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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/lr69LVeO"] [Date "2026.10.24"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Vlad220117"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.24"] [UTCTime "16:34:09"] [WhiteElo "1679"] [BlackElo "1690"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc5 6. h3 Nxe4 7. dxe4 Bxf2+ 8. Ke2 Qe7 9. Kxf2 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qxe4 11. Kg1 O-O 12. Nc3 Qe5 13. Bf4 Qc5+ 14. Kh2 Qf2+ 15. Bg2 Re8 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 c5 18. Rhf1 Qxc2 19. Nd5 b5 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0