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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XELQUYy7"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "16:28:48"] [WhiteElo "1920"] [BlackElo "1807"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nc3 Qh4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Ncb5 Kd7 9. Qd3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Ne7 12. Qxh4 Nf5 13. Qa4+ Ke7 14. Bc5+ Kd8 15. Bb5 b6 16. Bc6 Rb8 17. Bd6 b5 18. Bxb5 Rb6 19. Qa5 Nd4 20. a4 Nxc2+ 21. Kd2 Nd4 22. Rhc1 Nb3+ 23. Kc3 Nxa5 24. Kb4 Nb7 25. Bc7+ Ke7 26. Bxb6 f6 27. Bxa7 fxe5 28. Rc7+ Kd6 29. Rxg7 d4 30. Bb8+ Kd5 31. Bc4+ Ke4 32. f3+ Kf5 33. g4+ Kf4 34. Rf7+ Ke3 35. Re1+ Kf2 36. Re2+ Kf1 37. f4 exf4 38. Rxf4+ Kg1 39. Rff2 d3 40. Rg2+ Kf1 41. Ref2+ Ke1 42. Bxd3 Rf8 43. Re2+ Kf1 44. Ref2+ Ke1 45. Rxf8 Bd7 46. Rf1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0