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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/uBoWsRY0"] [Date "2026.06.16"] [Round "-"] [White "paliciucpavel"] [Black "ciobanuvasile"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.16"] [UTCTime "16:08:28"] [WhiteElo "1571"] [BlackElo "1095"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation } 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qf6 7. Bd3 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. O-O Nxc2 10. Qxc2 d5 11. Bxb4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Bd7 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Qxc7 Rxb7 15. Qxb7 g5 16. Qb8+ Bc8 17. Qxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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