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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Nc3c53dxc5Bxc54Qd2Bb45Qg5f66Qxg7Bxc3+7Kd1Qc78Qxh8Qd6+9Bd2Qxd2#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Best play Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/P3l7tYO4"] [Date "2020.07.24"] [Round "-"] [White "pascalepaul"] [Black "chitanumatei"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.07.24"] [UTCTime "16:30:47"] [WhiteElo "1467"] [BlackElo "1609"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-22"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nc3 c5 3. dxc5 Bxc5 4. Qd2 Bb4 5. Qg5 f6 6. Qxg7 Bxc3+ 7. Kd1 Qc7 8. Qxh8 Qd6+ 9. Bd2 Qxd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
                 00½pascalepaul½
                 11½chitanumatei2½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN