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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/56zgWfry"] [Date "2025.08.26"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkSt"] [Black "adriana1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.26"] [UTCTime "16:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+162"] [BlackRatingDiff "-163"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 g6 4. g4 Bh6 5. Bxh6 Nxg4 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 f5 9. h3 Nf6 10. Nbd2 Nd5 11. Bxd8 Rxd8 12. Bc4 Nb6 13. Nb3 c6 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nc5 { White wins on time. } 1-0