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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62e3Bb4+3Nd2Bxd2+4Bxd2Qe75Bb5c66Ba4d67Qe2e58c3Bg49Qxg4f510Qf3g611Bxc6+Nxc612Nh3g513c4g414Qd5Nxd415exd4exd4+
0-1
Three checks, Black is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "turneul academiei Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Cy9dMH3T"] [Date "2020.01.11"] [Round "-"] [White "PVlad"] [Black "platonmihai"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.01.11"] [UTCTime "16:27:18"] [WhiteElo "1207"] [BlackElo "1209"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-54"] [BlackRatingDiff "+52"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Bxd2+ 4. Bxd2 Qe7 5. Bb5 c6 6. Ba4 d6 7. Qe2 e5 8. c3 Bg4 9. Qxg4 f5 10. Qf3 g6 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Nh3 g5 13. c4 g4 14. Qd5 Nxd4 15. exd4 exd4+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1
     0½11½01000½1000platonmihai5½
     1½00½10111½0111PVlad9½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN