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[Event "Casual Crazyhouse game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/idlcxmld"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "maneastefan"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "14:30:03"] [WhiteElo "1433"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Crazyhouse"] [TimeControl "300+8"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Barnes Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 f6 { B00 Barnes Defense } 2. Qh5+ g6 3. Qxg6+ hxg6 4. Be2 f5 5. Bc4 fxe4 6. Bf7+ Kxf7 7. d3 exd3 8. Bg5 Ke8 9. Nf3 { White wins on time. } 1-0