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C41 Philidor Defense #2
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1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Ariadna Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/bx9T0h48"] [Date "2025.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Ariadna"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.11"] [UTCTime "16:42:52"] [WhiteElo "1680"] [BlackElo "1173"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Nd4 5. Be3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. Bxd4 c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qxf6 Rf8 15. O-O-O Rd8 16. Rhe1 h5 17. e5 d5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Qxe6 20. Qxe6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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