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[Event "Horde Shield Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/15boemYV"] [Date "2023.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "MatthewG-p4p"] [Black "metalb"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2023.02.25"] [UTCTime "19:09:32"] [WhiteElo "1637"] [BlackElo "1227"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Horde"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/1PP2PP1/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP/PPPPPPPP w kq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. h5 a6 2. h6 Ra7 3. hxg7 Ra8 4. gxh8=Q Ra7 5. Qxg8 axb5 6. g6 bxa4 7. gxh7 axb3 8. h8=Q bxa2 9. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0