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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/g3stmxH8"] [Date "2024.09.19"] [Round "-"] [White "stefancatargiu"] [Black "M35"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.09.19"] [UTCTime "15:20:47"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxe4 6. Bc4 Qe7 7. Qxb7 Bc6 8. Qc8+ Qd8 9. Bxf7+ Ke7 10. Qe6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0