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[Event "Taimanov Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/vPUZekUb"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Fiodor2016"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "17:38:54"] [WhiteElo "1257"] [BlackElo "1275"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Be2 Bc5 3. Na3 Qf6 4. Nh3 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. Nxc7+ Kd8 7. Nxa8 Bxh3 8. O-O Qg6 9. Bf3 Qxg2+ 10. Bxg2 Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2 Bxg2 12. Rxg2 g5 13. d3 { White wins on time. } 1-0