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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/2T6l3Wdw"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "17:38:55"] [WhiteElo "1425"] [BlackElo "1424"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-13"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Qf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Qe2+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Ne5 Bf6 8. Bd3 Bxe5 9. Nxd5 f5 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. d3 Nc5 15. Bf4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. Rxe6 O-O 18. Rae1 Bb4 19. Bxc7 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Rfe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bd6 Re1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1