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[Event "Gunsberg Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/N5NB9n8G"] [Date "2025.12.23"] [Round "-"] [White "CucoviciAndrei"] [Black "Stefanmartie"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.23"] [UTCTime "17:13:39"] [WhiteElo "1604"] [BlackElo "1467"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+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. Nc3 Ng4 4. h3 f5 5. hxg4 fxe4 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. Nc4 Bf4 8. g3 Bg5 9. Bg2 e3 10. dxe3 d5 11. Ne5 Na6 12. f4 Bf6 13. Nd3 e5 14. g5 Be7 15. Nxe5 h6 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qxg6+ Kf8 18. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0