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[Event "Vidmar Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/swvMv0pA"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexandrG"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "16:13:39"] [WhiteElo "1632"] [BlackElo "1847"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. Nc3 Nf5 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. Bxf5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 exf5 9. Ba3 f4 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. Qxf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. g3 h5 15. g4 hxg4 16. Qg3 Qe6 17. Bc5 Qh6 18. Rfe1 f5 19. Bxa7 Nxa7 20. Re3 f4 21. Qg2 fxe3 { Black wins on time. } 0-1
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