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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/UcKb2LCa"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2026"] [Black "Tricolici"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "09:48:19"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1265"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. b4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. h4 e5 7. c4 c5 8. Rh3 Bxh3 9. gxh3 Nxe4 10. f4 cxb4 11. Nf3 Nc3 12. Nxc3 bxc3 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qa5 15. Qd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0