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C00 French Defense #2
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0-1
Checkmate, Black is victorious
FEN
PGN
[Event "Tricolici Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/xBtyZKVE"] [Date "2025.04.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Matei2017"] [Black "Maxim1"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.04.01"] [UTCTime "15:37:28"] [WhiteElo "1512"] [BlackElo "1323"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+37"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+2"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 { C00 French Defense #2 } 2. Bc4 Qf6 3. Nh3 Bb4 4. Na3 Bxa3 5. bxa3 Nh6 6. Rb1 e5 7. Bb2 d5 8. exd5 Bxh3 9. gxh3 g5 10. d6 g4 11. d7+ Kxd7 12. hxg4 Nxg4 13. Qxg4+ Kd8 14. Qg3 Nc6 15. Bxe5 Qg6 16. Bxc7+ Kc8 17. Qh3+ Kxc7 18. Qe3 Rhe8 19. Rxb7+ Kxb7 20. Be6 Rxe6 21. Qe2 Rxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Re8+ 23. Kf3 Qf6+ 24. Kg4 Ne5+ 25. Kh5 Qg6+ 26. Kh4 Qg4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1
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Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN