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7+0 • Rated •
Blitz
CiprianCiopa (1367)
−1
Alex_Alex (1900)
+1
Checkmate • Black is victorious
Karjakin Arena
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[Event "Karjakin Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/rqhg5NIl"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "CiprianCiopa"] [Black "Alex_Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "17:45:38"] [WhiteElo "1367"] [BlackElo "1900"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e3 { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bb5+ Nd7 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 c4 8. Nxb5 cxb3 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. axb3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ng5 f6 13. Nxe6 Qe8 14. Nxf8 Qxf8 15. b4 Bxb4 16. b3 Nc6 17. c3 Bd6 18. b4 a5 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. Re1 Bb7 21. e4 Nc4 22. exd5 Rxa1 23. h3 Bxd5 24. Re2 Qb8 25. g3 Qb1 26. Re8+ Kf7 27. Rd8 Be6 28. Rc8 Qxc1 29. Rxc4 Qxd1+ 30. Kg2 Bxc4 31. Kh2 Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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