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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
maxim2016 (1360)
−12
CiprianCiopa (1353)
+12
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Waitzkin Arena
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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/QpxbKOjz"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "maxim2016"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:32:50"] [WhiteElo "1360"] [BlackElo "1353"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } Nc6 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c4 Qxa1 6. Nc3 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 d5 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Nb5 Bd6 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Nf3 d5 13. Bd3 d4 14. exd4 e5 15. dxe5 Be6 16. Be4 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. a4 Nb4 20. d4 Nd3+ 21. Ke2 Nf4+ 22. Ke3 Nxg2+ 23. Ke2 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 Nh3 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Kg3 Ne2+ 27. Kh4 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Bd5 29. Rc1 O-O 30. Rc5 Bg2 31. e6 fxe6 32. Nxe6 Rxf2 33. Rg5 h6 34. Rxg7+ Kh8 35. Kg3 Re2 36. Re7 Bd5 37. Nd4 Rxe7 38. Nc6 Bxc6 39. b4 Bxa4 40. b5 Bxb5 41. Kh3 Bd7+ 42. Kg3 h5 43. h4 Rg7+ 44. Kf4 Rf8+ 45. Ke3 Ba4 46. Kd3 Rd7+ 47. Kc4 Rc8+ 48. Kb4 Rb7+ 49. Kxa4 Ra8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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