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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/yVSy6OS0"] [Date "2025.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "EcaterinaBalmus"] [Black "Matei2017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.05.24"] [UTCTime "16:17:00"] [WhiteElo "1383"] [BlackElo "1395"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+33"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Nf6 3. Bc4 Ng8 4. d3 Nh6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 f5 7. Bxd8 Kxd8 8. O-O g5 9. Ne5 fxe4 10. dxe4 g4 11. g3 c6 12. Nf7+ Nxf7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Be2 b5 15. Nc3 c5 16. Nxb5 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Bxe4 18. Qg5+ Be7 19. Qxe5 Bb7 20. Qxh8+ Bf8 21. Qxf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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