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[Event "Ulrich Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Twr0rSYw"] [Date "2025.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Elian"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.05.17"] [UTCTime "16:55:47"] [WhiteElo "1237"] [BlackElo "1640"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. f4 { C00 French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation } Bc5 3. Ne2 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. f5 Bf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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                   1ioan201
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