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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/RFTyhBl3"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "16:00:13"] [WhiteElo "1364"] [BlackElo "1370"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Bb4+ 3. Bd2 Nc6 4. Bxb4 Nxb4 5. Na3 d5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Ng5 Qxg5 9. h4 Qd8 10. Qf3 Nce7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Qg3 g6 13. Qe5 Nf6 14. Qxf6 Kd7 15. Bb5+ c6 16. Bf1 Nd5 17. Qf7+ Kd6 18. Nc4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0