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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1JUKVZdr"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "wining"] [Black "marindragutan"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "13:36:49"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Nc3 Qf6 4. Be2 Nc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Re1 Qh6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nf5 Nf6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Qxd6 b5 13. Qxf6 Rg8 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Nxa8 Rg7 17. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0