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[Event "Alekhine Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QU9NXsqd"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "tapesvlad"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.02.18"] [UTCTime "17:42:26"] [WhiteElo "1260"] [BlackElo "1557"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bg5 Qxg5 3. Nf3 Qf6 4. Ng5 Qxg5 5. g4 Qxg4 6. h3 Qf4 7. Rg1 c5 8. Rg4 Qh2 9. Rf4 cxd4 10. e4 d3 11. e5 Bc5 12. Rd4 Bxd4 13. c4 Qxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1