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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cOnGH1Hb"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "16:17:52"] [WhiteElo "1626"] [BlackElo "1582"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 f5 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bc5 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Nf7 15. Rad1 Nxe5 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Rhe8 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Rxd7 Kxd7 20. b4 Kc8 21. a4 a6 22. a5 b5 23. Bxe6+ Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Rd1+ 25. Re1 Rxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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