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[Event "Canal Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HLrsDDSH"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "ArianaL"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "16:36:55"] [WhiteElo "963"] [BlackElo "1434"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 { C41 Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit } dxc3 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Bd7 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. Qc4 Be6 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Qb5 Ng4 13. Na3 Ngxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 a6 16. c4 Qd7 17. Bd3 Bxa3 18. Rb1 Rhe8 19. Qxg7 Bxc4+ 20. Qe5 Bxd3 21. Qe3 Bxb1 22. O-O Bxa2 23. Qxa3 Re2 { Black wins on time. } 0-1
        1000010000½0ArianaL2½
        0111101111½1CiprianCiopa9½
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