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[Event "Monthly Classical Inc Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/zLCXmygv"] [Date "2025.08.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Shadows"] [Black "Rasty_Rose18"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.08.01"] [UTCTime "15:27:23"] [WhiteElo "1195"] [BlackElo "1168"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "B29"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 { B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation } Nc6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O h5 6. b3 Ng4 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 f5 10. a4 h4 11. exf5 exf5 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Re1 h3 14. Rxe7+ Bxe7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe1 Qxe1+ 17. Rxe1+ Kd8 18. Ng5 b6 19. Nf7+ Kc7 20. Nxh8 hxg2 21. Nd5+ Kd8 22. Nf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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