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[Event "Napier Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4O0xqc3c"] [Date "2025.05.06"] [Round "-"] [White "dnielbostn"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.05.06"] [UTCTime "16:37:24"] [WhiteElo "1290"] [BlackElo "1401"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Bc5 3. Nh3 Qf6 4. Be2 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. cxd5 Bxh3 7. gxh3 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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