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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/2ljcdWrP"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "mateicern"] [Black "rusuelena"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:14:17"] [WhiteElo "1123"] [BlackElo "1145"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+17"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Qh4 3. Qf3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qf4 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. Qa3 Bxa3 8. Nxa3 Qg4 9. Rf1 Qxg2 10. Ke2 Qg4 11. Bb1 Nb4 12. Rh1 d5 13. Rd1 dxe4 14. Rh1 exf3+ 15. Ke3 Nd5+ 16. Kd3 Nf4+ 17. Kc2 Bf5+ 18. Kd1 Qg2 19. Re1 O-O 20. Rg1 Qxg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1