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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cYhtlZDS"] [Date "2026.10.06"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.06"] [UTCTime "16:42:42"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1606"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } d5 3. exd6 Qxd6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 Bd7 6. g3 O-O-O 7. Bf4 e5 8. Qf3 exf4 9. Qxf4 Qxf4 10. gxf4 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nf6 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Bh3 Bxh3 16. Nxh3 Rhe8 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. Rhe1 Nh5 19. Nxh7 Rh8 20. Ng5 f6 21. Nf7 Rdf8 22. Nxh8 Rxh8 23. Re3 Nxf4 24. Rde1 Ng2 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Nd8 27. Rg8 Nf4 28. Rxg7 Nde6 29. Rh7 Nd4 30. cxd4 c6 31. Rh4 Ng2 32. Rh6 f5 33. Rf6 Ne3 34. Rf8+ Kd7 35. Ra8 a6 36. Ra7 Kc7 37. Kd2 Nd5 38. Ra8 Nb6 39. Rh8 Nd5 40. Rh5 Kd6 41. Rh6+ Ke7 42. Rh7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 { White wins on time. } 1-0