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[Event "Waitzkin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rfL9SbIS"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "17:34:25"] [WhiteElo "1970"] [BlackElo "1316"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Bc5 3. d4 Bb6 4. c4 e5 5. c5 Ba5+ 6. Bd2 Bb6 7. cxb6 cxb6 8. Nxe5 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd3 Rg8 12. Nc3 Rg5 13. e5 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Rf5 15. g4 Rf6 16. Be2 Rd6 17. O-O Rf6 18. Re1 Rf5 19. Bc4 Rg5 20. Nxf7+ Kf8 21. Nxd8 Rg8 22. Re8+ Kxe8 23. Bxg8 Kxd8 24. Nd5 d6 25. Qe2 a6 26. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
                0½00Fiodor2016½
                1½11Alex_Alex3½
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