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[Event "Polugaevsky Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/n9BTFPyt"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Gabisor"] [Black "CristeaIon"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "17:19:37"] [WhiteElo "1943"] [BlackElo "1499"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B02"] [Opening "Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nf4 { B02 Alekhine Defense: The Squirrel } 4. d4 e6 5. Bxf4 g5 6. Bg3 Bg7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Nbd2 d6 9. exd6 cxd6 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bxd6 Nc6 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 f6 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Bb5+ Kc7 20. Nc4 Rhf8 21. d6+ Kb8 22. Nxb6 Ra5 23. a4 Rf7 24. d7 Rf8 25. O-O-O Rd8 26. Rhe1 Kc7 27. Re8 Rxa4 28. Nxa4 Rxd7 29. Rxd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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