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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/164nxy4O"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "CucoviciAndrei"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:52:35"] [WhiteElo "1707"] [BlackElo "1327"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [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 } Bc5 3. Nc3 Bb6 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. O-O h5 6. d3 h4 7. h3 c5 8. Bg5 Qd6 9. Bxh4 Bc7 10. Bg3 e5 11. Bxe5 Qc6 12. Bd5 Qh6 13. Bxc7 Na6 14. Be5 Nb4 15. a3 Nxd5 16. exd5 d6 17. Bg3 Bxh3 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. gxh3 Qxh3 20. Nh2 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. Qe1+ Ne7 23. Qe4 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Nxf5 25. Re1+ Kf8 26. Ne4 Nxg3 27. fxg3 g6 28. Nxd6 f5 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Nf3 b6 32. Ng5 a5 33. Ndf7+ Kg7 34. a4 Kf6 35. d6 Kg7 36. d7 Kf6 37. d8=Q+ Kg7 38. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0