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B00 Nimzowitsch Defense
1e4Nc62Qh5g63Qf3f64c3b55Be2b46cxb4Nxb47Kf1c68Qg3d69e5dxe510Bd3Qxd3+11Qxd3Nxd312Nf3Nxc113Nh4Ba6+14Kg1Ne2+
0-1
Three checks, Black is victorious
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[Event "Academie22 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/y8jjUeng"] [Date "2025.04.03"] [Round "-"] [White "Damian18"] [Black "Vova"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.04.03"] [UTCTime "14:11:39"] [WhiteElo "1459"] [BlackElo "1451"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-25"] [BlackRatingDiff "+115"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qf3 f6 4. c3 b5 5. Be2 b4 6. cxb4 Nxb4 7. Kf1 c6 8. Qg3 d6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Bd3 Qxd3+ 11. Qxd3 Nxd3 12. Nf3 Nxc1 13. Nh4 Ba6+ 14. Kg1 Ne2+ { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1
      01111110011111Vova11
      10000001100000Damian183
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