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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/WOblbgUy"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "BO0gd0an"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:44:33"] [WhiteElo "1574"] [BlackElo "1401"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Bb4+ 3. c3 Ba5 4. Bd3 Bb6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Ng4 7. O-O Nxe3 8. fxe3 Ba5 9. Na3 b6 10. Nc4 Ba6 11. Nxa5 bxa5 12. Ne5 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 dxc6 15. Qe2 Rb8 16. Qf3 Rb5 17. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0