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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4Tn8k37K"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Luca878"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "17:52:42"] [WhiteElo "1238"] [BlackElo "1868"] [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 } Qf6 3. b3 Qxa1 4. Bb2 Qxb2 5. Bd3 Qxa2 6. Nc3 Qa6 7. c5 Qc6 8. Bb5 Qxc5 9. Bc4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Bxd5 Bg4 12. Bxb7 Bxd1 13. Bxa8 Bg4 14. Be4 Qe5 15. Nb5 Qxe4+ 16. Kf1 Qb1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1