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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XAyW2NT7"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "ArianaL"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:07:07"] [WhiteElo "1607"] [BlackElo "1093"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e4 Nb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bd3 Nxd3+ 6. Qxd3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 f5 8. Neg5 f4 9. Bxf4 Nf6 10. O-O Ng4 11. Rfe1 Nf6 12. Rxe6+ Kd7 13. Qb5+ c6 14. Ne5+ { White wins on time. } 1-0