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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/q2xwottN"] [Date "2025.12.18"] [Round "-"] [White "mihai9"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.12.18"] [UTCTime "17:44:41"] [WhiteElo "1442"] [BlackElo "1278"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. f4 { C00 French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation } Bc5 3. f5 Nh6 4. fxe6 b6 5. Qf3 Ba6 6. exf7+ Nxf7 7. Bc4 Bxc4 8. d3 Rf8 9. dxc4 Ne5 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxh7 Rf7 12. Qh8+ Rf8 13. Qxe5+ Be7 14. Bg5 Nc6 15. Qg7 Rf7 16. Qg8+ Rf8 17. Qxg6+ Rf7 18. Nf3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Kf8 20. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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