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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/f4Ysh4fU"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2018"] [Black "DanielOprea"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:24:58"] [WhiteElo "1523"] [BlackElo "1126"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian } Bc5 3. Nd5 c6 4. Nc3 Qf6 5. f3 Qf4 6. Nh3 Qd4 7. e3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qxc4 9. Bxc4 d5 10. Bxd5 cxd5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxd5 Nh6 13. Nc7+ Kd7 14. Nxa8 Ke8 15. d4 Nb4 16. g4 Nd3 17. d5 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Bd7 19. Qxc5 b6 20. Qc7 Bb5 21. d6 Bxf1 22. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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