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[Event "Malakhov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Qycy4HJ0"] [Date "2025.10.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "paliciucpavel"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.10.02"] [UTCTime "16:52:57"] [WhiteElo "1853"] [BlackElo "1607"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 c6 { C23 Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack } 3. Qf3 d5 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bxd5 Qd7 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Be4 Bb4 8. O-O Bc5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qg3+ Kh8 15. Qh4 Rg8 16. Qxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0