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A40 Horwitz Defense
1d4e62Qd3Nc63Bg5Nf64Bxf6Qxf65Qd1Bb4+6Nd2Ba57Rc1e58f4e49e3d610Bd3Qh4+11Ke2Qg4+12Kf1f513Bxe4fxe414Nxe4Qe615Nxd6+cxd616Qd3Nb417c4Nxd318Ke2Nxc1+19Kf3O-O20Ne2b621Ng3Bb7+22Kf2Qxc423Ne4Qe2+24Kg3Be1+25Kh3Bxe4
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[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WDiJWS6e"] [Date "2021.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Alexandru16"] [Black "Dragos22834"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2021.02.25"] [UTCTime "17:21:40"] [WhiteElo "941"] [BlackElo "1429"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Qd3 Nc6 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Qd1 Bb4+ 6. Nd2 Ba5 7. Rc1 e5 8. f4 e4 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 Qh4+ 11. Ke2 Qg4+ 12. Kf1 f5 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe6 15. Nxd6+ cxd6 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. c4 Nxd3 18. Ke2 Nxc1+ 19. Kf3 O-O 20. Ne2 b6 21. Ng3 Bb7+ 22. Kf2 Qxc4 23. Ne4 Qe2+ 24. Kg3 Be1+ 25. Kh3 Bxe4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2
                   ½Alexandru16½
                   ½Dragos22834½
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