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[Event "Short Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/H9APfrii"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Tihon_Constantin"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "16:34:11"] [WhiteElo "1543"] [BlackElo "1398"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. e5 Ng4 4. h3 Nh6 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. b5 Na5 11. g4 d5 12. Na3 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bd7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. c4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 c6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Qc2 Qg2 22. Rf1 Qxh3 23. Qxc6+ Ke7 24. Qb7+ Kf8 25. Qxa8+ Kg7 26. Rg1+ Kh6 27. Qxh8 Qc3+ 28. Kf1 Qxa1+ 29. Kg2 Qxd4 30. Kh1 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 b5 32. Qg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0