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C20 English Opening: The Whale
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0-1
Time out, Black is victorious
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[Event "M35 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1n2itxUZ"] [Date "2025.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "M35"] [Black "Damian18"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.01.20"] [UTCTime "15:34:57"] [WhiteElo "1324"] [BlackElo "1514"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Bb4 3. Nf3 Qg5 4. a3 Qe7 5. axb4 Nc6 6. Qb3 Na5 7. Nxe5 Nxb3 8. Ra5 Nxa5 9. Ng4 Nxc4 10. d3 Nd2 11. Nxd2 Qxb4 12. f4 a5 13. f5 Ra6 14. d4 a4 15. Bxa6 Nf6 16. Rf1 Nxg4 17. g3 Nxh2 18. Rf2 Ng4 19. Rf4 Ne5 20. g4 Nf3+ 21. Kd1 Nxd2 { Black wins on time. } 0-1
100000010001½1½00100Damian1824½
011111101110½0½11011M3525½
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