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[Event "Polugaevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/n0qDrprZ"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "CristeaIon"] [Black "ceavdarialexandr"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "17:23:25"] [WhiteElo "1484"] [BlackElo "1206"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+29"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. d3 d6 4. Qf3 g5 5. g4 a5 6. Nh3 h6 7. Bxg5 hxg5 8. Nxg5 c6 9. Nxf7 b5 10. Nxd8 Kxd8 11. Qxf6+ Be7 12. Qxh8+ Kd7 13. Bf7 Kc7 14. O-O d5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Bc5 17. Bxa8 Nd7 18. Bc6 Kxc6 19. Qh6+ Kc7 20. Re1 Bb7 21. Qh7 Bc8 22. Rxe5 a4 23. Rxc5+ Kb8 24. Rxb5+ Bb7 25. Qe4 Nf6 26. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0