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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/N2fSHGWb"] [Date "2026.10.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "LaiuDamian"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.22"] [UTCTime "16:17:02"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1705"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 Be7 7. Be3 f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qd2 Ne7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1 d5 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. Qf4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bh4 18. Qg4 Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Nf5 21. Rf1 Ng3+ 22. hxg3 Rxf1+ 23. Kh2 Qf6 24. Ne2 Re8 25. Nf4 Qh6+ 26. Qh5 Ree1 27. Kh3 Rxf4 28. gxf4 Qxf4 29. Qg4 { White wins on time. } 1-0