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B00 Nimzowitsch Defense
1e4Nc62Nc3Nf63Nf3d54exd5Nb45Bb5+c66dxc6bxc67Bxc6+Nxc68O-OBf59Ng5h610Re1hxg511Qe2g412b4Nxb413Ba3Nc614Qe3g515Re2g316Rd1e617Rde1Bxa318Qxe6+fxe619Rxe6+Ne720Rxe7+Bxe7
0-1
Time out, Black is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Academie2024 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/sRtFXXhS"] [Date "2024.11.26"] [Round "-"] [White "nicusor"] [Black "Vova"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2024.11.26"] [UTCTime "15:43:49"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nb4 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bxc6+ Nxc6 8. O-O Bf5 9. Ng5 h6 10. Re1 hxg5 11. Qe2 g4 12. b4 Nxb4 13. Ba3 Nc6 14. Qe3 g5 15. Re2 g3 16. Rd1 e6 17. Rde1 Bxa3 18. Qxe6+ fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Ne7 20. Rxe7+ Bxe7 { Black wins on time. } 0-1
00100001000000001001nicusor18½
11011110111111110110Vova51½
Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN