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C42 Petrov's Defense #2
1e4e52Nf3Nf63Nxe5Qe74Nf3Qxe4+5Be2d56O-OBg47Re1Nc68Bd3Qxe1+9Qxe1+Ne410Bxe4dxe411Qxe4+Be712Qxg4O-O13Qa4b514Qe4Rad815Qxc6Rd616Qxc7Rfd817Qxe7R8d718Qe8#
1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Korchnoi Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/8OCKBwWD"] [Date "2025.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "muntean_victor"] [Black "Vasile"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.18"] [UTCTime "17:15:40"] [WhiteElo "2044"] [BlackElo "1418"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 { C42 Petrov's Defense #2 } Qe7 4. Nf3 Qxe4+ 5. Be2 d5 6. O-O Bg4 7. Re1 Nc6 8. Bd3 Qxe1+ 9. Qxe1+ Ne4 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Be7 12. Qxg4 O-O 13. Qa4 b5 14. Qe4 Rad8 15. Qxc6 Rd6 16. Qxc7 Rfd8 17. Qxe7 R8d7 18. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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