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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Alex_Alex (1985)
+1
CiprianCiopa (1423)
−1
Checkmate • White is victorious
Steinitz Arena
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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/DCk2Oy30"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:24:07"] [WhiteElo "1985"] [BlackElo "1423"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense, Declined Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense, Declined Variation } Nf6 3. d4 e6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd6 Nxd6 7. Be3 e5 8. dxe5 Nf5 9. O-O Nfe7 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Rad1 Bb4 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nd5 Ba5 16. Bg5+ f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bxf6+ Ke8 19. Bxh8 Nfd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. c3 Nc2 22. b4 Bb6 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Be5 c6 25. Rc1 Na3 26. Bc7 Kd7 27. Bxb6 Nb5 28. Bc5 Nc7 29. Rd1+ Nd5 30. c4 Ke6 31. cxd5+ cxd5 32. f4 h5 33. Kf2 h4 34. Kf3 b5 35. Kg4 h3 36. gxh3 d4 37. Rxd4 Kf6 38. Rd6+ Kg7 39. h4 Kf7 40. h5 Kg7 41. h6+ Kh7 42. Kg5 Kh8 43. Kg6 Kg8 44. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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