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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
Matei2018 (1532)
−8
paliciucpavel (1667)
+8
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Waitzkin Arena
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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/kyGLMhxT"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2018"] [Black "paliciucpavel"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:47:30"] [WhiteElo "1532"] [BlackElo "1667"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nc3 { A00 Van Geet Opening } Nh6 2. e3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Qd3 d5 5. Qb5+ Bd7 6. Qxb7 Bc6 7. Qb4 O-O 8. Nf3 Na6 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Qa3 e6 11. Bxa6 Bf6 12. e4 Be7 13. Qa5 Bb4 14. Bxh6 Bxa5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Ng5 Qxg5 17. O-O f5 18. g3 fxe4 19. Be2 Kg7 20. f4 Qe7 21. Rae1 Rxb2 22. Rb1 Bxc3 23. Rxb2 Bxb2 24. Ba6 Bxd4+ 25. Kg2 e5 26. fxe5 Qxe5 27. Be2 Bc3 28. Bg4 d4 29. Bc8 Bb5 30. Bh3 Bxf1+ 31. Kxf1 e3 32. Bg4 Qe4 33. Be2 h5 34. h3 g5 35. g4 Kg6 36. gxh5+ Kh6 37. a3 a5 38. a4 c5 39. Ba6 e2+ 40. Bxe2 Qxc2 41. Kf2 Qxa4 42. Bf3 d3 43. Kg3 d2 44. h4 gxh4+ 45. Kf2 d1=Q 46. Bxd1 Qxd1 47. Ke3 h3 48. Kf2 h2 49. Kg2 h1=Q+ 50. Kg3 Qdf3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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