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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Lucaous28 (1395)
−2
ioan20 (1833)
+2
Checkmate • Black is victorious
ioan20
Short Arena
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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/UZ1Rm9gU"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Lucaous28"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:42:38"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [BlackElo "1833"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [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 } Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. Bxc6 Bxc3 6. Bxb7 Bxb7 7. bxc3 Bxe4 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. d3 d6 11. d4 d5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Rxb8 Qxb8 14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Re1 Qb2 16. Bxc7 Qxc2 17. Be5 Rb8 18. Rxe4 Rb1+ 19. Re1 Rxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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