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4+0 • Rated •
THREE-CHECK
Ethan-2014 (1810?)
+45
badeateo2012 (1542?)
−26
Three checks • White is victorious
Academie22 Arena
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[Event "Academie22 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/pw1QOK8O"] [Date "2025.04.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Ethan-2014"] [Black "badeateo2012"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.04.08"] [UTCTime "16:26:15"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [BlackElo "1542"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+45"] [BlackRatingDiff "-26"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "240+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Saragossa Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c3?! { (0.15 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Best move was e4. } { A00 Saragossa Opening } (1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. O-O a6) 1... e6? { (-0.40 → 1.68) Mistake. Best move was e5. } (1... e5 2. d4) 2. Qa4? { (1.68 → -0.90) Mistake. Best move was Nf3. } (2. Nf3 Nc6) 2... Qf6? { (-0.90 → 0.87) Mistake. Best move was Nc6. } (2... Nc6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 Ne7 7. e3 Nf5 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Qc2) 3. f4?? { (0.87 → -7.38) Blunder. Best move was d4. } (3. d4 Qg6 4. Nf3 b5 5. Qxb5 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. Qg5 Ba6 8. Qxg6 hxg6 9. e4 Bxf1) 3... Qh4+ 4. g3 Qxg3+?? { (-7.05 → -0.90) Blunder. Best move was Qh5. } (4... Qh5 5. Na3 Na6 6. Nb5 c6 7. Nc7+ Nxc7 8. Qe4 Nf6 9. Qe5 Qg6 10. f5 Qxf5 11. Qxf5) 5. hxg3 Bc5? { (-1.18 → 1.28) Mistake. Best move was Na6. } (5... Na6 6. d4 b5 7. Qa5 Bb7 8. Nf3 Nb4 9. Qxb4 Bxb4 10. cxb4 Nf6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Bd2) 6. Kd1?? { (1.28 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was d4. } (6. d4 Na6) 6... b5? { (Mate in 9 → -7.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nf6. } (6... Nf6 7. e3 Ng4 8. Ke2 b6 9. d3 Ba6 10. c4 Nxe3 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. Rh6 Bb7 13. Rxe6+) 7. Qxb5? { (-7.23 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bg2. } (7. Bg2 bxa4) 7... Nf6 8. Qxd7+ Nfxd7?! { (Mate in 3 → -14.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Bxd7. } (8... Bxd7 9. b3 Ng4 10. d4 Nf2+) 9. Bh3?! { (-14.00 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bg2. } (9. Bg2 Ba6) 9... Ba6 10. d3 Bb4?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nf6. } (10... Nf6 11. e3 Ne4 12. Ke1 Nf2 13. Kxf2 Bxe3+) 11. cxb4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Nd4 13. Nd2?! { (-11.49 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bd2. } (13. Bd2 Nc2) 13... Bxd3?! { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 6) Not the best checkmate sequence. Best move was Nc2. } (13... Nc2 14. Bxa8 Ne3+) 14. exd3 f5?? { (Mate in 6 → 5.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nf5. } (14... Nf5 15. Ke1 Ne3 16. Ke2 Nxg2 17. Kf2 Nf6 18. Kxg2 Ng4 19. Ngf3 Ne3+) 15. Nc4?? { (5.27 → -4.93) Blunder. Best move was Ne2. } (15. Ne2) 15... Rb8?? { (-4.93 → 7.43) Blunder. Best move was Rd8. } (15... Rd8) 16. Nd6+?? { (7.43 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nf3. } (16. Nf3 Nc2 17. Kxc2 Rxb4 18. Nd6+ cxd6 19. Kd1 Rb5 20. Ne5 Rc5 21. Nc4 O-O 22. b4 Rxc4) 16... cxd6 17. Bc6 Kf8? { (Mate in 8 → -7.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nxc6. } (17... Nxc6 18. Be3 Nxb4 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. Rh6 gxh6 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. Bd4 Rxd4 24. a3) 18. Rh5 Nb6?? { (-7.24 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nf6. } (18... Nf6) 19. Rxf5+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0
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badeateo2012
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Ethan-2014
60½
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