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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/cmOtJVIz"] [Date "2026.10.22"] [Round "-"] [White "LaiuDamian"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.22"] [UTCTime "16:00:46"] [WhiteElo "1701"] [BlackElo "1821"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-14"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Bd7 9. O-O Ng4 10. Bb5 Nf6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Qd3 Ng4 13. Ng5 Qxg5 14. f3 Nf6 15. f4 Qg4 16. h3 Qg3 17. Rf3 Qh4 18. Bb4 Bd7 19. Re1 h6 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. c4 g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Rc1 g4 25. Rff1 gxh3 26. gxh3 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Bc6 28. Rg1 Nf6+ 29. Rg2 Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1