FEN
[Event "Cycle Five-check Arena"]
[Site "https://playstrategy.org/fsqC7guH"]
[Date "2026.08.30"]
[P1 "Chauphuocloc"]
[P2 "LeftCleverGlove"]
[Result "0-1"]
[UTCDate "2026.08.30"]
[UTCTime "08:42:16"]
[P1Elo "1385"]
[P2Elo "1403"]
[P1RatingDiff "-17"]
[P2RatingDiff "+48"]
[Variant "Five-check"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "playstrategy.org"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nc3?! { (0.39 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } { P1 offers draw } (2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O) 2... Nc6?? { (-0.12 → 2.00) Blunder. The following was best. } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } (2... d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nb5) 3. Nf3 Be7 4. d4 Bb4? { (1.82 → 3.41) Mistake. The following was best. } (4... d6) 5. Bd2?! { (3.41 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (5. Bd3 Bxc3+) 5... Nf6 6. e5 Nd5? { (1.84 → 3.37) Mistake. The following was best. } (6... Bxc3) 7. Nxd5?! { (3.37 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (7. Bd3 Nxc3) 7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 exd5 9. Ng5?? { (2.22 → 0.33) Blunder. The following was best. } (9. c4 d6) 9... O-O?? { (0.33 → 2.53) Blunder. The following was best. } (9... h6) 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6?? { (2.36 → 0.45) Blunder. The following was best. } (11. O-O-O d6 12. Rde1 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qe7 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. h4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Be6 17. f4 h6) 11... Re8+ 12. Kf1 Qxf6 13. Bxh7+?? { (-1.00 → -4.92) Blunder. The following was best. } (13. Nxh7 Qxd4 14. c3 Qh4 15. Qg5 Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Rf8 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. h4 d6 19. Kg1 Bf5) 13... Kh8 14. Nf7+? { (-4.67 → -11.76) Mistake. The following was best. } (14. h3 Nxd4) 14... Kxh7?? { (-11.76 → Mate in 3) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (14... Qxf7) 15. Ng5+?? { (Mate in 3 → -9.54) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (15. Qd3+ Kg8 16. Nh6+ Kh8 17. Qh7#) 15... Kg8 16. c4 Qxd4 17. Qc2 Qxc4+ 18. Kg1?! { (-24.71 → Mate in 2) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (18. Qxc4 dxc4) 18... Qxc2 19. Rf1 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Re1# { P2 gives the fifth check. } 0-1