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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ALqXc2j5"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "SlivForNokia10"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "18:01:41"] [WhiteElo "2164"] [BlackElo "1690"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bc5 3. e5 Bb6 4. Nf3 f6 5. Bd3 fxe5 6. Nxe5 Qf6 7. O-O Bxd4 8. Nc4 Nh6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Bxh6 Bd6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qg5 Qf7 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Ne4 Ne5 16. Nf6+ Kd8 17. Be2 Nc6 18. Nd5+ Ke8 19. Nc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0