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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Nf3d53Nc3Nc64Be3Nf65Qd2Bb46b3O-O7O-O-OBxc38Qxc3Ne49Qe1b510Nh4g611f3f612fxe4g513Nf3dxe414Nd2Nb415Nxe4f516Nf2f417Bd2Nxa2+18Kb1Qxd419Kxa2Ba620Ra1b421Nh3Qb622Rd1Qa5+23Kb1c524e4c425Nxg5h626Nxe6Rfe827Nxf4cxb328cxb3Qa329e5Qxb3+30Ka1Qc231Qe2Rec832g3b333Bh3Rab834Qg2Qxd1+35Rxd1Rc236Rh1Ra2+37Kb1Bd3+38Kc1Rc8+39Kd1Rc1+40Kxc1Ra1+41Kb2Rb1+42Kc3Rxh143Qxh1Bc444Kxc4a545Kd4a446e6a347e7a248e8=Q+Kg749Qe7+Kg850Qe8+Kg751Qhe1Kh752Q8e7+Kh853Q1e6b254Qe8+Kh755Q6e7#
1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/Txz4YNT5"] [Date "2021.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "DragosCeban"] [Black "villette"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:37:07"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1312"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Bb4 6. b3 O-O 7. O-O-O Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Ne4 9. Qe1 b5 10. Nh4 g6 11. f3 f6 12. fxe4 g5 13. Nf3 dxe4 14. Nd2 Nb4 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Nf2 f4 17. Bd2 Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Qxd4 19. Kxa2 Ba6 20. Ra1 b4 21. Nh3 Qb6 22. Rd1 Qa5+ 23. Kb1 c5 24. e4 c4 25. Nxg5 h6 26. Nxe6 Rfe8 27. Nxf4 cxb3 28. cxb3 Qa3 29. e5 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1 Qc2 31. Qe2 Rec8 32. g3 b3 33. Bh3 Rab8 34. Qg2 Qxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Rc2 36. Rh1 Ra2+ 37. Kb1 Bd3+ 38. Kc1 Rc8+ 39. Kd1 Rc1+ 40. Kxc1 Ra1+ 41. Kb2 Rb1+ 42. Kc3 Rxh1 43. Qxh1 Bc4 44. Kxc4 a5 45. Kd4 a4 46. e6 a3 47. e7 a2 48. e8=Q+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qhe1 Kh7 52. Q8e7+ Kh8 53. Q1e6 b2 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Q6e7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
1½101½0½010½½1½½11½1DragosCeban47
0½010½1½101½½0½½00½0villette17
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN