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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HZTrHT6u"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Ceavdari"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:36:15"] [WhiteElo "1315"] [BlackElo "1400"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Qf3 b6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. e5 Nh6 5. g4 Bb7 6. Qf4 Bxh1 7. Nf3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Qh4 9. Qxa8 Qxf2+ 10. Kd1 Nxg4 11. Qxb8+ Ke7 12. Qxh8 Nxh2 13. d3 Nf3 14. Bd2 Bb4 15. Bxb4+ c5 16. Be1 Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1