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C20 English Opening: The Whale
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Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Michell Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/qdqLdL8P"] [Date "2025.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Vasile"] [Black "DamianD"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.03.11"] [UTCTime "17:18:29"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1593"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. c4 { C20 English Opening: The Whale } d6 3. g4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. g5 Ng4 7. h3 e4 8. Be2 exf3 9. Bxf3 Ne5 10. d4 Nxc4 11. b3 Nb6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. g6 hxg6 14. Rg1 Bxh3 15. Bg2 Bxg2 16. Rxg2 Rh1+ 17. Rg1 Rxg1+ 18. Ke2 Rxd1 19. Kxd1 Nc6 20. d5 Nd4 21. Be3 Bf6 22. Ne4 Nxd5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Bxd4 Ne4 25. f3 Qh4 26. fxe4 Qh1+ 27. Kc2 Qxe4+ 28. Kc3 O-O-O 29. a4 c5 30. Bxg7 Qb4+ 31. Kd3 Re8 32. a5 Qxb3+ 33. Kd2 Qe3+ 34. Kc2 Qh3 35. a6 Re2+ 36. Kd1 Qh2 37. Rb1 Rg2 38. axb7+ Kd7 39. b8=Q Qh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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