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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/vauBqURg"] [Date "2026.10.22"] [Round "-"] [White "LaurentiuCSI"] [Black "Vlad220117"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.22"] [UTCTime "16:32:24"] [WhiteElo "1631"] [BlackElo "1660"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 { C42 Russian Game: Stafford Gambit } 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Qe2 Bc5 6. d3 Bg4 7. f3 Be6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bb4 12. O-O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd6 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. g4 Bxa2 16. h4 gxh4 17. Rxh4 d5 18. Qe3 dxe4 19. Qxh6 Nh7 20. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0