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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/zqAreip3"] [Date "2026.10.31"] [Round "-"] [White "xiusha"] [Black "LaurentiuCSI"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.31"] [UTCTime "17:22:59"] [WhiteElo "1341"] [BlackElo "1689"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense #2"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 { C41 Philidor Defense #2 } 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nd5 Nc6 6. Ba6 bxa6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Bg5 Qe6 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qg6 14. Qg4 Bd7 15. Qxd7 Qxg5 16. Rcd1 Nd8 17. Qa4 Ne6 18. c4 Nf4 19. Qxa6 Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1