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C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation
1Nc3e52Nf3Nc63e4Nf64Bc4d65d3a66d4b57dxe5dxe58Bb3Bd69Be3Ke710Ke2Re811Kd3b412Nxe5Bxe5+13Kc4Be6+14Qd5Bxd5+15Kd3Bxe4+16Kc4Kd617Bd4Bd5+18Kd3Be4+19Ke3Re620f3bxc321fxe4Bxd4+22Kd3Ke5#
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King in the center, Black is victorious
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[Event "Casual King of the Hill game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/n2FNTMGR"] [Date "2025.02.12"] [Round "-"] [White "EdChiriac"] [Black "simion2024"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.02.12"] [UTCTime "18:41:04"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "King of the Hill"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bc4 { C46 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } d6 5. d3 a6 6. d4 b5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bb3 Bd6 9. Be3 Ke7 10. Ke2 Re8 11. Kd3 b4 12. Nxe5 Bxe5+ 13. Kc4 Be6+ 14. Qd5 Bxd5+ 15. Kd3 Bxe4+ 16. Kc4 Kd6 17. Bd4 Bd5+ 18. Kd3 Be4+ 19. Ke3 Re6 20. f3 bxc3 21. fxe4 Bxd4+ 22. Kd3 Ke5# { Game ends by variant rule. } 0-1