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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/6dXKadY2"] [Date "2026.06.25"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.25"] [UTCTime "16:12:57"] [WhiteElo "1575"] [BlackElo "1172"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. c3 Qh4 5. g3 Qd8 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. h4 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Rf8 9. Bg5 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Qh5+ Rf7 12. Bf4 e5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. Bg5 Qxg5 15. hxg5 h6 16. Qxh6 Bxf2+ 17. Kd1 Be3 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Rh7 Rg7 20. Qxg7+ Ke8 21. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0