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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/N24KNXZ1"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "16:42:17"] [WhiteElo "1484"] [BlackElo "1876"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. d4 Bb4 7. a4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Ng5 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qh5 h6 12. Bc4 Nxc3 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6 Rg7 16. Bxe6+ Bxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qh3+ Rh7 19. Qxc3 Nc6 20. O-O-O Qg5+ 21. Kb2 Rf8 22. d5 Nxe5 23. Rde1 Rxf2+ 24. Kb3 Rh4 25. Rxe5 Qg7 26. Re8+ Kh7 27. Qc2+ Rxc2 28. Kxc2 Rxa4 29. Rhe1 Qxg2+ 30. Kd3 Qxd5+ 31. Kc3 Rc4+ 32. Kb3 Qb5+ 33. Ka2 Ra4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1