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C41 Philidor Defense #2
1e4e52Nf3d63Bb5+Ke74b3d55Ba3+Kf66Be7+
1-0
Three checks, White is victorious
FEN
[Event "lion26 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/lbB5gsqD"] [Date "2022.10.28"] [Round "-"] [White "cirligion1"] [Black "victorboistean"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.10.28"] [UTCTime "16:05:23"] [WhiteElo "1580"] [BlackElo "1499"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-80"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. Bb5+ Ke7 4. b3 d5 5. Ba3+ Kf6 6. Be7+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0