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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/AZ4XxpZ5"] [Date "2026.10.27"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "LaurentiuCSI"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.27"] [UTCTime "17:33:21"] [WhiteElo "1581"] [BlackElo "1680"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bxc4 f5 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. O-O b6 8. h3 Bb7 9. Bb5 Qd5 10. Bxc6+ Bxc6 11. Ne5 O-O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. b3 Nh5 14. Qxh5 g6 15. Qe2 Bg7 16. Qa6+ Kb8 17. Nc4 h5 18. Ba3 Rhe8 19. e4 fxe4 20. d5 exd5 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. Be7 Rd7 23. Rfc1 Qe6 24. Rc6 Qxc6 25. Kf1 Bxa1 26. Ke2 Rdxe7 27. Kf1 e3 28. Kg1 e2 29. Kh1 e1=Q+ 30. Kh2 Qxf2 31. Kh1 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qcd2 33. Kh1 Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1