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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5pHqGzcb"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "tapesvlad"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:44:33"] [WhiteElo "1551"] [BlackElo "1414"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 e6 4. Bg5 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bxf6 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7+ 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Bxd5 Bg4 10. f3 Bf5 11. O-O Rad8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nbc3 Qd7 14. Na4 Rfe8 15. Nc5 Qd6 16. Nb7 Qd7 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. c3 Re8 19. Nd4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe7 21. Nf5 Qe6 22. Rae1 Qf6 23. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
                  00CiprianCiopa0
                  11tapesvlad2
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