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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Bg5Qxg53Nc3g64Qd3Bh65Qxg6Qxg66Nb5c67Rd1Qg58Rd3Nf69Rh3Qd2#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/5fXYWyh4"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Mark7"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.02.17"] [UTCTime "15:40:21"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bg5 Qxg5 3. Nc3 g6 4. Qd3 Bh6 5. Qxg6 Qxg6 6. Nb5 c6 7. Rd1 Qg5 8. Rd3 Nf6 9. Rh3 Qd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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