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[Event "Gunsberg Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/6VxrG05g"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "-"] [White "CucoviciAndrei"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.23"] [UTCTime "17:20:47"] [WhiteElo "1614"] [BlackElo "1439"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bb4 3. a3 Ba5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nxd5 d6 7. Nc3 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Qd4 9. Nb1 Qxe5+ 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. d4 Qg5 14. Bxg5 Bd5 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Nxc7 Bxc7 17. d5 Na5 18. b4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rae8 20. Qg4 h6 21. Bxh6 Bb6 22. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0