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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/2UBSxx5b"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Dacian20244"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "17:07:16"] [WhiteElo "1363"] [BlackElo "1488"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Queen's Knight"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Queen's Knight } Bc5 3. Nh3 Qf6 4. Bc4 e5 5. O-O d6 6. Nd5 Qd8 7. Bb5+ c6 8. d3 cxb5 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. b4 f6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. bxc5 f4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. Ng5 Qd8 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0