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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/JlFW2YYB"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Razvan8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:20:59"] [WhiteElo "1962"] [BlackElo "1604"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 { C45 Scotch Game } Nxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 d6 7. exf6 c5 8. Qe4+ Be6 9. Bb5+ Qd7 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Qxb7+ Kd8 13. Qb8+ Kd7 14. Qxa7+ Kd8 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. Bg5+ Kc8 17. Qa8+ Kd7 18. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0