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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/1n8ascrR"] [Date "2026.08.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Markits"] [Black "RomanSereda"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.08.20"] [UTCTime "16:50:08"] [WhiteElo "1521"] [BlackElo "1800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } Qh4 3. Nh3 Qxe4+ 4. Be2 Qxg2 5. Bf3 Qxh3 6. Rg1 Qxh2 7. Rg2 Qh1+ 8. Rg1 Qxg1+ 9. Ke2 Nc6 10. Qxg1 Nd4+ 11. Ke1 Nxf3+ 12. Kf1 Nxg1 13. Kg2 Ne2 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. dxc3 Nf6 16. Kf1 Bd6 17. Be3 b6 18. b4 Ba6 19. b5 Bb7 20. a4 a6 21. bxa6 Bxa6 22. Kg2 Ne4 23. Kf3 Nxc3 24. Rc1 Nxa4 25. c5 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Rd1 O-O-O 28. Kf4 f6 29. Kf3 g5 30. Kg4 h5+ 31. Kg3 f5 32. Kf3 g4+ 33. Kf4 Rhf8 34. Kg5 Rh8 35. Kf4 Rde8 36. Kg3 Ne4+ 37. Kf4 Nc3 38. Rc1 Ne2+ 39. Kg5 Nxc1 40. Kf4 e5+ 41. Kxf5 Rhf8+ 42. Kg5 Rxf2 43. Kxh5 Rg8 44. Kh4 Rh2+ 45. Kg3 Rd2 46. Kh4 e4 47. Kh5 Rh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1