[Event "Rated Three-check game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LeIZt43T"] [Date "2023.05.13"] [White "CrouchingTiger"] [Black "TryCheckersInstead"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.05.13"] [UTCTime "17:48:19"] [WhiteElo "1956"] [BlackElo "2039"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b3? { (0.15 → -0.97) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { A01 Nimzo-Larsen Attack } (1. Nc3 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. dxc3 h6) 1... e6 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 O-O?! { (0.31 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (6... a6 7. O-O) 7. Ng5?? { (1.26 → -0.92) Blunder. Na4 was best. } (7. Na4 Bb4) 7... g6 8. h4? { (0.04 → -1.50) Mistake. O-O was best. } (8. O-O) 8... h5?? { (-1.50 → 0.67) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (8... Nb4 9. Be2) 9. Nxf7?? { (0.67 → -3.95) Blunder. O-O was best. } (9. O-O) 9... Rxf7 10. Bxg6 Rg7 11. Bxh5 e5 12. Na4?! { (-4.92 → -7.95) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (12. Qf3 Nxh5) 12... Bd6 13. Qf3?! { (-7.23 → -12.44) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (13. a3 Qf8) 13... e4?? { (-12.44 → 2.46) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (13... Nb4) 14. Qxf6 Qxf6 15. Bxf6 Rxg2?? { (1.69 → 24.93) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (15... Nb4 16. O-O-O) 16. Ke2?? { (24.93 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O-O was best. } (16. O-O-O) 16... Bg4+ 17. Bxg4 Rxg4?? { (Mate in 2 → 12.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4+ was best. } (17... Nd4+ 18. Kd1 Rg1#) 18. Rag1 Rxg1?! { (13.23 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg3 was best. } (18... Bg3 19. Rh3 Kf7 20. Rhxg3 Rxg3 21. Rxg3 Rg8 22. Rxg8 Kxg8 23. Nc3 Nb4 24. a3 Nd3 25. cxd3) 19. Rxg1+ Kf8 20. Bg7+ Kf7 21. Bc3 { White wins on time. } 1-0