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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
maxim2016 (1418)
+7
LaurentiuCSI (1277?)
−20
Checkmate • White is victorious
Taimanov Arena
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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cd3meu5Z"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "maxim2016"] [Black "LaurentiuCSI"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:24:58"] [WhiteElo "1418"] [BlackElo "1277"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } Nh6 2. Nc3 e5 3. a4 Be7 4. Nd5 Bh4 5. g3 Bg5 6. f4 Be7 7. fxe5 Bg5 8. Nh3 Be7 9. Qf3 c6 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. Qf4 Qc5 12. Qg4 Nxg4 13. Be2 Qxe5 14. Bxg4 Qh5 15. Bxh5 g6 16. Bg4 f5 17. Bf3 Na6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Nb4 20. b3 d6 21. Bb2 Rf8 22. Kd1 d5 23. Bg7 Rf6 24. Bxf6 dxe4 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nxe4 Bg4+ 27. Kc1 Bf3 28. Re1 Kf7 29. Bh4 Nd5 30. Nd6+ Kf8 31. Nxb7 Rb8 32. Na5 Nb4 33. Rf1 Rb6 34. Rxf3+ Ke8 35. Nxc6 Rxc6 36. Rf6 Rxc2+ 37. Kd1 Rb2 38. Rxg6 h5 39. g4 hxg4 40. Rxg4 a5 41. Bf6 Nd5 42. Bxb2 Nf6 43. Rg6 Ne4 44. Rg4 Nf2+ 45. Ke2 Nxg4 46. Rg1 Ne5 47. Rg5 Nc6 48. Rg8+ Kd7 49. Rg7+ Ke8 50. Rg8+ Kf7 51. Ra8 Ne5 52. Bxe5 Ke6 53. Re8+ Kd5 54. Bc7 Kc6 55. Bxa5 Kc5 56. b4+ Kc4 57. h4 Kb3 58. h5 Kc4 59. h6 Kd4 60. h7 Kc4 61. Bb6 Kxb4 62. Bc5+ Kxa4 63. Bb4 Kxb4 64. d4 Kc4 65. h8=R Kxd4 66. Rh5 Kc4 67. Kf3 Kd4 68. Re4+ Kd3 69. Kf4 Kc3 70. Ke5 Kd3 71. Rg4 Ke3 72. Rh3+ Kf2 73. Ra4 Kg2 74. Rb3 Kf2 75. Ra2+ Ke1 76. Rb1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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maxim2016
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LaurentiuCSI
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