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[Event "Polugaevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Cv29mZ4Y"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "17:11:17"] [WhiteElo "2034"] [BlackElo "1349"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. d4 Nh6 4. d5 exd5 5. exd5 Nb4 6. c3 Na6 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. O-O-O Kd8 12. Re1 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Rg8 14. g3 Bc5 15. Ne5 Bxf2 16. Nxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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