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C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense
1e4e52Nf3Nc63Bb5d64d4exd45Nxd4Bd76O-ONxd47Bxd7+Qxd78Qxd4Nf69Bg5Be710e5dxe511Qxe5O-O12Nc3Rfe813Rad1Qc614Qb5h615Bxf6Bxf616Qxc6bxc617Rd7Bxc318bxc3Re219Rxc7Rxc220Rxc6Rxa221Rc1a522c4a423c5a324Rb6Rb225Rxb2axb226Rb1Ra127Rxa1bxa1=Q#
0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
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[Event "Casual Rapid game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/w7Yseb2U"] [Date "2021.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "fan-ice"] [Black "Nigeria_TOP"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2021.02.28"] [UTCTime "14:16:01"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1965"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+8"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. O-O Nxd4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Qxe5 O-O 12. Nc3 Rfe8 13. Rad1 Qc6 14. Qb5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Rd7 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Re2 19. Rxc7 Rxc2 20. Rxc6 Rxa2 21. Rc1 a5 22. c4 a4 23. c5 a3 24. Rb6 Rb2 25. Rxb2 axb2 26. Rb1 Ra1 27. Rxa1 bxa1=Q# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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                 111Nigeria_TOP3
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