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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/fHvUnzic"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Vlad1234"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "13:47:59"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } c5 3. g4 g5 4. h3 h6 5. Qf3 d5 6. exd5 Bxg4 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. f3 Nxg4 9. fxg4 Qa5 10. d6 Nd7 11. b4 cxb4 12. Ba3 bxa3 13. Kd1 Qb4 14. Nc3 Qxc3 15. d4 Qxa1+ 16. Kd2 Qxf1 17. Kc2 Qxg1 18. Kd2 Qxh1 19. Ke2 Qh2+ 20. Ke1 Rc8 21. Kf1 Rxc4 22. Ke1 Rc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1