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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62h4Bb4+3Nd2Bxd2+4Kxd2Qg5+
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Three checks, Black is victorious
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[Event "lion26 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/V7FE8W7x"] [Date "2022.06.28"] [Round "-"] [White "mocanuloredana"] [Black "alexandru_apostu"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2022.06.28"] [UTCTime "14:36:30"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1290"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-306"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. h4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Bxd2+ 4. Kxd2 Qg5+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1