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qd5 Nf6 4. Qxd7+ Qxd7 5. Bc4 Qxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Nxe4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nf3 Nxd2 9. Ng5+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0
00001100010011111111nicusor27½
11110011101100000000Miss_Ava32½
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