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[Event "ANS Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/qxW5nytm"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "dontnukeme"] [Black "EdChiriac"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "15:46:30"] [WhiteElo "1891"] [BlackElo "1521"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Bb4 3. c3 Nh6 4. cxb4 Qg5 5. Nf3 Qh4 6. g3 Qg5 7. h4 Qf6 8. h5 c6 9. g4 b6 10. Rg1 a6 11. Ke2 a5 12. Ke1 b5 13. d3 c5 14. Bxb5 axb4 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. b3 Ke7 17. Qc2 Ke8 18. Qxc5 Kd8 19. Qxb4 { White wins on time. } 1-0