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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Bg5Bb4+3Bd2Bxd2+4Kxd2Qg5+
0-1
Three checks, Black is victorious
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[Event "Rated Three-check game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JDLouwSy"] [Date "2020.09.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Stelian"] [Black "chitanumatei"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.09.06"] [UTCTime "17:12:28"] [WhiteElo "1476"] [BlackElo "1761"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "420+9"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bg5 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Bxd2+ 4. Kxd2 Qg5+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1