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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
paliciucpavel (1604)
+1
EdChiriac (997)
−1
Checkmate • White is victorious
Karjakin Arena
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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/YzMF9VHP"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:20:36"] [WhiteElo "1604"] [BlackElo "997"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4?! { (0.36 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bb5. } (4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6) 4... exd4 { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 d5? { (-0.18 → 1.23) Mistake. Best move was Bb4. } (5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. O-O) 6. Bd3?? { (1.23 → -4.40) Blunder. Best move was Bb5. } (6. Bb5 Bd7) 6... dxe4?? { (-4.40 → 0.44) Blunder. Best move was Nxd4. } (6... Nxd4) 7. Bxe4?? { (0.44 → -5.06) Blunder. Best move was Nxc6. } (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bd7 11. c3 Bd6) 7... Nxe4?! { (-5.06 → -4.48) Inaccuracy. Best move was Nxd4. } (7... Nxd4 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. c3 Nf5 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bf4 Nh4 14. h3) 8. Nxe4? { (-4.48 → -5.74) Mistake. Best move was Ndb5. } (8. Ndb5 Nxc3) 8... Nxd4? { (-5.74 → -4.15) Mistake. Best move was Qxd4. } (8... Qxd4 9. Qe2) 9. O-O?! { (-4.15 → -5.01) Inaccuracy. Best move was Bg5. } (9. Bg5) 9... Nf3+?? { (-5.01 → 2.22) Blunder. Best move was Be7. } (9... Be7 10. c3 Nf5 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bf4 Nh4 14. Bg3 f5 15. Nd2 b6 16. Bxh4) 10. Qxf3 h5? { (1.92 → 3.36) Mistake. Best move was h6. } (10... h6) 11. Re1 g5?? { (3.05 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Be7. } (11... Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. Nf6+ gxf6 15. Bxf6 Bg4 16. Qf4 Bxf6 17. Rxe8 Raxe8 18. f3) 12. Bxg5?! { (Mate in 1 → 12.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Best move was Nf6#. } (12. Nf6#) 12... Be7 13. Nc5 Rg8 14. Bf6 Rg6 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Rxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxe7 Kxe7?! { (17.48 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bg4. } (17... Bg4 18. Qxb7 Bxd1 19. Bh4 Rd8 20. Qe4+ Kf8 21. Bxd8 Bg4 22. Qe7+ Kg7 23. Bxc7 Be6 24. Be5+) 18. Rxd7+ Ke8 19. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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EdChiriac
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paliciucpavel
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