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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/0OnoFZmc"] [Date "2026.10.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Marcus01"] [Black "Markits"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.10.08"] [UTCTime "16:13:37"] [WhiteElo "1787"] [BlackElo "1532"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. a3 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nh6 5. h3 f6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nh4 g5 9. Qh5+ Nf7 10. Nf3 h6 11. d3 Bb6 12. Bd2 Rg8 13. g3 Qd6 14. Rg1 Qc5 15. Be3 Qa5 16. b4 Bg4 17. Qxg4 Bxe3 18. bxa5 Ba7 19. Qe6+ Kf8 20. Qxf6 Re8 21. h4 gxh4 22. gxh4 Rxg1+ 23. Nxg1 Re7 24. Nge2 Bc5 25. Ng3 Ke8 26. Nf5 Nd6 27. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0