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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/hXo3dVLK"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "15:48:09"] [WhiteElo "1874"] [BlackElo "1067"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qe7 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 exd5+ 8. Be3 Na6 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bg5 Rb1 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Rxb1 Ke8 14. Qe2+ Kf8 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nd7+ Ke7 18. Qxe6+ Kd8 19. Nc5 { White wins on time. } 1-0