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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
LaiuDamian (1391)
+16
Matei2018 (1499)
−16
Checkmate • White is victorious
Karjakin Arena
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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/SQkyVz3D"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "Matei2018"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:04:12"] [WhiteElo "1391"] [BlackElo "1499"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "D06"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Refused: Marshall Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 { D06 Queen's Gambit Refused: Marshall Defense } 3. Nf3 Nc6? { (0.25 → 1.88) Mistake. Best move was e6. } (3... e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e3) 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8? { (0.59 → 2.05) Mistake. Best move was Qa5. } (5... Qa5 6. Bd2 Qf5 7. e3 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nb5 Nd5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Bc4 c6 12. Bxd5) 6. d5?! { (2.05 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Best move was e4. } (6. e4 e6) 6... Nb4? { (1.23 → 3.66) Mistake. Best move was Nb8. } (6... Nb8 7. Qb3 e6 8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Qxb7 Nbd7 10. Nd4 Qc8 11. Qxc8+ Rxc8 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Nxe6) 7. Qa4+ Nc6?? { (3.44 → 6.86) Blunder. Best move was c6. } (7... c6 8. Qxb4 e6 9. d6 Bxd6 10. Qh4 h6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O) 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Ne5?! { (6.55 → 5.88) Inaccuracy. Best move was e4. } (9. e4 Bd7 10. Ne5 e6 11. Nxc6 Qc8 12. e5 Ng4 13. Ba6 Qb8 14. Qxg4 Qb6 15. Bb5 Bxc6) 9... Rb8? { (5.88 → 7.68) Mistake. Best move was Bd7. } (9... Bd7 10. e4 e6 11. Nxc6 Bd6 12. e5 Bxe5 13. Bb5 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ Ke7 15. Be3 Bd6 16. O-O-O) 10. Nxc6 Qd6? { (7.24 → 12.91) Mistake. Best move was Bd7. } (10... Bd7) 11. Nxb8+ Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qxa7 Qd8 14. Bf4 e6 15. Bxc7 Qd7 16. e3 Bd6 17. Bb5 Bc5?! { (22.81 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Qxb5. } (17... Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Bb4+ 19. Kf1 O-O 20. Be5 Nd5 21. Qd4 Be7 22. Bxg7 Rd8 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qg3) 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7?! { (38.59 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Nxd7. } (18... Nxd7 19. Qa8+) 19. Bb6+ Kd6 20. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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LaiuDamian
1½
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Matei2018
2½
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