FEN
[Event "Cycle Five-check Arena"]
[Site "https://playstrategy.org/TaqtIYfS"]
[Date "2026.10.04"]
[P1 "horstaut63"]
[P2 "Vothimytien"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.04"]
[UTCTime "08:12:13"]
[P1Elo "1397"]
[P2Elo "1303"]
[P1RatingDiff "-76"]
[P2RatingDiff "+165"]
[Variant "Five-check"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "playstrategy.org"]
1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 { P2 offers draw } 3. Nc3 Nc6?! { (0.38 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (3... d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 a5 10. Ne5) 4. Bc4?? { (1.13 → -0.84) Blunder. The following was best. } (4. d4 d5 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a3 Kh8 8. h3 Bd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4) 4... d5 5. Bb5 Bd7?! { (-1.21 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (5... Bd6) 6. b3 Ne4?! { (-0.83 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 Bc8 10. Ne5 Ba6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Bb2 Bxe5 13. dxe5) 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Nd4? { (-0.66 → -2.30) Mistake. The following was best. } (8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Ne5 Qg5 10. Nxc6 Qxg2 11. Rf1 bxc6 12. Bb2 Bb4 13. Qe2 Qf3 14. Qxf3 exf3) 8... Be7?? { (-2.30 → 0.74) Blunder. The following was best. } (8... Nxd4) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba4?? { (1.06 → -0.80) Blunder. The following was best. } (10. Bc4) 10... Bh4?? { (-0.80 → 0.75) Blunder. The following was best. } (10... O-O 11. O-O) 11. g3?! { (0.75 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (11. Ba3 Be7 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. O-O Rd8 15. d3 c5 16. Bxd7+ Rxd7 17. Qg4 Qg6) 11... Bf6 12. c3?! { (-0.30 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (12. Rb1 e5 13. O-O O-O 14. Ba3 Be7 15. Bb2 Qc8 16. Qh5 f6 17. Qh4 Bg4 18. Bxc6 Qe6) 12... O-O 13. Ba3 Re8?! { (-0.90 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } { P2 offers draw } (13... Be7) 14. Qg4 e5 15. Qxe4 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxc6 Rad8 19. O-O-O?? { (0.57 → -1.49) Blunder. The following was best. } (19. Qe4) 19... Qa3+?! { (-1.49 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (19... Rd3 20. Kb1) 20. Kb1 Rb8 21. Qc4?? { (-0.46 → -7.19) Blunder. The following was best. } (21. Ka1 Red8) 21... Re6 22. d4? { (-7.38 → Mate in 6) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (22. Ka1 Ra6) 22... Rc6 23. Qe2 Rxb3+ 24. Ka1 Rb1+ 25. Rxb1 Qxc3+ 26. Rb2 Qxb2# { P2 gives the fifth check. } 0-1