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[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/h8X9Jkb1"] [Date "2026.02.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "kmi_26"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.02.05"] [UTCTime "13:02:42"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1576"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nc3 Qh4 3. g3 Qf6 4. Nh3 c5 5. Bd2 cxd4 6. Ne4 Qf5 7. f3 Bc5 8. b4 Bb6 9. Nd6+ Kf8 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. f4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Nf6 13. O-O Ng4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nf3 d5 16. Ne5 Ncxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Ng4 19. Bd6+ Kg8 20. h3 Ne3 21. Qd2 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 a5 23. b5 h5 24. Bf4 a4 25. c3 dxc3+ 26. Qe3 Bxe3+ 27. Bxe3 Bd7 28. Bxd5 Bxb5 29. Rxf5 Rf8 30. Bc5 g6 31. Rf4 g5 32. Rf3 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Rf2 Rd8 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Rf6 Bxe2 37. Bg6+ Kg7 38. Rf7+ Kxg6 39. Rf6+ Kxf6 40. Bd4+ Rxd4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2