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A40 Horwitz Defense
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0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Pachman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Cs3QYqZI"] [Date "2025.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Rugalexandru1"] [Black "B144I"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.15"] [UTCTime "17:18:16"] [WhiteElo "1080"] [BlackElo "1522"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Nc6 3. Nh3 d5 4. Nf4 Qf6 5. g4 Nh6 6. h3 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bg2 c6 11. Bf3 Nxf3+ 12. Ke2 Nxd2 13. Kxd2 d4 14. exd4 Qxd4+ 15. Ke1 Qxf4 16. Rg1 O-O 17. Rg2 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Qc4+ 19. Kg1 b5 20. b3 Qe4 21. Qb1 Bb7 22. f3 Qxf3 23. Rh2 c5 24. Rh1 Qg3+ 25. Kf1 Bxh1 26. a3 Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
                   0Rugalexandru10
                   1B144I1
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