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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/HZUrONCM"] [Date "2026.10.17"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.17"] [UTCTime "16:23:39"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1418"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } d6 3. h3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d3 Bd7 7. Be2 Bf8 8. O-O Qe7 9. Bg5 O-O-O 10. a3 Qe8 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. b4 Be7 13. b5 Na5 14. Qa4 Rg8 15. Qxa5 b6 16. Qa6+ Kb8 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Be6 19. Nxe6 Rd7 20. Nd4 f5 21. Nc6+ Ka8 22. Qxa7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
11½½1010111101111101LaurentiuCSI16
00½½0101000010000010CiprianCiopa7
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