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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kQBzh7xQ"] [Date "2026.07.03"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "ANS"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.07.03"] [UTCTime "15:33:23"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Be6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. Bb5 Nb4 11. h4 h6 12. Bd3 g6 13. h5 g5 14. O-O Nxd3 15. Qxd3 a6 16. Rae1 b5 17. Nd2 b4 18. Na4 Re8 19. Nc5 a5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. c4 dxc4 24. Ne4 Bg7 25. Qg6 Ra6 26. Nxg5 Qxg5 27. Qxe8+ Kh7 28. f3 Bxd4+ 29. Kh2 Qh4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1