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[Event "Alekhine Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/KnyFOCv5"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidS"] [Black "Vasileursu"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:46:04"] [WhiteElo "1032"] [BlackElo "1165"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A02"] [Opening "Bird Opening: From's Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. f4 e5 { A02 Bird Opening: From's Gambit } 2. Nh3 Bc5 3. Ng5 f6 4. Nxh7 f5 5. Nf8 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qg4 7. h4 exf4 8. h5 fxg3 9. Rh4 Qxh4 10. a4 Qh2 11. Ra3 Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1