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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kQQwKOYG"] [Date "2026.10.29"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.29"] [UTCTime "17:09:17"] [WhiteElo "1702"] [BlackElo "1837"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Ng1 Bc5 8. f3 exf3 9. Nxf3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Qc2 Qxe5+ 12. Be2 Qf4 13. d4 Bxd4 14. Bxf4 O-O 15. O-O-O Bb6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qe5 f6 19. Qxf6 Be3+ 20. Kb1 Bxh6 21. Rd8 Rxd8 22. Qxd8+ Kg7 23. Rf1 b6 24. Qe7+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Bg7 26. Qd8+ { Black resigns. } 1-0