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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/bjzVw1W9"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_06"] [Black "Mate2017"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "16:27:58"] [WhiteElo "1192"] [BlackElo "1375"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. h4 Qf6 3. Bg5 Qf5 4. Rh3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Re3 Nxd4 7. Nh3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nxc2+ 9. Kd2 Nxa1 10. Rf3 Qd5+ 11. Kc1 Nb3+ 12. Kc2 Qe4+ 13. Qd3 Nd4+ 14. Kd2 Qd5 15. Rf5 Qxa2+ 16. Kc1 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Qa2+ 18. Kc1 Nb3+ 19. Kd1 Qa1+ 20. Kc2 Qc1+ 21. Kxb3 Qxf1 22. Qe4 Qd1+ 23. Kb2 Qd6 24. Bf4 Qb6+ 25. Ka2 a5 26. Qa4 Nh6 27. Qe4 a4 28. Be5 Nxf5 29. Qxa4 Rxa4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
                 000Alex_060
                 111Mate20173
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