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C41 Philidor Defense
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Checkmate, Black is victorious
FEN
[Event "Mayet Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/l6EQtZZG"] [Date "2025.03.25"] [Round "-"] [White "NeverGiveUp2031"] [Black "B144I"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.25"] [UTCTime "17:04:56"] [WhiteElo "1461"] [BlackElo "1483"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-42"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 { C41 Philidor Defense } Nc6 4. d5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. e5 c5 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Bb5 Bxb5 11. Qxb5+ Qd7 12. Qb3 dxe5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Nd5 Rb8 16. Qf3 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 O-O 18. Qf3 h6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg3+ Kh7 21. Qd3+ Kg8 22. f4 c4 23. Qg3+ Kh7 24. Rad1 exf4 25. Qd3+ f5 26. Qxc4 f3 27. Rxf3 Bc5+ 28. Kh1 Qxd1+ 29. Rf1 Qd6 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Qd3 Qxd3 32. cxd3 Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1