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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/bvYKBLyN"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "DavidB"] [Black "Matvei2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:38:26"] [WhiteElo "1239"] [BlackElo "1334"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [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 } Bc5 3. Bc4 Qf6 4. O-O Nh6 5. c3 Ng4 6. h3 Nh6 7. Na3 O-O 8. Nc2 d5 9. exd5 e5 10. Nb4 Bf5 11. b3 Be4 12. d3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qh4 14. Qe2 Qxh3 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qe6+ Rf7 17. Qe8+ Rf8 18. Qe6+ Nf7 19. Qxh3 Ng5 20. Qg4 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Re8 22. Qh3 Re5 23. Qc8+ Bf8 24. Qg4 a5 25. Qh4 Rg5+ 26. Kh2 h5 27. Qe4 Rg4 28. Qe6+ Kh7 29. Rg1 Rxg1 30. Kxg1 Be7 31. Qxe7 c6 32. dxc6 bxc6 33. Nxc6 Nxc6 34. Qe4+ g6 35. Qxc6 Rf8 36. Qc7+ Rf7 37. Qxf7+ Kh8 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qxf6 g5 40. Qe7+ Kg6 41. Qe6+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Kg6 43. Qd7 Kf6 44. Qd6+ Kf5 45. Qe7 Kg4 46. Qe4+ Kh3 47. Qf5+ Kh4 48. Qe4+ Kh3 49. Qe3+ Kg4 50. Qe5 h4 51. Kh2 h3 52. Qe6+ Kh4 53. Qh6+ Kg4 54. Qxh3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
                 111DavidB3
                 000Matvei20160
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