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B02 Alekhine Defense
1e4Nf62f3Nc63c3e54Na3Bxa35bxa3O-O6f4exf47Qf3g58h4gxh49Rxh4Qe710g4fxg311e5Qxe5+12Be2d613Qxg3+Qxg3+14Kf1Qxh415Nf3Qh1+16Ng1Bh3+17Kf2Qg2+18Ke3Qxg1+19Kf3Ne5+20Kf4Neg421Kf5Qf2+22Kg5h6#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/a0mh2CKw"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "-"] [White "GrigoreG"] [Black "Paul_1234"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2020.11.02"] [UTCTime "17:58:47"] [WhiteElo "1417"] [BlackElo "1900"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nf6 { B02 Alekhine Defense } 2. f3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Na3 Bxa3 5. bxa3 O-O 6. f4 exf4 7. Qf3 g5 8. h4 gxh4 9. Rxh4 Qe7 10. g4 fxg3 11. e5 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 d6 13. Qxg3+ Qxg3+ 14. Kf1 Qxh4 15. Nf3 Qh1+ 16. Ng1 Bh3+ 17. Kf2 Qg2+ 18. Ke3 Qxg1+ 19. Kf3 Ne5+ 20. Kf4 Neg4 21. Kf5 Qf2+ 22. Kg5 h6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
11111110111111111111Paul_123427½
00000001000000000000GrigoreG3½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN