FEN
[Event "Weekly Five-check Arena"]
[Site "https://playstrategy.org/D4hlvV64"]
[Date "2026.06.11"]
[P1 "ll"]
[P2 "rataberserk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.06.11"]
[UTCTime "11:53:16"]
[P1Elo "1333"]
[P2Elo "1795"]
[P1RatingDiff "-35"]
[P2RatingDiff "+25"]
[Variant "Five-check"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "playstrategy.org"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nc3?! { (0.39 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O) 2... c5? { (-0.12 → 1.06) Mistake. The following was best. } (2... d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5) 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation } bxc6 7. Bc4?? { (1.45 → -0.69) Blunder. The following was best. } (7. e5) 7... Bc5? { (-0.69 → 0.45) Mistake. The following was best. } (7... d5 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxe4) 8. O-O h5?? { (0.68 → 3.61) Blunder. The following was best. } (8... Qc7 9. Kh1) 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4?? { (3.85 → 1.20) Blunder. The following was best. } (10. Ne4) 10... g5 11. Bg3 h4 12. Qxg4 hxg3 13. Qxg3 Qe7?? { (1.28 → 7.16) Blunder. The following was best. } (13... d5 14. Rad1) 14. Ne4 Kd8 15. Rad1 Rb8 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxg5+ Kc7 18. Bb3? { (5.27 → 2.92) Mistake. The following was best. } (18. Ba6 Rb6 19. Bxc8 Kxc8 20. Rd6 Rb7 21. Rfd1 Qc4 22. h3 Qh4 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. b4 Kb8) 18... Rb4 19. Qd2? { (3.14 → 1.85) Mistake. The following was best. } (19. c4 Kb8) 19... Qxe5 20. g3 Rbh4?? { (2.99 → 10.01) Blunder. The following was best. } (20... Re4 21. c4) 21. f3?? { (10.01 → Mate in 7) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (21. Rfe1 Qc5 22. gxh4 Rxh4 23. Re3 Qg5+ 24. Rg3 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Re4 26. Rd1 Rf4 27. Rg8 d5) 21... Qc5+ 22. Qf2 Qxf2+?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.06) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (22... Rxh2 23. Rxd7+ Bxd7 24. g4 Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rh1+ 26. Kg2 R1h2+ 27. Kg3 Rg2#) 23. Rxf2 Rh3 24. f4?! { (0.00 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (24. Bc4 Rg8 25. Rg2 f5 26. f4 c5 27. Bf1 Rh7 28. Rd3 Bb7 29. Rf2 d5 30. Ra3 Kb8) 24... Bb7?? { (-0.60 → 9.95) Blunder. The following was best. } (24... Kb8 25. Rd3 d5 26. c4 Ba6 27. Bd1 Bxc4 28. Ra3 f5 29. Be2 R3h7 30. h4 Rd8 31. Bf1) 25. Rfd2?? { (9.95 → Mate in 3) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (25. Rxd7+) 25... d5?? { (Mate in 3 → -5.83) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (25... Rxg3+ 26. Rg2 Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Ba6#) 26. c4?! { (-5.83 → -32.30) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (26. Rg2 c5) 26... c5 27. cxd5?! { (-33.47 → Mate in 3) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (27. Rg2 dxc4) 27... Kb8?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (27... Rxg3+ 28. Rg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Ba6#) 28. dxe6?? { (0.00 → Mate in 3) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (28. Rg2 Rg8 29. Rdd2 Rh6 30. h4 exd5 31. Bxd5 Re8 32. Kh2 Reh8 33. Kg1) 28... Rxg3+ 29. hxg3 Rh1+ 30. Kf2 Rh2# { P2 gives the fifth check. } 0-1