[Event "Rated Three-check game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wIk42WqT"] [Date "2024.05.17"] [White "AtomCirce"] [Black "Niccless"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.05.17"] [UTCTime "13:40:14"] [WhiteElo "2077"] [BlackElo "2490"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Three-check"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 Nf6 { B02 Alekhine Defense } 2. e5 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Ng4 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bg5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6? { (2.82 → 5.50) Mistake. gxf6 was best. } (8... gxf6 9. Ne5) 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qc5 12. O-O Qxe5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Re1 Qxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Rg8 16. Kh1 b5?? { (5.30 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best. } (16... Rg5 17. Qe2 b6 18. Re1 Kd8 19. Qf3 f5 20. Qxa8 Rh5 21. Kg1 Rg5 22. Kf1) 17. Be4? { (Mate in 5 → 8.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe6+ was best. } (17. Qxe6+ dxe6 18. Bxb5+ Kf8 19. Rd1 Bd7 20. Rxd7 Rb8 21. Rf7#) 17... Rb8 18. Qe2 Kd8 19. Qh5 Bb7?! { (10.01 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } (19... Rg7 20. Rd1) 20. Bxb7?! { (Mate in 4 → 30.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh7 was best. } (20. Qxh7 Bxe4 21. Qxg8+ Ke7 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Qxd7#) 20... Rxb7?! { (30.99 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } (20... Rg7 21. Qc5) 21. Qf7 Re8 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Rd8# { Game ends by variant rule. } 1-0