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7+2 • Rated •
Rapid
OtiCoolUwU (1456)
−17
Stefanos (1270)
+21
Checkmate • Black is victorious
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C00
French Defense: Knight Variation
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e4
e6
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Nf3
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O-O
Bd6
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Nf5
Qxh2#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/VyN8OVCI"] [Date "2020.12.28"] [Round "-"] [White "OtiCoolUwU"] [Black "Stefanos"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.12.28"] [UTCTime "17:19:17"] [WhiteElo "1456"] [BlackElo "1270"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. Bc4 e5 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Qh4 6. Qf3 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nf5 Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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OtiCoolUwU
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Stefanos
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