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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/FvMFEnh7"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "16:14:47"] [WhiteElo "1718"] [BlackElo "1516"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-36"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 Nb4 4. d4 Nc6 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. Bb5 Na5 9. Re1 c6 10. Bf1 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 f5 15. Qd3 Qxh4 16. Qg3+ Qxg3 17. fxg3 Nc6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. g4 fxg4 22. Rf1 Ba4 23. Rf4 Bxc2 24. Rc1 Ba4 25. Rxg4+ Kh8 26. Rf1 Rg8 27. Rxg8+ Rxg8 28. Rxf7 Rg7 29. Rf6 Be8 30. Rxe6 Rg6 31. Rxe8+ Rg8 32. Re7 Rg7 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Kf2 b5 35. Ke3 a6 36. a3 a5 37. g3 b4 38. h3 a4 39. cxb4 Kg6 40. b5 Kg5 41. b6 { White wins on time. } 1-0
        ½00100000000Matvei20161½
        ½11011111111paliciucpavel10½
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