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[Event "Canal Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HEygTc95"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "16:11:31"] [WhiteElo "1574"] [BlackElo "1574"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. c3 Be7 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. h3 b6 7. g4 Bb7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bc2 Bh4 10. Qd3 a5 11. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
               00000CristeaIon0
               11111AlexandrG5
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