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[Event "Ruan Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yMKL1uUY"] [Date "2025.10.16"] [Round "-"] [White "cezar_cojocaru"] [Black "maxim2016"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2025.10.16"] [UTCTime "16:08:59"] [WhiteElo "1344"] [BlackElo "1358"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-30"] [BlackRatingDiff "+35"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 { C00 French Defense: Chigorin Variation } Qf6 3. e5 Qh4 4. g3 Qh6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Ne4 Qh5 7. g4 Qxe5 8. a4 d6 9. Nf3 Ke7 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qb5 f5 12. Qxe5 fxe4 13. Qxh8 Nf6 14. Bc4 Nc6 15. b4 Ne5 16. d3 Nf7 17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 18. b5 Nxg4 19. Ba3+ Nd6 20. dxe4 Ke8 21. Bd3 Nxe4 22. Rd1 Nexf2 { Black wins on time. } 0-1