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[Event "Polugaevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/7dUiKF4E"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Sova"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "17:01:00"] [WhiteElo "1892"] [BlackElo "1892"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-28"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [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 } Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Bxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 d4 7. Ne2 Bc5 8. d3 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Bf4 Qe6 11. O-O Qg4 12. h3 Qg6 13. Bxc7 Bxh3 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 O-O 17. Nf4 Qh6 18. a3 Bd6 19. Re4 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qd2 g5 22. Nd5 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Ne5 24. f4 Nf3+ { White resigns. } 0-1
             0½00111ioan203½
             1½11000Sova3½
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