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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/ECbEw73J"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "16:36:45"] [WhiteElo "1654"] [BlackElo "1496"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. c4 Qh4 5. g3 Qd8 6. c5 Bxc5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. f4 d5 9. cxd6 Nf6 10. Nc3 cxd6 11. exd6 b5 12. Bxb5 Bd7 13. Be3 Nd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qxe5+ Kf8 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Nd5 Qh3 18. d7 Nxd7 19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Nxh3 Rf8 22. Qxd7 { White wins on time. } 1-0