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[Event "Timman Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/XvAVqeA9"] [Date "2025.11.18"] [Round "-"] [White "muramihai"] [Black "Dragos1"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.11.18"] [UTCTime "17:18:11"] [WhiteElo "1295"] [BlackElo "1661"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-36"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 e5 2. e4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } Nc6 3. Qa4 Nd4 4. Qd1 Bb4 5. Nh3 d6 6. Ng5 Nf6 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8. h4 Nxe4 9. Bd3 Ng5 10. c5 Nge6 11. Bxh7 dxc5 12. Bg8+ Rxg8 13. O-O Rh8 14. f4 Rxh4 15. Kf2 Rxf4+ 16. Kg1 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Nf3 18. Kf2 Nh2 { Black wins on time. } 0-1