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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Qd2Qf63Qa5Nh64Qxc7Ng45Qxc8+Ke76Qc6Qxf2+7Kd2g68Qxb7Bh6+9Kd1Qxf1#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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PGN
[Event "Boden Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QEIzTjK9"] [Date "2025.03.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Eldar"] [Black "Maxim1"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.20"] [UTCTime "17:26:32"] [WhiteElo "1013"] [BlackElo "1321"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Qd2 Qf6 3. Qa5 Nh6 4. Qxc7 Ng4 5. Qxc8+ Ke7 6. Qc6 Qxf2+ 7. Kd2 g6 8. Qxb7 Bh6+ 9. Kd1 Qxf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
                   0Eldar0
                   1Maxim11
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN