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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/UiQq9MVD"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Bogdan-31"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:00:04"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1383"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-243"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bd3 b6 3. c3 Bb7 4. e5 f6 5. Bxh7 Rxh7 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Qg4 Bc5 8. f4 e5 9. Nf3 exf4 10. d3 Nh6 11. Bxf4 Nxg4 12. h3 Qxf4 13. hxg4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qxf3 15. Rxh7 Qf2+ 16. Kd1 Ke7 17. Rh8 Qf1+ 18. Kd2 Qf2+ 19. Kc1 Qe2 20. g5 Be3+ 21. Nd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kb1 Qd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1