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B00 Ware Defense
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Time out, White is victorious
FEN
[Event "Tricolici Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/gAvWFtnA"] [Date "2025.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "Maxim1"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.02.27"] [UTCTime "16:51:16"] [WhiteElo "1454"] [BlackElo "1590"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-189"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "240+2"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Ware Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 a5 { B00 Ware Defense } 2. Bc4 e5 3. Qf3 Nh6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bxh6 Qe7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qh5+ Kd8 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Kf1 Nb4 11. Re1 d3 12. cxd3 Nxa2 13. Qf3 Nb4 14. Qg3 Bh6 15. e5 Bd2 16. Re2 fxe5 17. Rxe5 { White wins on time. } 1-0