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C41 Philidor Defense #2
1Nf3e52e4d63Bd3Be74O-Of65Be2Nh66Ne1O-O7Bc4+Kh88d3Ng49f3Nh610Bxh6gxh611d4d512Bd3exd413exd5Bd614Qd2Bxh2+15Kxh2Rg816Qxh6f517g4fxg418Qxh7#
1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Open Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/e2QxABn8"] [Date "2021.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "mihaiplostinaru"] [Black "dragos-ieremie_8"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2021.01.09"] [UTCTime "17:05:13"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1096"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 e5 2. e4 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. Bd3 Be7 4. O-O f6 5. Be2 Nh6 6. Ne1 O-O 7. Bc4+ Kh8 8. d3 Ng4 9. f3 Nh6 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. d4 d5 12. Bd3 exd4 13. exd5 Bd6 14. Qd2 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Rg8 16. Qxh6 f5 17. g4 fxg4 18. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
              ½11111mihaiplostinaru5½
              ½00000dragos-ieremie_8½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN