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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/bS9HcI3R"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "TihonConstantin"] [Black "CiprianCiopa"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:40:39"] [WhiteElo "1504"] [BlackElo "1350"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-23"] [BlackRatingDiff "+17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d5 6. Bb5 dxe4 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. d3 exd3 10. cxd3 e5 11. Qf3 h6 12. Qf5 Bxf5 13. Nf3 Bxd3 14. Nxe5 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Re8 16. Nxc6 Qd6 17. Na5 Bb4 18. a3 Bxa5 19. b4 Bxb4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Bb2 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Re1 Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
               10001CiprianCiopa2
               01110TihonConstantin3
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