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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QJDzBcVO"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "tapesvlad"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:00:04"] [WhiteElo "1583"] [BlackElo "1578"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 d6 3. Nf3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. Na3 d5 7. Bd2 Bxa3 8. bxa3 O-O 9. Ng5 Ng4 10. Qxg4 e5 11. Qh4 exd4 12. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
           00001½001LaiuDamian2½
           11110½110tapesvlad6½
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