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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/4gQ8oK8N"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "David_2014"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:36:15"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [BlackElo "1327"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bxc5 Nh6 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. O-O Qh6 10. Qxg4 d6 11. Be3 Bxg4 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. h3 Be6 14. f4 Rb8 15. b3 c5 16. f5 Bxb3 17. axb3 O-O 18. Rxa7 Rbe8 19. Rxc7 Re7 20. Rxe7 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Rf3 Kf6 23. Nc3 Kg7 24. Nd5 h5 25. Rg3+ Kh6 26. Ne7 d5 27. Ng8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0