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[Event "Steinitz Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/tx8EKJcs"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "David_2014"] [Black "LucasB"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "17:35:43"] [WhiteElo "1291"] [BlackElo "1397"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Bd2 Qh4 3. g3 Qe4 4. Nc3 Qxh1 5. e3 Qxg1 6. Qe2 Qxh2 7. e4 b6 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Qxa6 Nxa6 11. Nb5 Bb4+ 12. c3 { White resigns. } 0-1