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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4xYqdLbx"] [Date "2026.10.20"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Matei_2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.20"] [UTCTime "16:40:50"] [WhiteElo "1648"] [BlackElo "1575"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-27"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 4. Nf3 Ne5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. c4 Qe7 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 14. dxe4 Qxe4 15. Ng5 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qb4 17. Nxf7 Rdf8 18. Bd2 Rxf7+ 19. Kg1 Qd4+ 20. Kg2 Qe4+ 21. Kh2 Qf3 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. Be2 Rf2+ 24. Kg1 Rxe2 25. Bf4 Rf8 26. Bg5 Rff2 27. Rh2 Rxh2 28. Kf1 { White wins on time. } 1-0